Crown Flour Mill, a subsidiary of Olam, has re-iterated its readiness to support Nigeria’s wheat development programme and the country’s aspiration of self-sufficiency in wheat production. The management of the leading food and agribusiness conglomerate revealed this during a courtesy visit on the Executive Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje at the Government House […]

Decries 40% post-harvest losses of yam By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As agribusiness gradually takes centre stage of economic activities, the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Monday, disclosed building capacity of women and young people on modern day yam processing. Speaking during the workshop for the capacity building, Director, […]

Blames paddy dealers for high price of rice bag  By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Federal Government, weekend, disclosed two tractor assembly plants to be established in the country to boost agricultural mechanization and also to create 500 jobs. This was made known by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Nanono, during an […]

Federal High Courts across the country will commence Easter vacation on Monday, March 29. In a circular signed by Mr Emmanuel Gakko, the Chief Registrar of the Court, and pasted in the Federal High Court, Lagos, stated that the vacation ends on Friday, April 9. Normal court activities are to resume on Monday April 12 […]

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The Federal Government says it has endorsed a partnership between the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), investors linked to the Chinese government, as well as Brains and Hammers private firm to boost irrigation farming This was contained in a statement by issued by Mrs Juliet Okeh, an Information Officer in the Ministry of Agriculture, […]

Representatives of Ebonyi State Public Financing for Agriculture, PFA Budget Committee, Participatory Development Alternatives (PDA), and the Small-Scale Women Farmers Organization in Nigeria, SWOFON, weekend called on Ebonyi State Government to immediately address the challenges facing smallholder Women farmers in the 2022 budgetary allocation or through a supplementary budget in 2021

The project Manager, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Oyo State, