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Agric reforms in Jigawa excites Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed excitement over the agriculture transformation in Jigawa State and commended the rice famers for their immense contribution. Buhari who was on Tuesday in Dutse to inaugurate the Jigawa State Social Intervention, a pProgramme to empower communities at polling unit level, said agricultural sector had been boosted by irrigation. President Muhammadu Buhari The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said in a statement that the inauguration came on the second day of the President’s two-day working visit to Jigawa which commenced on Monday. Buhari expressed happiness that Jigawa had formed part of the success story of his administration in rice production. “I am excited by what I have seen over the last three years, I have seen the commitment to return to the farm,” President Buhari said. The event which took place at the Aminu Kano Triangle in Dutse witnessed a huge crowd excite
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Nigeria Sovereign Wealth approves N1.8bn investments in agric

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Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has approved N1.8 billion (about $5million) for Doreo Partners to train 50,000 farmers in the Babangona Outgrower Farming Scheme in line with the Federal Government’s efforts to boost agriculture and reduce the economy’s dependence on oil exports. NSIA manages the Nigeria Sovereign Wealth Fund.   Alhaji Sanusi Lamido  Emir of Kano and Chairman, Doreo Partners Mr. Uche Orji, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NSIA, who disclosed this at the agreement signing ceremony in Lagos last weekend said the facility is a term loan with a two-year moratorium aimed at adding another 50,000 farmers by 2021 to the fast growing farming scheme. Babban Gona, which means “great farm” in Hausa, is an agricultural franchise, developed by Doreo Partners, a firm with a proven track record of exclusively investing in profitable, high growth, early stage businesses that improve the livelihoods of Nigerian smallholder farmers. Alhaj
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Japanese farmers deploy robot wolf for crops’ protection

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Farmers in areas near Kisarazu City in Japan have deployed robot wolf on their farms to prevent their crops from being ravaged by wild animals. The robowolf, named “Super Monster Wolf,” emits terrifying sounds to scare animals, and sometimes humans, from straying into the farms.   Robowolf The farmers turned to technology after wolves went extinct in Japan in the early 1800s due to state-sponsored eradication campaign and populations of deer and wild boar rose sharply. The wild animals became a nuisance as they feasted on rice and chestnut crops. Following the resounding success of the first official trial of the immobile robowolf, the manufacturers have decided to commence mass production in April. The robot measures in at 65 centimetres in length, nearly the same size as an actual wolf. It also has tufts of hair and a set of white fangs. It uses solar-rechargeable batteries and detects intruders with infrared ray sensor. It has an effective radius of just about on
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Kebbi assures farmers of adequate farming inputs

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Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State has assured farmers in the state of adequate provision of more farming implement to boost agricultural activities.   Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State Bagudu made the assertion on Monday at Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnics during the report presentation by Agricultural committee of 21 local governments in the state. He said the state government is ready to find solution to any problems that is associated with agriculture and food insecurity. The governor promised that the state would provide chemical, insecticides for famers to protect crops against rodents, Quellea birds and insects. “We have to focus on our attention to all farmers so that we can make optimal arrangement that can help farmers to produce more in the state.” Governor further disclosed that the state government has procured 10,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser for farmers and his administration is planning to distribute 300 tractors and 250 harvesters to far
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Landmark varsity approves free tuition for agric-related programmes

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The management of Landmark University, Omu-Aran in Kwara State, has approved free tuition for all its agriculture-related programmes in the institution. Prof. Adeniyi Olayanju, Vice-Chancellor of the university, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Omu-Aran that the approval would take effect from the 2018/2019 academic session. Olayanju said the approval was in respect of the tuition fees for the affected programmes, adding that the students were expected to pay other components of the school fees. According to him, the affected agriculture programmes are: Crop Science, Animal Science, Agriculture Extension and Rural Development, Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness Management, Environmental and Natural Resources Economics. Others are Aquaculture & Fisheries Management; Tourism and Recreation; Horticulture and Landscape Management and Agricultural Engineering. Olayanju said the institution, in its magnanimity, also approved the payment of the said
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CBN unveils agribusiness scheme for 370,000 young Nigerians

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Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled the Accelerated Agriculture Development Scheme (AADS) in a bid to reduce unemployment in the country and ensure food security for Nigerians.   Godwin Emefiele CBN Governor The scheme which was flagged-off in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by Stanley Nzekwe, Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development, is intended to engage a minimum of 10,000 unemployed young people in each of the 36 states in the federation and the FCT. Nzekwe who explained that the flag off was meant to sensitise FCT residents towards ensuring the success of the Scheme in the FCT, said “The AADS is a Federal Government special agricultural programme under the CBN which is expected to focus essentially on youths, in the 36 states of the Federation and the FCT, targeting a minimum of 10,000 young farmers per state.”   He said prospective farmers must be within the ages of 18 and 35 years and must belong to cooperative organizations. Farmers will also
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Likely bumper harvests as NiMet forecasts normal rainfall

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Farmers in Nigeria are likely to experience bumper harvests at the end of this year’s wet season following the release of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) 2018 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction (SRP) which indicates that normal rainfall will persist across the country. Sen. Hadi Sirika, Minister of State, Aviation, who disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday at the official presentation of the SRP report, explained that the expectation for this year is a normal length of season with normal rainfall amounts in most parts of the country. The report entitled, "seasonal climate forecasting for sustainable development" and presented by the Prof. Sani Mashi, Director-General, NiMet, noted that this year’s rainfall "shouldn't present any major threat to agriculture." Giving specifics on the predictions, Mashi said: "The earliest onset date is expected to be from March 1 around the coastal region of the South-South. The onset date changes as we mov
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