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The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, has said Thailand has accused Nigeria of being responsible for the collapse of its seven rice mills following the drastic fall in importation from the country. Ogbeh made this known at a meeting of the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative (PFI) and leadership of the Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers of Nigeria (FEPSAN) held ...

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, has said that the Federal Government would train 100 rice farmers in Kebbi, as part of efforts to boost rice production in the country. The minister said this, on Monday, in Birnin Kebbi, when he declared open the two-day Farmers Forum and Exhibition, jointly organised by the Kebbi Ministry of Agriculture ...

The impact of Federal Government’s agricultural policies that complemented those of Ebonyi State Government has led to a reduction in the price of rice in the state, a government official has said. The Co-ordinator, Amasiri Development Centre, Afikpo North Council of Ebonyi, Friedrick Nwanbgo, made the disclosure in an interview with journalists, in Abakaliki, on Friday. Nwangbo praised the Federal ...

The Minister of Agriculture, and Rural Development,  Audu Ogbeh, has praised the Provost of the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure (FECA), Ondo State, Samson Odedina, for infrastructural development, academic growth and good workers and students welfare. Ogbeh also commended Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for his contribution towards the development of agriculture in the institution and the state. The minister made the ...

Wheat farmers, under the aegis of Wheat Farmers Association of Nigeria (WFAN), have alleged that they have been neglected by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, since Audu Ogbeh took over as a minister. The National President of the Association, Salim Muhammad, made the allegation, during a chat with journalists, on the current situation of wheat farming in the country.  He ...

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, on Saturday, distributed 370 motorcycles to extension agents to further enhance service delivery to Nigerian farmers. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the motorcycles were given to the agents as soft loan at 50 per cent discount. NAN also reports that the minister, Audu Ogbeh, had earlier commissioned a “National Farmer Help Line Centre,” ...

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, has called on Nigerian scientists to advise the Federal Government on the acceptability or otherwise of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). He made the call, on Saturday, during a working visit to the Agricultural and Veterinary Complex of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. The minister said that opinion from indigenous scientists on ...

The Federal Government says work will commence next week on cattle colonies in states that has indicated interest to establish them. It was reported that the mixed reactions that have trailed the proposal for cattle colonies. Some states like Benue and Taraba, which have experienced clashes between farmers and herdsmen, have rejected the proposal, while others like Kogi supported it. ...

The Federal Government is to support the Kogi Government with agricultural equipment to encourage farmers and boost agricultural production in the state. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, said this, when Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi visited him, in Abuja, on Thursday. A statement signed by Osagie Jacobs, on behalf of the Director, Information, in the ministry, ...

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, said on Monday that agriculture sector created six million jobs in the in the last two years. Ogbeh said this while analysing the achievements of his ministry and its 2018 targets at a strategy retreat in Abuja. The minister was reacting to reports that over four million jobs had been lost ...