Ifeanyi Onuba, AbujaThe Federal Government is planning to increase insurance coverage for the agricultural sector from the current 500,000 farmers to 3.8 million farmers. According to Abdulhameed, NIRSAL is also exploring innovative insurance products for livestock to help stem the tide of herdsmen and farmers’ clashes. NIRSAL guarantees that smallholder farmers are supported in the areas of training and mentoring to ensure adherence to good agronomical practices. Among the charges paid by domestic operators are landing and parking fees, fuel surcharge, passenger service charge, ticket sales charge, ground rent and VAT. Others are terminal charges, apron licence charge, vehicle permit charge, apron pass charge and toll gate charges, among several others.

Source: Punch February 05, 2018 23:03 UTC