Joseph Akahome

Joseph O Akahome (OJ) is a writer, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Literature from the University of Benin. He is an avid agriculturist, with a bias for poultry and an insatiable appetite for chicken wings. When he is neither reading nor researching, he likes to spend recreational time playing board games, or swimming in serene forested lakes.

NDDC Joins Forces With Large-Scale Farms To Boost Food Security In Niger Delta

News in brief: - The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is collaborating with large-scale farms to improve food security in the Niger Delta and Nigeria. - This...

Osun Farmers Protest Herdsmen Attacks, Farmland Destruction

News in brief: - Farmers in Osun State staged a protest earlier this week over the increasing insecurity and incessant attacks by Fulani herdsmen in the...

NIRSAL, Polaris Bank Team Up To Inject ₦1 Billion Tnto Rivers State Poultry Farm

News in brief: - Nigeria's NIRSAL and Polaris Bank join forces, providing a ₦1 billion working capital facility to Rivers State-based poultry farm, Globetrot Farmsponsor Limited. -...

Bluetongue Outbreak: Government Expands Control Zone In Kent

News in brief: - The UK government has expanded a control zone in northeast Kent to curb the spread of the bluetongue virus in cows, following...

France Enacts Law To Shield Farmers From Noise, Odour Complaints

News in brief: - The French parliament, backed by President Macron's administration, has approved a law protecting farmers from abusive lawsuits tied to noise and odour...

Abakaliki Rice Millers Celebrate Bushel System Return, Price Reduction

News in brief: - The Abakaliki Rice Millers Association applauds Governor Francis Nwifuru's decision to ban scales and reintroduce the traditional 100-cup bushel system. - This move...

Young Nigerian Agripreneurs Receive ₦10m Grants From BATN Foundation

News in brief: - The British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation has awarded ₦10 million in grants to six young agripreneurs through its Farmers For The Future...

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