kinboro said this on Wednesday at the Cellulant’s inaugural partners’ summit themed ‘Technology For Transformation: Connecting Everyone to Nigeria’s $50bn Agribusiness Opportunity & Creating Jobs For Africa’s Youth’ held in Lagos.
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Agricultural stakeholders in Lagos State have urged the State Government to review and enforce fishing laws on fishing practices for both artisanal and cultured fishing in the State just as it commended the Government for its ongoing initiatives in the fishery value chain.
Lawal, who spoke in Lagos on Wednesday, added that the time frame of the training would be reduced to six months from the hitherto one year period, stressing that the aim is to significantly increase the human capacity of the youths involved, thereby contributing to food security in the State.
The Imo State Government says it will partner with its Abia State counterpart in the development of agriculture in the South Eastern part of Nigeria.
President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged state governors to pay more attention to the areas of security, health, education and agriculture so as to address the menace of poverty in the society.
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa says investing in agriculture will create sustainable economy for the people, urging the teeming youth to venture into farming business.
Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi has promised to improve on the economy, agriculture and education in the state.
Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, says the Federal Government is committed to making the country an agriculture export hub.
The Central Bank of Nigeria says it is directly involved in financing agriculture, infrastructure and Micro Small and Medium Enterprises to ensure real growth in the economy.
The National Bureau of Statistics said the agriculture sector of the economy measured bybGross Domestic Product grew by 18.58 per cent year-on-year in nominal terms in fourth quarter of 2018.
The House passed the resolution on Tuesday following the presentation of the report of Joint Committees on Finance and Agriculture.
Uzodinma said that this innovative thought-out plan, among others, had particularly propelled his ambition to serve the people of the state as their governor come 2019.
Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has called for an urgent campaign against the use of pesticide to store agricultural produces for local consumption and exportation.
The Federal Government has approved N60 billion in support of its rice subsidy programme aimed at bringing down the price of the commodity across the country.
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has applauded the present administration’s stride at diversifying the monolithic economy of Nigeria with agriculture.
A Director at NAQS, Dr Maimuna Abdullahi, disclosed this on Monday in Kano at a One-Day sensitization workshop on Good Agricultural practice.
The Commissioner for Agriculture, Mechanisation, Processing and Export, Afam Mbanefo, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Awka.
Obiano made the disclosure at the inauguration of the 2018 farming season and distribution of farm inputs, cheques, motorcycles and some farm implements to farmers at Atani in Ogbaru Local Government Area.
Ogbeh made the remark on Monday in Gombe during a courtesy visit to the Deputy Governor of Gombe State.
The president stated this in Auyo, Jigawa State, at an event to mark the commencement of the rehabilitation and expansion of the 6,000-hectare Hadejia Valley irrigation project, on Monday.