The Lagos State Government will soon commence a mechanisation programme, tagged the “Eko Agro Mechanisation Programme” with the procurement of 14 brand new tractors and ancillary equipment for farmers in the State. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the disclosure at the grand finale of the Y2021 World Food Day Celebration in the State, explaining that the…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, has called on Ofada Rice farmers in the State to focus on rebranding the produce for market visibility and global acceptance. Olusanya gave the charge at an Ofada Day Rice Symposium put together by the Ministry and Ofadaboy as part of activities marking the celebration of…
The immediate past governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has disclosed that over 30 per cent of farmland in the Niger Delta region has been lost to this year’s ravaging flood. Uduaghan, a senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the Delta South Senatorial District in the 2019 general elections, noted that the…