Suarau, who spoke on Wednesday in his office at Alausa, Ikeja, while reviewing reports of the Monitoring, Enforcement and Compliance Unit on abattoirs, seizure of stray animal, monitoring of meat transportation and regulation of veterinary premises, noted that the present administration takes the issue of food security seriously and is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that foods made available to residents for consumption are hygienic and wholesome.
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Aminu Suleman, the Public Relations Officer of the Edo Command of the Nigerian Prisons Service, made this known via a statement in Benin on Wednesday.
Ogbeh regretted that continuous use of poor and sub-standard seeds and poor agronomic practices were the reasons for poor yields experienced by farmers.
The Commissioner for Agriculture, Oluwatoyin Suarau, made this known over the weekend while reviewing report of the sales of the product from designated centres.
Misau, who represents Bauchi Central in the Senate, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday.
Aregbesola said this while inspecting 40 acres of farmland owned by the state in Ilesha area.
Akosile said: “The rains arrived around May and then increased toward the end of June and took some two weeks break, in what we refer to now as ‘the July Break’.
Governor Bello stated this when he visited the Nigerian Consul General at the Nigerian House in New York, United States of Nigeria.
She said the visit was also aimed at partnering with the province on President Buhari`s agricultural intervention funds programme.
Ajulu-Okeke said: “The aim of the visit is to strengthen bilateral relations in the area of agriculture between Nigeria and the North-West Province
He told correspondents that the youths were being posted to various states to begin work on December 1 as teachers, agriculture extension workers and public health officials
Disclosing this during a courtesy visit paid to him in the office by group under the aegis of Marketing Development in Niger Delta, led by Tunde Derende, the Deputy Governor, Prince Eze Madumere, who represented Governor Okorocha, stressed the need to invest more in agriculture
The Governor said this while declaring open Harmony Agriculture International Trade Fair 2016 in Ilorin, the state capital.
The reason, the group head pointed out, was to diversify into other areas that were fundamental to consumers and other stakeholders.
Ahmed said that the company planned to expand its sugar refinery to other states
A statement by Garba Shehu, SSA Media, quoted the President, ‘‘This year, in Nigeria, we started an aggressive farming programme that entails organising farmers into cooperatives in the second and third tier of government
He called on the youth in the state to go into mechanised farming so that the country can be self-sufficient instead of relying on importation.
Aregbesola said for the country to come out of its current economic doldrums, there must be a total shift from oil money, which has contributed to total neglect of agriculture
Ahmed identified critical factors states must focus on to drive agricultural developments as supporting investments in logistics and irrigation in order to promote all season farming, allowing and protecting investments by the private sector and embracing data-driven decision making
He said the harsh times in the oil sector and its attendant impact on government revenue makes it imperative to look inward for creative ways of growing the economy of the country and boosting gross domestic product
According to the chairman, the flood was caused by the release of excess water from Goronyo dam and that it had affected no fewer than 7,577 farmers
The UNFPA chief executive said government could get maximum demographic benefits by providing quality education, health, nutrition and access to credit for young people in Africa
The governor said that his administration had ensured that more farmers benefit from government programmes in the state that were targeted toward agricultural development