By Ibrahim Wuyo  The Fertilizer Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN), has said that they have raised about one hundred and four billion Naira (N140bn) cash and guarantee that would enable Blenders to procure raw materials for fertilizer production for the 2021 farming season. This was contained in a statement issued to Journalists by […]

By Joseph Erunke – Abuja THE Nigeria Association of Women Entrepreneurs, NAWE, has called on government at all levels and international agencies to encourage more women in sustainable agriculture. This was as the group charged the federal government to prepare a bill to send to the National Assembly that allows women to own land officially […]

This was made known by the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer, NALDA, Prince Paul Ikonne, during the signing of the MoU at Government House, Umuahia, the Abia State capital

Distributes 60, 000 cassava planting materials By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Thursday, disclosed commencement of training 2, 000 cassava farmers in nine States including the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, to boost cassava value chain activities and create new innovations in cultivation of the commodity. This was made […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As youths continue to be in the front burner for intervention programmes in Nigeria by development partners and donor agencies, in a joint 2nd Supervision Mission, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD, Federal Government and Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, have commended impact made by the Livelihood Improvement Family […]

Nigeria’s local rice production increased from two million tonnes in 2015 to nine million tonnes in 2021.

The Federal Government says it is determined to follow through with the enactment and subsequent signing into law, of the proposed draft bill for the establishment of the Nigerian Pesticide Council to curb fake and contraband pesticides. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Nanono, expressed the Federal Governement determination to ensure that […]

Hope rises among farmers as Federal Government moves to restore 10 per cent of high quality cassava flour inclusion in bread and confectionery making

By Festus Ahon, Asaba National President, National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria, NPPAN, Mr. Alphonsus Inyang has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria to set aside a special fund of at least N200 billion for the development of the oil palm sector in Nigeria. Inyang who made the call in Asaba while flagging off […]

“The training of over 2,000 farmers is to improve farmers’ capacity with the latest technologies of cassava farming, processing, and marketing.”

The federal government says its agricultural plan in the country has started yielding results.

With bid to boost food security in the country, the Federal Government has started potato revolution in Kano State as it builds capacity of 150 farmers along the value chain

By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo In an effort to revamp agriculture, Osun state government would soon begin the allocation of lands to farmers across the state for massive agricultural production. This, according to the state government, is to guarantee food sufficiency and make the state the food basket of the Southwest region. A statement issued […]

As 2021 wet season farming commences in parts of the country, farmers from six States are to benefit from tractor intervention initiated by National Agricultural Land Development Agency, NALDA, to boost farming activities towards food production

As Nigeria’s agricultural sector is seriously hit by numerous challenges, the partnership between the Federal Government and Government of Brazil has yielded €995 million mechanization loan to boost mechanization of Nigeria’s agricultural sector soon