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Agric Sector Dev: Farmers Recommend Modern Agric Practices
An agricultural cooperative, the Port Harcourt Glorious Harvesters Cooperative Society (PHGHCS) has called for the development of the agricultural sector of the nation’s economy by adopting modern agricultural practices.
President of the Cooperative, Amos Ogbu made this call in a chat with The Tide, in Port Harcourt, yesterday.
Ogbu lamented that farmers were not earning as much as they are putting into the farming occupation, adding that they bear a heavy cost on different farm produce due to lack of modern facilities in the sector.
According to him, farmers sell their produce at prices 50-55 per cent lower than what it costs them to Produce the crop stating, that it calls for special attention by government to urgently modernise the agricultural sector.
He explained that a lot of the farm produce get rotten due to lack of modern storage facilities and as many fruits and vegetables cannot be all “year-round” produce.
He Ogbu noted that farmers could also not get bank facilities due to the insecurity of the sector, saying, “We cannot get bank loans because the banks are not sure what your harvest would be like after the harvest”.
He called for assistance from the government to help farmers expand the farm capacity and improve their operational conditions for better yield and increased produce.
Tonye Nria-Dappa
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Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons
Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.
Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.
In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.
Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.
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