Stakeholders will gather in Birni-Kebbi, Kebbi State on February 22, 2020 with the aim of finding a lasting solution to the seemingly intractable problem of farmers/herders conflict currently ravaging the country.
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The Sultan spoke in Lagos as the Guest Speaker at the joint 18th S.L. Edu Annual Memorial and Nigerian Conservation Foundation 2020 lecture held in Lagos State.
Shehuri gave the assurance when he visited the Livestock House of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Kaduna.
The Jigawa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps said it has deployed agro rangers to Marma Ward in Kirikasamma Local Government Area to tackle renewed clashes between farmers and herdsmen.
Alhaji Garba Mohammed, Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Jigawa State, said his command would soon deploy Agro Rangers to flash points in the state to tackle farmers and herdsmen clashes.
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has commended the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps over security measures taken to protect farmers and herders in the country.
Farmers in Fika Local Government Area, Yobe, said they have lost hope in this season’s harvest due to floods that submerged several farmlands in the area.
Jibrin told newsmen in his Nasarawa country home on Tuesday in Nasarawa State that the proposed settlement policy for herdsmen would promote peace and security in the country
Osun State farmers, under the umbrella of All Farmers Association of Nigeria, on Saturday decried the loss of their working capital due to their inability to store or preserve their farm produce after harvest.
The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Adegboyega Adefarati, gave the warning in Akure during a meeting with traditional rulers, camp heads and representatives of farmers in the state.
Prof. Bolaji Sule, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Management Services of the university, made the disclosure in a meeting with some security agencies in Kwara State.
The Presidency has frowned at recent unhelpful comments regarding the plan to stop roaming of cattle herders with the attendant clashes with farmers via the establishment of ‘Ruga Settlement’ across the country.
Some farmers in Borno State have called for the deployment of military and other security personnel to farmlands to protect them against attack by Boko Haram insurgents this cropping season.
The Katsina State Government has urged the Federal Government to hasten action on security measures to enable farmers to access their farmlands.
The Niger State Government has warned people living and farming around flood-prone areas to move away from such places to avoid flooding.
The high rate of banditry and kidnappings in the Northwest of Nigeria may affect food production in the area by over 50 per cent, according to two apex farmers associations.
No fewer than 4,636 farmers affected by the July to October 2018 flood disaster in seven Local Government Areas of Anambra State are to receive grants soon.
Governor Kayode Fayemi on Wednesday condemned the death of two persons which followed alleged invasion of farmlands by some suspected Fulani herdsmen in Iyemero Ekiti community, in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti.
The Nigeria Meteorological Society says farmers need proper guidance from agriculture extension workers as they commence farming activities following the prevailing weather condition in the country.
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has advised farmers to ignore the current early rainfall across the country and not start early planting.