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Experts task Farmers on Innovations

Farmers have been urged to plan effectively and see their farms as business entities. They are urged to link the expansive value chain, which feeds agro-allied and other industries, in order to address wastage.
The charge was given by agricultural development experts at a field trip organised by the Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute of Nigeria (ARMTI), Ilorin, for 100 farmers in Ogun and Oyo States, to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Oyo State.
HarvestPlus Nigeria facilitated the training on strategies for packaging and marketing products to the final consumers and produce processing, which included a tour of the cassava processing facility in the IITA campus.
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Tomato Ebola or Tuta Absoluta: 10 Things Nigerians Need To Know About the Ravaging Pest

Tuta absoluta is a species of moth in family Gelechiidae known by the common names tomato leafminer and South American tomato moth. It is well known as a serious pest of tomato crops in Europe and South America.

The federal government on Tuesday confirmed the six states hit by a pest called the Tomato Leaf Miner or Tuta absoluta, commonly referred to as ‘Tomato Ebola.’
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A Bag to Sell for #40,000 by December--- Agric Minister

The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has stressed the need for Nigeria to stop the importation of food items otherwise the price of rice would skyrocket to N40,000 per bag before December. Sen. Lokpobiri who made this known while speaking in Yenagoa during a town hall meeting, disclosed that Nigeria spends about $22B a year on the importation of food.
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Federal Government to Reap $5B Annually from Cassava--- Minister

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, said the country is targeting to reap over $5billion annually from cassava production in the next few years.

Ogbeh disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at the National Cassava Summit with the theme; “Towards $5 Billion per Annum Cassava in the next Five years”. He also said that Nigeria’s Agriculture has been neglected over the last 30 years but now the sector has the potential to employ more youths and improve foreign exchange.

‎Ogbeh expressed concern over the poor number of farmers accessing credit facilities in the country and said that the Federal Government would enhance and strengthen the Bank of Agriculture to allow farmers access to credit facilities at 5 to 6 per cent interest rate. Adding that, “Most of the Commercial Banks give loans to farmers at 28 to 30 per cent interest rate. How do farmers grow with such a high interest rate and make profit? We have to intensify efforts to address this problem in order to meet our target because earning in cassava industry is so high”. The Minister however urged research institutes like the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture to include vitamins in cassava in the next research work to balance its nutritional content‎ and better consumption.

Also speaking at the Summit, Prof. Lateef Sani of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, said the industry has the potential to create million of jobs across the country through its Value Chain. He stated that “By 2021, Nigeria cassava industry will represent over 5 billion dollars, spur rural industrial development, generate millions of new jobs and create wealth for over 45 million people.
It was also revealed by the National President, Cassava Growers Association of Nigeria, Adewumi Segun, that the association has acquired 15,000 hectares of land in Ekiti for cassava programme.
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