To raise the standard of living of the masses, Agriculture and its value chain development are the best ways - Mr. Oluwasola Clement; Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Divine Dignity Animalistic Konsult.
Kebbi and Sokoto States cassava farmers have benefitted from the 1,700 bundles of cassava stems distributed by the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program Phase 1 (ATASP-1) to boost cassava production in the two states.
Last year, the price of 100kg bag went for N7,000 and later reached the peak of N9,800. This year, the farmers are already selling the same quantity at N12,000 at the farm.
“Broadly, the objective of the C-CPF scheme is to encourage the establishment of cottage crops processing factories that will complement the existing industries along different value chains. In all, it will lead to the addition of value for our crops, pre...
...Some of the affected farmers expressed a contrary view; Hassan Suleiman and Hassan Ibrahim from Fulanin Gayawa settlements, said ''most of the names of people, who they claimed to have collected the cheques, were impostors, adding that when they saw th...
...Mr. Toyin Ajayi, an agriculturist, warned that the Bt seeds might be, in the long run, too expensive for small-rural farmers to access. He also said bollworm, which is the major pest attacking cotton, may in the long run, develop resistance to the Bt C...
The return of avocados from Kenya to the South African market will be a significant period for both subsistence and commercial farmers in the country, coupled with the high demand of the fruit in the world market.
According to FAO, smallholders in Africa still have limited access to the innovations, technology, knowledge and information, as well as agricultural inputs.
”Technologies to achieve Africa’s green revolution exist, but are mostly just sitting on the shelves. The challenge is a lack of supportive policies to ensure that they are scaled up to reach millions of farmers,”
“In addition, from about 1975 Nigeria was forced to import such basic commodities as rice and cassava for domestic consumption. ''
