Eid Al-Fitr: AFAN felicitates with Muslim faithful
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By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Thursday, felicitated with Muslims faithful in Nigeria and wished them happy Eid Al-Fitr as they join Muslims across the world to celebrate the day.
This was contained in a statement signed by the National President, AFAN, Arc Kabir Ibrahim, where he assured farmers resolve to produce food despite the rising insecurity across the country.
He said: “The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, wishes our Muslim compatriots happy Eid Al-Fitr.
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“The Nigerian Farmers wish the nation respite from all the security challenges pervading its nooks and crannies and assure everyone that we will continue to work assiduously to produce food for all.”
List why ban won’t work
Agro-industrial users of maize have faulted the insistence of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop and frustrate importation of maize into the country despite unfavourable conditions for local production of the crop and a shortfall of over 5 million metric tonnes. x
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), major commercial poultry farmers and feed millers, in different interviews with The Guardian, lamented the high cost of maize, which is a major ingredient in animal feeds.
They argued that banning the importation of maize and soya beans unreasonably would compound the country’s economic woes as poultry, fishery and feed industries would collapse, which in turn would worsen unemployment, aggravate poverty and hamper foreign investments in the sectors.
AFAN throws weight behind Plant Variety Protection bill
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By Gabriel Ewepu, Abuja
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, has thrown weight behind the Plant Variety Protection, PVP, Bill following the bid to give protection to Nigerian plant breeders and researchers.
Speaking on the issue and why AFAN is supporting the passage of the Bill, the National President of AFAN, Arc Kabir Ibrahim, said the Bill will further strengthen the nation’s seed industry and boost farmers’ productivity along various value chains.
Ibrahim assured that farmers in the country are backing passage of the PVP Bill, Biosafety Bill, and Seed Act, which he made their stance known at the National Assembly public hearing while making input.
PVP bill will protect Nigerian researchers, breeders, not for GMOs, AFAN replies critics PVP bill will protect Nigerian researchers, breeders, not for GMOs, AFAN replies critics
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The National President of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Arc Kabir Ibrahim, has explained that the purpose of the Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Bill is to protect indigenous plant breeders and researchers.
This explanation became necessary following calls from some quarters asking President Muhammadu Buhari to decline assent to the bill.
A group Health of Mother Earth Foundation, (HOMEF) raised concern that once the bill is signed into law by the President, farmers would be criminalised if they duplicate or share seeds registered under this law.
Food Security: Commercial banks’re frustrating farmers’ productivity Eholor
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By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja
As Nigeria’s agricultural sector continues to grapple with several challenges to boost food production and attain self-sufficiency along various value chains, the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Izegbuwa Farms Limited, Chief Patrick Eholor, weekend, accused commercial banks as a major frustration to farmers’ productivity.
Eholor made the claim during an interview with Vanguard, where he lamented that most farmers are kept at the level they are due to conditions commercial banks have deliberately given to them, which the nation is yet to attain self-sufficiency along several value chains as the country is yet to be a net exporter of most of her agricultural produce abroad.