Farmers To Access 81,000mt Certified Seed Against Planting Season
Amidst the glooming effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Nigeria’s food production, the National Agricultural Seed Council, (NASC), has disclosed plans to ensure farmers accessed about 81,000 metric tonnes of certified seeds available through its accredited...
Lockdown: Nigerian Farmers Lament Massive Postharvest Losses
As a result of the COVID-19 lockdown and lack of access to markets, farmers are experiencing massive post-harvest losses of fruits, vegetables, fresh products, and other perishables, Smallholder Women Farmers Organisation (SWOFON), raises an alarm.
They are particularly worried...
Osun Empowers Farmers With N2.2m Loan
Osun State Government, on Monday kicked off its farming empowerment programme with the distribution of N2.2m loans to selected tomatoes and pepper growers.
The empowerment programme, being implemented by the state government through the Osun Micro Credit Agency, was given...
Farmers Exported N68.2bn Goods In 3 Months – NBS
Farmers exported goods worth N68.2bn in the last quarter of 2019, according to figures obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics.
Part of the report on foreign trade goods read, “During the quarter, total trade in agricultural...
In Nine Months, Farmers Earned N201bn From Exports
Farmers in the country earned a total of N201. 66bn from export of agricultural products between January and September this year.
The figure was arrived at from foreign trade in goods data, which was obtained from the National...
Farmers Condemn Withholding Of Policy Premium By Banks
Farmers in the country have expressed concerns over the withholding of insurance premiums by some banks, a development they considered inimical to the growth of the agriculture sector.
National Deputy President, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Segun...
