AGRICULTURISTS DIFFER ON USE OF CHEMICALS FOR FARMING
As demand for food consumption is increasing on daily basis, agriculture experts have expressed diverse opinions on the use of chemicals to grow food crops....
Agriculture
Expert Calls for Sustainable Forest to Prevent Global Warming
Nigerians have been enjoined to desist from activities that are inimical to forest sustainability such as burning of forest, animal grazing and deforestation. Head, department...
Farm Inferno: Agriculturist Calls for Adoption of Fire-tracing Method
To reduce fire disaster on farmlands across the country, farmers have been enjoined to adopt fire-tracing method. Retired Director, Farm Settlement and Peasant Farmers Development...
College of Agriculture: Governor Obaseki Commends Contractor for Quality Job
The Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki has expressed satisfaction with quality and pace of work going on at the College of Agriculture, Iguoriakhi...
SOIL DAY: Contaminated Soil can Cause Cancer – Expert
As the global community marks World Soil Day, an agriculturist has called for proper regulation of human activities on the soil to prevent havoc. A...
AFAN BLAMES SCARCITY OF INDIGENOUS CROPS ON DEFORESTATION.
Stakeholders in the agriculture sector have been enjoined not to allow indigenious plants such as bitter-kola, African cherry, walnut and locust bean go into extinction....
AFAN ATTRIBUTES FARMER-HERDER CLASHES, KIDNAPPING AS CAUSES OF HUNGER
Hunger, malnutrition and poverty in Nigeria have been attributed to the challenges of kidnapping and incessant clashes between farmers and herders. Ekiti State chairman, All...
Fayemi justifies importance of RAAMP Projects
…Seeks support for incoming administration. Ekiti state Governor Dr Kayode Fayemi says the rural access and agricultural marketing programme RAAMP currently being executed at the...
Ekiti Government Restates Commitment To Improve Cocoa Production.
Ekiti State government has reiterated its commitment to sustain intervention and engagement with cocoa farmers in a bid to reposition the state as a leading...
IWD: Group seeks empowerment for small holder women in agriculture.
Life and Peace Development Organisation/Inclusive Agricultural Cluster has bemoaned the lack of women-friendly environment in the agricultural sector in Ekiti State. Agro-women Leader of the...