A $5 million Cassava Support Initiative is set to be launched in Oyo State in the coming days, with the Vice President of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, expected to preside over the ceremony, the initiative will cover cassava farmers in Nigeria and will be launched in IITA. The decision was among the key…
The Chronicle Media, a top-ranked media organization in Southwest Nigeria, is recognizing some prominent Nigerians as a way to applaud them for their significant impact and roles played in shaping the agricultural industry and boosting agricultural productivity over the years. The celebration is holding at the…
In a ground-breaking initiative aimed at enhancing livestock productivity and resilience in Oyo State, the Oyo State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), in collaboration with Union Agric Services Limited, organised a two-day training workshop titled “Digital Extension and…
Oyo State Investment and Public Private Partnership Agency (OYSIPA) has started another round of data capturing and enumeration of new set of beneficiaries of the NG-OYOCARES palliatives for small scale entrepreneurs. The exercise simultaneously held at four centres across the state, includes Ibadan North…
Nigeria’s agricultural sector is under siege. Terrorism and banditry have created an environment of fear and instability, severely impacting food production and leading to escalating food prices. This write-up explores the multifaceted effects of these conflicts, focusing on the violent clashes between…
Step 1: Farmer contacts the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development by calling the extension officers attached to their Local Government Area. Step 2: Extension Officer visits the farmer’s farm for capture and ascertains the size of the farm. Step 3: Farmer/Extension Officer books for the Oyo State Land…
Nigeria, with its vast arable land and diverse agricultural potential, should ideally be a thriving hub for agricultural activities. However, the reality paints a different picture. Nigerian farmers face a myriad of challenges that hinder their productivity, profitability, and overall well-being. These challenges…
The recent impact of climate change is exacerbating the already existing open grazing pastoral systems in Nigeria. Over the years, the drought and desertification in the northern part of the country contributed to the pastoralist herdsmen seeking grazing lands further in the southern part, resulting in competition…
In a bid to ensure more farmers in Oyo State have access to Agricultural loan schemes, the State government has taken steps to ease up the guarantor’s requirements for the ongoing SAfER/ACCOS scheme. This was announced in a statement issued and signed by the Chairman of the Agricultural Credit Corporation…
Fasola Agribusiness Industrial Hub, the first of the integrated agribusiness industrial hubs that Governor Makinde approved for Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA) to build across the state, is almost completed. It is located on 1,100 hectares of land in Oyo West Local government, along Oyo Iseyin…