[FILE PHOTO] Ginger . Credit: Jam Beverage CompanyTo promote value chain development of ginger as a produce capable of boosting wealth creation, employment opportunities and improved gross domestic product (GDP), the Raw Material research and Development Council (RMRDC) has partnered with two private sector operators to maximize the benefits.
The Director-General of the council, Prof. H.D Ibrahim, disclosed, in a statement, that ginger oleoresin is an important secondary raw material in the pharmaceutical, food and beverage industries.
“Consequently, the council has collaborated with two companies to promote ginger exportable products,” he said. x
According to him, the council identified Belphins Nigeria Ltd, Kafanchan, in Kaduna State, as the only company with the capacity to produce ginger oleoresin in the country as of now, while Tiger Foods Ltd, Onitsha, Anambra State, is identified as a major player in the processing of other ginger v
2018 audit query: oAUGF indicts NSITF, others over N41.857bn contracts, irregular payments 2018 audit query: oAUGF indicts NSITF, others over N41.857bn contracts, irregular payments
• Uncovers $68,875,902 illegal fund disbursement to distressed Nigerian Missions
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The office of the Auditor General of the Federation (oAuGF) in its 2018 audit query indicted Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, among others of awarding contracts and irregular payments/expenditures worth N41.857 billion and $68,875,902 illegal fund disbursed to distressed Nigerian Missions in contravention of extant financial regulations.
The details were contained in the 2018 audit report submitted to the Senate and House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Accounts for further legislative action.
One of these is that farmers do not take ginger farming as a serious business.
Also, the areas of land cultivated by majority of the farmers were small, until recently.
In 2016, ginger farmers cultivated an average of 0.25 hectares. Nowadays, the average farm size is between 0.5 and 1.0 hectre.
Ginger, which is a root crop and a typical herb extensively grown across the world for its pungent aromatic under-ground stem or rhizome, is an important export commodity globally, with demand growing in Asia, Europe and America.
Ginger cultivation started in the country in 1927 around Kwoi, Kubacha, Kafanchan and Kagarko areas of southern Kaduna State and around the neighbouring parts of Plateau State.
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By Suleiman Shehu
Ibadan, Dec. 20, 2020 The National Varieties Release Committee (NVRC) has released 18 high yielding crop varieties to boost Nigerian agricultural productivity in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s 9-point agenda.
The release of the new crop varieties was announced by NVRC chairman, Chief Oladosu Awoyemi during its 29th meeting at the National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB), Ibadan.
In a press statement from NACGRAB’s Registrar, Dr Sunday Aladele on Sunday, it was stated that the new varieties were approved out of a total of 25 varieties submitted for consideration by research institutions, universities and private seed companies.