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Post by colonial pikin on Mar 24, 2016 0:24:35 GMT
colonial pikin , as good as this news is, its quite disturbing at the same time In terms of agriculture, its safe to say Oyo and Osun who are supposed to be the food baskets of the South-west have failed woefully Smh I felt similar but didn't want to comment on DAWN's page.Why would Lagos empower Kebbi State whilst other SW states are in need of that project?I saw folks liking the news and sharing...wetin I go say boi.They aren't serious about SW food security.
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Post by oduabachanal on Mar 24, 2016 1:24:58 GMT
colonial pikin , as good as this news is, its quite disturbing at the same time In terms of agriculture, its safe to say Oyo and Osun who are supposed to be the food baskets of the South-west have failed woefully Smh Honorebu , O ti su mi gan. I tire for Yoruba leaders. One heart break after the other. Thing is, I can't be bothered anymore. My question is, what ground can be covered by entrepreneurs concerning the food baskets of the Western region(can we drop South-west please). A while back, colonial pikin brought out the suggestions of using cooperatives as a form of change in the western region. I seriously want ideas and suggestions on actions that can be taken without the involvement of the usual atenujes of our land.
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Post by Honorebu on Mar 24, 2016 2:40:59 GMT
colonial pikin and oduabachanal , na so we see am ooo. I'm tired mehn.I can't blame Lagos, I blame the other western states Oduabachanal we can do a lot individually but that will require co-operation with the state Governments
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Post by oduabachanal on Mar 24, 2016 3:01:58 GMT
colonial pikin and oduabachanal , na so we see am ooo. I'm tired mehn.I can't blame Lagos, I blame the other western states Oduabachanal we can do a lot individually but that will require co-operation with the state Governments Honorebu , co-operation with the state governments on what level? Are you saying that an independent body can't stand alone without the co-operation from these peeps?
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Post by Honorebu on Mar 24, 2016 4:41:56 GMT
colonial pikin and oduabachanal , na so we see am ooo. I'm tired mehn.I can't blame Lagos, I blame the other western states Oduabachanal we can do a lot individually but that will require co-operation with the state Governments Honorebu , co-operation with the state governments on what level? Are you say that an independent body can't stand alone without the co-operation from these peeps? Lets say entrepreneurs decide to invest in rice processing in the South-west, you'll have to co-operate with the government who will then tell those filling that position that okay ooo we now have people who will be supplying us so so so here in the South-west, so we won't be allowing much importation from your state.Shebi na pesin dey there before. Like this kebbi partnership now, Its not like Kebbi hasn't been producing rice.What's happening is that the customs will ban the importation of rice which wouldn't have happened without the co-operation of the LASG
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Post by dansoye1 on Mar 25, 2016 17:28:34 GMT
colonial pikin , oduabachanal , Honorebu , omohayek , Belmot, olukumi , AgbongboAkala Expert Advises Farmers On Rearing Of Kalawad GoatsBamidele Oluwatosin, a programme leader and ruminant animal specialist at the Institute of Food Security, Environmental Resources and Agricultural Research (IFSERAR) made the call while speaking on the breakthrough recorded in her on-going research on the cross-breeding of the Kalahari red goat from South Africa with the local indigenous breed, called the West African Dwarf (WAD) goat. She gave the features of the Kalahari red goat as fast growing, very agile, voracious, high twinning rate, hardy of high meat, milk producer and less tolerant to prevalent diseases saying the KR had adapted well to to the environment. She explained that the main difference between the Kalahari red goat and the West African dwarf goat is the proportion of meat yield which she said was about four times. She buttressed this assertion by stating that results of second generation KALAWAD kids with average birth weight of 3.7 kg have been obtained and that this high birth weight of the goats has given them comparative advantage over the indigenous WAD counterparts with an average birth weight of 1.2 kg. She added that the result of the cross-breeding of KRD/WAD had given her research team an assurance that producing a Nigerian meat goat breed for high economic returns is achievable. She said the idea of crossbreeding these breeds of goats was conceived in year 2011 to improve the small body size, reproductive performance, meat production and overall performance of the WAD goats. She disclosed that KALAWAD is a name invented by the KRG research team in IFSERAR given to a breed obtained from the cross-breeding of the Kalahari red goat with the West African Dwarf (WAD) goat. She further noted that since the animals arrived the university, members of the research team had engaged in various studies to determine their abilities to adapt to the prevailing environmental conditions. Apart from this, they have also analyzed the mitochondrial DNA as an initial step to investigating the genetic structure of the breed. She said the goats can be fed with locally available feed-stuff and crop residues such as groundnut haulms, cassava peels and cowpeas. She further hinted that her research would venture into the artificial insemination of the local goats using semen from the Kalahari red goat because there was high demand for the KALAWAD goats by the farmers. However, she highlighted some of the constraints facing the research to include insufficient funding, prevalence of animal diseases, environmental factors and inadequate water to irrigate grasses all-year-round. > She noted that some of these challenges may be surmounted with sponsorship and collaboration with organisations like the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP), Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and other foreign donors. independentnig.com/2016/03/expert-advises-farmers-rearing-kalawad-goats/
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Post by colonial pikin on Mar 26, 2016 11:38:37 GMT
that's really good news...tried googling to get more information on the goat but only found two sources here and here.
