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70 per cent of Farmers in Ibarapa, Oke-Ogun have abandoned their Farms – Alaafin

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, on Wednesday, noted that the killing and kidnapping and other criminalities in the state were rampant to the extent that 70 per cent of farmers in Ibarapa and Oke Ogun zones of the state had abandoned their farmlands.
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Don urges intake of food as medicines, advises government to intensify funding of R&D in underutilized legumes

A university don, and Head, Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria, Professor Kehinde Olugboyega Soetan has urged Nigerians and Africans to take their food as medicines and also task every tiers of government to dedicate fund for researches on underutilized legumes.
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Lagos Govt. revs up Agriculture with APPEALS Projects

The Lagos State Government has declared that no fewer than 879 farmers and Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) across poultry, aquaculture and rice value chains have directly benefited from the Lagos Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project in the last three years.
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LAGFERRY MD bags Lagos Panorama SDG Award, dedicates award to Gov Sanwo-Olu

The Managing Director of Lagos State Ferry Services (LAGFERRY) has bagged the Lagos Panorama Sustainable Development Goals Distinguished Water Transportation Award 2020 on Sunday.