Agriculture

Chairman of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) in Oyo State and founder of Trudee Farms Ltd, Ibadan, Mr John Olateru, has told the Nigerian Tribune that his wife started the poultry with about 120 egg-laying birds.

Despite reluctance and opposition trailing the Federal Government’s cassava flour inclusion policy, it has been expressed that the policy has the potential of positively affecting the economy. Femi Ibirogba writes.

The Catfish Farmers Association of Nigeria (CAFAN) has advocated total ban of imported feeds for livestock in the country, saying companies should summon enough courage to have production lines in Nigeria.

Food security in Africa will remain elusive with isolated successes unless decisive actions are taken to assist small-scale farmers to grow more valuable crops, according to the Director-General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Nteranya Sanginga.