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The federal government of Nigeria has disclosed plans to stop importation of rice by 2018. The minister of agriculture and rural development, audu ogbeh made it known that the Federal Government targets at generating seven million tonnes of rice to fulfill the country's demand. “i suppose we've attained the level of being considered one of the largest manufacturers of rice, even though many humans are still doubtful about that. So, for people who say it isn't always true, i assume they want to take another appearance,” he expressed. He stated that Nigeria has gotten to the level in which it would not depend on different countries for rice production having located rice plantations in different international locations. “i've been in Vietnam , the same kind of rice plantation you spot there is what you spot in Nigeria ”, he said. He but cited that there has been need to enhance the milling ability to beautify production. “the simplest factor we need to...

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, has disclosed the plans to boost local production of fish species in an attempt to reduce the huge importation of the product into the country and also to conserve foreign exchange in the fishery sector. He made this known during an interactive session with the Management of Triton Group, one of the leading Stakeholders in Nigeria’s fishery sector, during their courtesy visit to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development head office in Abuja. Ogbeh said that a whooping $700 million (about N210 billion) is spent annually on the importation of fish and  it is no longer sustainable for the present administration under President Muhammadu Buhari to continue to spend such amount on fish imports at this period when the Nigerian economy had slipped into recession. The Minister stated that more funds would be provided to research institutes to scale up research work into the local production of other species...

The Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh has said that The Green Alternative Policy roadmap will help to assemble agro information, harness intelligence & capacity and make knowledge available to farmers for practical implementation. The Minister said this in Abuja at the official launch and public presentation of the Green Alternative. He cited that it is a policy document that would exploit  the sector’s potential for economic development. Identifying the policy as central to the development of the agricultural sector, Ogbeh said it is an attempt to build on a previous foundation and avoid policy somersault. He added that, “we are not throwing old policies overboard but expanding, deepening and adjusting policies where necessary.” The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, speaking at the launch, said the problem has never been with the lack of policy but implementation. He thereby requested for the full participation of everyone as the new policy ...

 The WorldStage Economic Summit 2016 is set to address the challenges facing agriculture in Nigeria and review strategies to create millions of jobs through the agricultural value chain. The Nigerian agricultural sector has been battling  diverse challenges, especially spending over $1.3 billion to import milk or dairy products despite it's huge potential to produce. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh had insisted that it was unsustainable and unacceptable for Nigeria to spend such a sumv on importing milk with the huge potential she has, not only to produce enough dairy for local consumption, but also for export purposes. The WorldStage Economic Summit 2016 which would be held at Lagoon Restaurant, Lagos on September 7 and 8, 2016 would have in attendance  Senator (Dr.) Abdullahi Adamu, Chairman Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development  as part of the panel discussion session with Sub-Theme “Creating Millions of...

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has launched a Smart Phone Application – “Wetin App” for flood forecasting especially along the Niger and Benue rivers. The application, which will be available on Google App Store is a collaborative project of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). Speaking at the launch in Abuja, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. Shehu Ahmed, said Nigeria sought the help of the International Agency to develop the application following the devastating flood of 2012 which led to huge destruction of farms, houses and human lives. The Permanent Secretary who was represented by the Ministry’s Director of Agricultural Businesses, Processing and Marketing, Alh. Azeez M. Olumuyiwa added that the country had decided to turn that bitter experience into a blessing by looking at the various ways farmers and government could tak...

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has threatened to shut down any fertiliser plant that makes their product unaccessible to local farmerswhile exporting the same commodities. The minister made this decision following  allegations that one of the two big urea plants in the country is producing for export while selling to Nigerian farmers at a very  high rate, making affordability and accessibility very difficult. The minister disclosed this  in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on media, Dr. Kayode Oyeleye. He said: “Two urea plants are big enough to run the Nigerian demands. We know their capacities. But where there are allegations that some people are exporting instead of putting in the Nigerian market, and prices shot to N10,000 per bag of urea, we became extremely angry with them. Thank God now, many of them have started producing and putting into the market. The price is already dropping.” Ogbeh cited...

The Federal Government in it's effort to provide food and employment , is set tostart its Graduate Farmers’ Scheme as the Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman H. Adamu starts  off the programme. Engr. Adamu launched the first Graduate Farmers’ Scheme recently at Kampe Irrigation Scheme (Ejiba), Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State. It would be recalled that the Federal Government of Nigeria in June 2016 signed an agreement with the Songhai Nigeria Farms on Graduate Employment Scheme/Farm Settlement Schemes. The scheme would be located across the 109 Senatorial District. They will facilitate the ability of the River Basin Development Authorities (RBDAs) to package their water services with the provision of complementary basic rural infrastructure which would improve agriculture and food security. According to the Director of River Basin Operations and Inspection of the ministry, Dr. Musa Ibrahim, the project is anchored by the Lower Niger Basin Develo...