OFSP BENEFITS

OFSP is a highly loaded Vitamin A crop due to the precursor of beta carotene content, it is very nutritious to the body and help fight against various ailments because of its ability to boost immune systems.

Harvest of OFSP from a small parcel of land, it is high yielding, it can give up to 25 tons per hactare, if it is well managed.

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Making Liquid Fertilizer

Making Liquid Fertilizer

No matter what it is made from, be it seaweed, vegetable scraps, manure, or just plain weeds, liquid fertiliser plays a major role in the fertility of farm soil.

Liquid fertiliser can be made from many different materials. Its steps are also easy. It involves you mixing something high in nitrogen with other nutrients and water, before allowing the concoction sit for a spell, which could take several weeks.

Although some techniques employ a blender, you can still make liquid fertiliser if you own a kitchen, a pail, and a hose.

The benefits of homemade liquid fertiliser are numerous. Apart from being a huge money-saver, it is environmentally-friendly.

By making your own liquid fertiliser, you’ll be giving new life to waste materials, such as vegetable scraps and weeds, and reducing the amount of trash you generate.

Nigeria loses 3.5 million birds to bird flu – Ogbeh

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The Federal Government has announced the spread of a new strain of Avian Influenza virus, popularly known as bird flu to 26 states including the Federal Capital Territory, affecting over 3.5 million birds.

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh stated this at a consultative forum with sectoral players in the livestock sub-sector. Participants at the meeting included Commissioners of Agriculture/Livestock, State Directors of Veterinary Services and major stakeholders in the poultry industry.

Speaking at the forum which held in Abuja yesterday, Tuesday, the Agric Minister decried the spread of the virus, which he described as “alarming”.

“The current status of the disease in the country is quite alarming, as it has now affected 26 states and the FCT with over 3.5 birds culled so far”.

Vicampro Farms plan N10bn potato processing plant in Manchok — Official

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A mechanised agro-allied company, Vicmapro Farms, said on Monday that it would establish a N10 billion potato French fries plant in Manchok, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The Secretary and Legal Adviser of the company, Mrs Adediran Adeola, told the News Agency for Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna that the project was “the only one in West Africa’’.

According to Adeola, the French fries plant is a massive project with the latest technology that will cost about N10 billion.

She said the plant had the capacity to process 2,500 tonnes of potatoes daily and create more than 2,000 jobs.

Govt to train 100,000 graduates as extension workers – Osinbajo

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Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says that the Federal Government will train 100,000 graduates as extension workers out of the 500,000 graduates to be engaged as teachers.

He made the declaration while launching the agricultural sector roadmap entitled: “The Green Alternative: Agriculture Promotion policy 2016 to 2020’’ in Abuja.

The vice president also called for policy alignment of all government’s economic plans.

“This particular alignment is crucial. Just to give some obvious example: you cannot have a policy of encouraging local production of food and on the other hand have a high tariff on imported agricultural equipment.

“There is no way that we can encourage local production when we allow unbridled importation of the same things that we are trying to produce.

“There is no way we can do the scale of agricultural production both for domestic consumption and export without ensuring local improved seedling development alongside those that we import.

“And of course encouraging the work of the agencies of the Ministries of Science and Technology who have been making great breakthroughs in local development of agricultural equipment.

AGRIC, MANUFACTURING SECTORS TO ENJOY SINGLE DIGIT INTEREST – CBN

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured that the manufacturing and agricultural sectors will enjoy single digit interest rates as it would fast track lending of a reserved special intervention fund earmarked for the sectors.

The CBN has set aside N235 billion and N750 billion as intervention funds for the manufacturing and agricultural sectors respectively, which it describes as pivotal in the resuscitation of the nation’s ailing economy.

The CBN Director, Banking Supervision, Mrs. Tokunbo Martins, made the disclosure in Abuja, while briefing the media on the outcome of Bankers’ Committee meeting. She also revealed the joint decision by CBN and Bankers’ Committee to increase limit of banks’ FOREX sale to Bureaux De Change (BDCs) to $50,000 from $30,000 it was two weeks ago.

CBN DISBURSES N16.4BN TO FARMERS

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The Central Bank of Nigeria has so far given out N16.4 billion to 78,000 farmers. This disbursement was done through its recently launched Anchor Borrowers’ Scheme.

This was made known at the 326th meeting of the Bankers’ Committee – a policy making body for banks, in Lagos, yesterday. The disbursement includes the acquisition of hectares of land for farming and the receiving of about N210, 000 by 78,000 registered farmers.

The Director of Banking and Supervision, CBN, Tokunbo Martins, who addressed finance correspondents at the end of the meeting, said that plans are now in top gear to replicate this in other regions, particularly in Ebonyi and Anambra states soon.

She said the committee had resolved to support the anti-corruption effort of the government and the other reforms aimed at bringing stability to the economy.

Martins also disclosed that access to financial services has been made easier and cheaper with the licensing and approval of the super-agents that would distribute banking services at lesser cost, with mandates to reach the most interior communities in the country.

Meanwhile, the President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Dr. Frank Jacobs, said CBN’s renewed focus on sector has improved the lots of his members, as the foreign exchange allocations have been raised up beyond complain.

According to him, it is commendable that the governor kept to his promise to manufacturers after a meeting with him and can boldly say that it is no longer what it used to be.

Jacobs said that while there are gaps left in the sector’s demand, the response by CBN in prioritising and increasing foreign exchange allocation to manufacturers is now keeping them engaged and productive.

The Managing Director, Fidelity Bank Plc, Nnamdi Okonkwo, assured that CBN was still working out the modalities for the disbursement of accumulated funds from the reduced cash reserve requirement (CRR), which banks are eager to commence action on as soon as the directive is released.

During the flag-off of the scheme last year, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele said that it was designed to create economic linkages between farmers and processors, not only to ensure the output of rice and wheat, but also to bridge the gap between production and consumption.

“Over 200,000 rice and wheat farmers will benefit from the scheme ranging from N150,000 to N250,000 to assist in procuring necessary agricultural inputs,” Emiefele noted.