ADVERTISEMENT
  • The Membership Club
  • PT Hausa
  • About Us
  • Advert Rates
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
Monday, April 19, 2021
Premium Times Nigeria
  • Home
  • COVID-19
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Opinion
  • Health
    • News Reports
    • Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Health Specials
    • Features
    • Events
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Research & Innovation
    • Data & Infographics
    • Special Reports/Features
    • Investigations
    • Interviews
    • Markets
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • Parliament Watch
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • AGAHRIN
  • Home
  • COVID-19
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Opinion
  • Health
    • News Reports
    • Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Health Specials
    • Features
    • Events
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Research & Innovation
    • Data & Infographics
    • Special Reports/Features
    • Investigations
    • Interviews
    • Markets
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • Parliament Watch
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • AGAHRIN
Premium Times Nigeria
BUA Group Ad BUA Group Ad BUA Group Ad
ADVERTISEMENT
Blight disease destroys Irish potato farms in Plateau

Blight disease destroys Irish potato farms in Plateau

byAndrew Ajijah
August 4, 2014
1 min read
ADVERTISEMENT

The Plateau State government says it has approved the sum of N68 Million as counterpart fund for potato production.

In the wake of the destruction of Irish potato farms by the blight disease, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos, Hayward Mafuyai, has offered to partner with the Plateau State Government to tackle the disease that has allegedly destroyed over 1000 hectares of Irish potato farms.

The vice chancellor stated this on Monday, while declaring open a one-day stakeholders’ forum on potato production in Plateau State; particularly on the current challenges facing potato farmers.

Mr. Mafuyai said that the collaboration became imperative in order to fight the scourge whose devastating effect has taken a downturn on Plateau economy.

The don was represented at the event by the Director, Office of Research and Development, ORD, Pam Dung-Sha.

Mr. Mafuyai said the “University of Jos was concerned because of the adverse effect it has brought on the people.

“Farmers are witnessing low yields, consumers are taking poor quality products and the low output has led to reduced supply to domestic and some markets in West African region.”

According to the vice chancellor, participants at the forum are expected “to generate ideas and provide scientific and professional advice to Plateau Government and potato farmers on how to address the situation avoid the re-occurrence.

He said the institution’s is committed to becoming a research intensive university; and called on state governments in the university catchment area to collaborate with it to find solutions to the problems confronting the country.

RelatedNews

COVID-19: Nigeria records no death in four days

Tourism association president, Saleh Rabo, is dead

Four football matches to watch this weekend

Clay master Nadal sent packing from Monte Carlo Masters

Contributing, the Plateau State Commissioner for Agriculture, Stephen Barko, disclosed that out of the over 250,000 hectares of potato farm cultivated annually, over 1000 hectares have been attacked in 2014 alone.

The commissioner said that state government was also collaborating with the National Seed Council to help in the situation of the peasant farmers.

Mr. Barko said Plateau state government has approved N68 million as counterpart funding for potato production.

Dangote adbanner 728x90_2 (1)

  • WhatsApp
  • Tweet
  • Email
  • Print
  • Telegram
  • More
  • Share on Tumblr
  • Pocket

Support PREMIUM TIMES' journalism of integrity and credibility

Good journalism costs a lot of money. Yet only good journalism can ensure the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy, and a transparent government.

For continued free access to the best investigative journalism in the country we ask you to consider making a modest support to this noble endeavour.

By contributing to PREMIUM TIMES, you are helping to sustain a journalism of relevance and ensuring it remains free and available to all.

Donate


TEXT AD: To advertise here . Call Willie +2347088095401...


JOIN THE CONVERSATION

  • Disqus (0)
premiumtimes



PT Mag Campaign AD

Previous Post

Nigerian teenage rapper, Kida Kudz, graduates from U.K. College with distinctions

Next Post

Global businesses lose $550 billion annually to counterfeiting, piracy – HP Nigeria

Andrew Ajijah

Andrew Ajijah

More News

Maps showing Niger Delta States [PHOTO CREDIT: Nigerian Infopedia]

How job opportunities can solve Niger Delta unrest – Group

April 18, 2021
Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru (PHOTO CREDIT: twitter@HouseNGR)

Troops arrest Boko Haram informant, tighten security in Yobe – Official

April 18, 2021
Scene of the explosion

12 confirmed dead in Benue tanker explosion

April 18, 2021
Victor Ebhomenyen, suspect arrested for assaulting a police officer in Lagos

Police arrest man for assaulting officer

April 18, 2021
Ajima Ogbole-Spittael and Susan Ogbole

How Belgian hospital ‘mistakenly’ amputated cervix, paralysed two Nigerian women

April 18, 2021
Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), OFR [PHOTO CREDIT: @ndlea_nigeria]

NDLEA intercepts 834.5kg illicit drugs en-route U.S. in Lagos

April 18, 2021
Next Post
Global businesses lose $550 billion annually to counterfeiting, piracy – HP Nigeria

Global businesses lose $550 billion annually to counterfeiting, piracy - HP Nigeria

Rauf Aregbesola: The Man Who Knows The Responsibility In Power, By Semiu Okanlawon

Osun Election: APC says 500,000 unclaimed permanent voters cards cloned

Discussion about this post

Search

#EndSARS: Latest Updates




Polaris Bank


JAIZ Ad


Explore Akwa Ibom Ad


Explore Akwa Ibom Ad


Access Bank Ad


NITDA Ad





Glo Ad

Subscribe to News via Email

Enter your email address and receive notifications of news by email.

Join 1,653,866 other subscribers.

Advertisement






netherland biz school Advert



Zenith Advert

ADVERTISEMENT

Our Digital Network

  • PT Hausa
  • Election Centre
  • Human Trafficking Investigation
  • Centre for Investigative Journalism
  • National Conference
  • Press Attack Tracker
  • PT Academy
  • Dubawa
  • LeaksNG
  • Campus Reporter

Resources

  • Oil & Gas Facts
  • List of Universities in Nigeria
  • LIST: Federal Unity Colleges in Nigeria
  • NYSC Orientation Camps in Nigeria
  • Nigeria’s Federal/States’ Budgets since 2005
  • Malabu Scandal Thread
  • World Cup 2018
  • Panama Papers Game
  • Our Digital Network
  • About Us
  • Resources
  • Projects
  • Data & Infographics
  • DONATE

All content is Copyrighted © 2020 The Premium Times, Nigeria

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • COVID-19
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Research & Innovation
    • Data & Infographics
    • Special Reports/Features
    • Investigations
    • Interviews
    • Markets
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • Parliament Watch
    • AGAHRIN
  • Opinion
  • PT Hausa
  • The Membership Club
  • Dubawa
    • Dubawa NG
  • About Us
    • Advert Rates
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
  • Digital Store
  • DONATE

All content is Copyrighted © 2020 The Premium Times, Nigeria

Our website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.