Expert blames agric research institutes’ woes on politics

culture and Food Security , through incessant appointment of acting chief executives.

He accused the Federal Ministry of Agriculture of using research institutes as a conduit pipe, negating the development of its establishment. He noted NCRI as a foremost research institute, initially established in Lagos during the colonial era as Botanical Garden and was moved to Ibadan in 1954, until 1984 when the headquarters was moved to Badeggi.

Acting Director of NCRI, Badeggi, Dr Emmanuel Abo, attributed the no- performance of the research institutes to the non-release of funds and the inability to implement the budgetary allocation.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.

Elder statesman and leader of the Ijaw nation, Edwin Clark, has accused the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress , Umar Ganduje, and the acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party , Amb. Umar Damagum, of colluding with former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, to sabotage the elected government and Governor of Rivers…

ACHA Agric Research's Woes Food Security National Cereal Research Institute (NCRI) Niger State Ministry Of Agriculture Rice Soybean Sugar Cane

Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Nigeria: Economic crisis or crisis of underdevelopment? (1)The Nation Newspaper Nigeria: Economic crisis or crisis of underdevelopment? (1)
Source: TheNationNews - 🏆 6. / 69 Read more »

Olam Agri, Finance Minister meet on food securityThe Nation Newspaper Olam Agri, Finance Minister meet on food security
Source: TheNationNews - 🏆 6. / 69 Read more »

Olam Agri reaffirms commitment to food securityThe Nation Newspaper Olam Agri reaffirms commitment to food security
Source: TheNationNews - 🏆 6. / 69 Read more »

MPC likely to increase lending rate by another 100 basis points-expertMPC meets on Monday, a financial expert, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, says the committee will likely increase the baseline lending rate
Source: GuardianNigeria - 🏆 1. / 94 Read more »

Group implores Tinubu to appoint minister of Humanitarian MinistryThe wind of advocacy for a qualified political appointee to oversee the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (FM
Source: GuardianNigeria - 🏆 1. / 94 Read more »

Group urges Sanwo-Olu to probe waterfront ministry’s activitiesThe Centre for Human and Socio-economic Rights (CHSR) has urged Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to beam searchlight
Source: GuardianNigeria - 🏆 1. / 94 Read more »