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To boost research and training for the development of agriculture and agriculturists in the country, the Senate passed for second reading, a bill seeking for the establishment of Federal College of Agriculture in Obot Akara Local Government…

The Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, Thursday, along with other stakeholders and partners reeled out 10 recommendations to boost agri-food systems in West Africa and the Sahel. The stakeholders and partners were drawn from…

Amidst challenges, including inaccessibility to government funding and crop destruction by herders, the Concerned Farmers Association (CFA), Kogi State, got some handouts as members shared hundreds of bags of fertiliser donated by the…

Junior Chamber International, Odua (JCI Odua) in conjunction with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the Oyo State Government through the Start Them Early Programme (STEP) recently, organised the Back to School…

The Ogun State House of Assembly express worry over the recent elephants’ invasion of Ijebu East Local Government Area of the state, which led to the destruction of farmlands and a farmer being wounded. A member of the House, Sola Adams,…

The Bauchi State office of the Independent Environmental Service Providers (BASISPA) has called on the state government to establish additional refuse dumps in the metropolis. Alhaji Mustapha Suleiman, the chairman of the group, made the…

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has disclosed plans to train about 60 veterinarians, to curtail zoonotic diseases outbreaks across the country. The FAO National Coordinator, FAO’s Emergency Center for…

By Hudu Yakubu Abuja The Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has revealed plans to commence massive demolition of illegal structures in Utako and parts of Gwarinpa water way areas of the territory. The Director,…

Olubunmi Osoteku, Ibadan The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), in collaboration with Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA), the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) and the Tanzania Official…

To support the Federal Government’s efforts to boost food production and ensure self-sufficiency in food production in the country, the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Niger State has empowered 138 people in four agricultural…