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Post by Honorebu on Mar 27, 2016 10:17:42 GMT
imeeehhh
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Post by Honorebu on Mar 27, 2016 10:19:11 GMT
Ogun lists benefits of tree planting
The Ogun State government has urged residents of the state to plant trees in their immediate environment, saying aside its economic value, tree planting is key to the survival of human race The state government promised to support the campaign with 1.5 million seedlings, which would be spread across the nine forest reserves in the state. Commissioner for Forestry, Chief Kolawole Lawal, disclosed this shortly after planting some tree seedlings as part of events commemorating the annual Forestry Day tagged ‘Forest and Water.’ Lawal said this year has been earmarked by the ministry for massive tree planting in the state, adding that the state government has commenced the distribution of tree seedlings across the three senatorial districts of the state. He said: “For the government and the people of the state, year 2016 is a tree planting year; that is why we have stepped up the numbers of tree seedlings in our nursery sites from 700,000 to 1.5 million tree seedlings, so that we can have enough for distribution and planting in our forest regeneration exercise.” He explained that the distribution and planting exercise were expected to commence around June during the rainy season, urging the people of the state to key into the free tree seedling distribution that would be provided by state government. Thenation
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Post by colonial pikin on Mar 28, 2016 10:57:33 GMT
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Post by colonial pikin on Mar 28, 2016 10:58:27 GMT
nice one...hopefully they will achieve it....make Naija wise up like Europe.
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Post by omohayek on Mar 28, 2016 11:50:48 GMT
nice one...hopefully they will achieve it....make Naija wise up like Europe. As someone who has actually studied some genetics, and followed the development of GMO crops closely, I don't see anything positive about these actions at all. These groups are just peddling misinformation sponsored by fearmongering western organizations like Friends of the Earth, and while Europe can afford to pander to anti-science lobby groups, that is the last thing African agriculture needs.
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Post by colonial pikin on Mar 28, 2016 12:39:38 GMT
nice one...hopefully they will achieve it....make Naija wise up like Europe. As someone who has actually studied some genetics, and followed the development of GMO crops closely, I don't see anything positive about these actions at all. These groups are just peddling misinformation sponsored by fearmongering western organizations like Friends of the Earth, and while Europe can afford to pander to anti-science lobby groups, that is the last thing African agriculture needs. So you think Naija should welcome GMOs?
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Post by omohayek on Mar 28, 2016 12:58:37 GMT
So you think Naija should welcome GMOs? Yes. The arguments against them lack any scientific basis, and Nigerian agriculture desperately needs the productivity boost they can provide, especially as the impact of climate change worsens over the coming century. We can't afford to allow ourselves to be held back by the whims of spoiled, rich white people who refuse to learn the science behind genetic engineering. I see no real difference between them and the sorts of Europeans who argued against "tainting" Africans with western education 100 years ago. If it were up to them, all Africans would be reduced to semi-starved peasants stuck permanently in the 19th century, minimizing our "environmental footprint" on a world their own ancestors polluted and exploited ruthlessly in order to get rich.
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Post by colonial pikin on Mar 29, 2016 9:05:37 GMT
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