Food Security: FG Empowers Imo Farmers With Farm Implements, Inputs
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The federal government has doled out free farm tools to 90 groups of smallholder farmers in Imo State with the view of promoting food security in the state and the country by extension. The distribution exercise, which took place in Owerri, the state capital, at the weekend, was conducted by the Minister […]
Farmers Suffer Huge Loss as Tomato Prices Crash
Following years of devastation caused by the destructive Tuta absoluta pest known as the tomato leaf miner which first struck in 2016 and affected northern states like Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kaduna, Plateau, Gombe, and Nasarawa, many farmers had borrowed loans and invested heavily to revive production with improved pest control measures. The renewed confidence led to increased cultivation this dry season, resulting in abundant yields that have overwhelmed markets.
Ondo Govt Refutes Herdsmen Attack Killing 20 Persons
…As Police Deny Confirming Incident Lucky Obukohwo Reporting The Ondo State government has vehemently refuted the report making the rounds that gunmen suspected to be bandits sacked some communities, killing about 20 people in the state. Recall that there had been reports that over 20 persons lost their lives when the […]