Agriculture
REAP Africa Initiative Commences 2nd Phase Africa Harvest
Joel Ajayi
With the successful completion of “Project Farm across borders” and unprecedented gains made by the REAP AFRICA INITIATIVE team, Animal Mart Enterprises Ltd commenced the second phase of the laudable project tagged “Africa Harvest”.
This project will drive a vigorous product-to-consumer initiative aimed at bridging the gap between farmers and consumers thereby eliminating exploitation by middlemen.
Africa Harvest gives farmers an opportunity to sell their produce at available market prices directly to consumer households by connecting with them on the Reap Africa Initiative portal which has a database of 10,000 farmers and more than 45,000 consumers as well as companies and organizations that use farm products for their day to day business.
This can be achievable by logging into the Reap Africa website, signing up with all your data, uploading pictures of your farm produce in either raw or processed state, or connecting directly with consumers.
Demonstration on how to use the portal was carried out by the operations department of the company and headed by our North central Farm Supervisor in person of Mrs Chinwendu Mmereole.
During the meeting with stakeholders, she disclosed that all registered farms under the farm across borders project will be given priority as their harvest will be bought up by the company at favorable prices and stored or distributed at the discretion of the company.
Mrs Chinwendu Mmereole also assured relevant stakeholders of the company’s commitment to improve on availability of new and improved seeds, fingerlings and machinery as well as the adequate deployment of technology in order to increase farm yield and drastically reduce post-harvest losses.
Agriculture
Farmer/herder clashes: Lawmaker seeks implementation of extant laws on ranching
A member of House of Representatives, Nnamdi Ezechi, has advocated for strict implementation of extant laws prohibiting open grazing in the states.
Ezechi stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja while reacting to the recent killing of a member of a vigilance group in his constituency, Mr Ogonegbu Chukwunomnazu.
The lawmaker, representing Ndokwa East/Ndokwa West and Ukwuani in the lower legislative chamber, while condemning the killing, reiterated the imperatives of implementing extant laws on open grazing by states.
He urged the Inspector-General of Police to help fish out the killers of his constituent and bring them to justice.
“I call on the I-GP to rise up to the occasion by apprehending those behind the killing of the vigilante member.
“I also expect the police and other security agencies to help implement laws by various states, including Delta, that prohibit open grazing and provide for cattle ranching,” he said.
According to him, it is wrong for people to cause disadvantage to others with their own businesses.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lawmaker had earlier raised the matter through a motion of urgent national importance on the floor of the house.
NAN also reports that the Speaker, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, had also called on the inspector-general of police and other security agencies to swing into action on the matter.
Copied From NAN
-
Featured6 years agoLampard Names New Chelsea Manager
-
Featured5 years agoFG To Extends Lockdown In FCT, Lagos Ogun states For 7days
-
Featured6 years agoNYSC Dismisses Report Of DG’s Plan To Islamize Benue Orientation Camp
-
Featured5 years agoChildren Custody: Court Adjourns Mike Ezuruonye, Wife’s Case To April 7
-
Featured3 years agoTransfer Saga: How Mikel Obi Refused to compensate me After I Linked Him Worth $4m Deal In Kuwait SC – Okafor
-
Sports2 years ago
TINUBU LAMBAST DELE MOMODU
-
News3 months agoZulu to Super Eagles B team, President Tinubu is happy with you
-
Featured5 years ago
Board urges FG to establish one-stop rehabilitation centres in 6 geopolitical zones
