Sokoto procures N3.4bn fertilizer, N4bn credit facility for wet season farmers
Sokoto state government has procured 24,270 metric tones of fertilizer worth N3.4 billion as well as N4 billion credit facility for wet season farmers. Governor […]
Agriculture
Agency recommits to safety in applying modern biotechnology
The Director General of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), says his agency has recommitted to the safety of the general public, as the nation […]
Nigeria earmarks N600bn for agriculture financing scheme – Minister
Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono on Monday said the Federal Government has earmarked N600 billion to enhance farmer access to agricultural […]
Declare emergency in food production, says OFAB Country Coordinator
Dr Rose Gidado, Country Coordinator, Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) has advised the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in food production. […]
Keystone Bank approves N500m for farmers
Keystone Bank has approved N500 million through the Central Bank of Nigeria to support the Nigerian Farmers Group and Cooperative Society (NFGCS). The National Coordinator […]
Nigeria can be global trade player with Bt cotton — Scientist
Dr Rose Gidado, Scientist at Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB), Nigeria chapter, says Biotech (Bt) cotton can accelerate Nigeria’s cotton export capacity. According to […]
Delta seeks N8bn loan to boost agric
The Delta Government has granted its approval for the state to access eight billion naira loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to develop […]
SURVEY: COVID-19 effects threaten food security, increase vulnerability, women farmers raise alarm
By Ibukun Emiola Mrs Motunrayo Ajagbe, 55, is a smallholder farmer in Ibadan. She has a farm at Oluyole Local Government Area. She and members […]
Lagos distributes maize,sorghum to farm settlements – Official
Lagos State Government says it has begun the distribution of maize and sorghum to feed millers, farm settlements and other stakeholders in the livestock industry […]
Pest control: FG approves N13bn for 12 states
The Federal government, says it approved N13 billion as intervention for pest control in 12 frontline states. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo […]
CBN’s N15bn loan transforms over Kebbi’s 70,000 farmers’ lives – Official
The Kebbi State Government on Friday said the N15 billion CBN Ancho-Borrowers loan had transformed the lives of over 70,000 farmers in the state. Malam […]
Democracy Day: “Our infrastructural reforms have yielded over one million jobs”, says Ngige
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige says President Muhammadu Buhari reforms in infrastructure have yielded no fewer than one million jobs.Ngige said this in […]
FG deploys 5,000 Agro-Rangers to protect farming investments, employs 30,289 para-military personnel
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed delight that more and more Nigerians are taking advantage of the opportunities in the agriculture and agri-business sector, saying 5,000 […]
FG creates 114,526 jobs, inaugurates 44 Dams to boost irrigation, water supply
President Muhammadu Buhari says the completion of Amauzari, Amla Otukpo and other 42 Earth Dams with combined job creation of about 114,526 direct and indirect […]
IITA-led BASICS II gets new head
Prof. Lateef Oladimeji Sanni has been appointed the Project Manager of the project: Building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated Cassava Seed System Phase II (acronym BASICS […]
Ban on food imports: AATF urges cowpea farmers to cultivate SAMPEA-20T
The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), has urged cowpea farmers in Nigeria to take advantage of the recent push to ban food importation to cultivate […]
GMO crops can help mitigate food shortage in Nigeria — OFAB
The Open Forum for Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB), Nigeria chapter, on Tuesday said that Genetically Modified Crops (GMOs) would play a vital role in mitigating against […]
Do not cut budgetary allocation to agriculture – SWOFON urges FG
By Chimezie Godfrey The Small Scale Women Farmers Organization in Nigeria (SWOFON), has appealed to the Federal government not to cut the budgetary allocation made […]
Cassava: How BASICS is changing Nigeria’s seed sector, creating entrepreneurs – IITA
For the past decades, Africa has been grappling with the sustainable diffusion of improved cassava varieties due to a weak and uncoordinated dissemination strategy. Consequently, […]
Union lauds FG over Sharubutu’s appointment
The Plateau chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Colleges of Agriculture (ASUCA) has commended the Federal Government over the appointment of Prof. Garba Sharubutu […]
Agro-geo cooperatives: NIRSAL’s game -changing strategy for post-COVID agricultural financing in Nigeria
By Nantim M. Joseph Like other sectors of the economy, agriculture is being profoundly and negatively impacted by the Coronavirus. In many countries, the disruption […]
Lagos unfolds projects to curb food insecurity
Lagos State Government has unfolded various agricultural projects that will shore up the food security status in order to achieve a sustainable food security in Lagos […]
Benue: FG inaugurates 200,000 capacity yam storage facility June 9
The Federal Government will, on June 9, inaugurate the 200, 000 capacity yam storage facility for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Benue, the […]
World Bank provides $346m to strengthen resilience, livelihoods in Lake Chad region
The World Bank has approved two operations totaling 346 million dollars in International Development Association (IDA) financing to help strengthen resilience and livelihoods in the […]
Umahi bans movement of cattle in Ebonyi
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has banned movements of cattle in the state capital, Abakaliki and its environs with immediate effect. Umahi made the disclosure […]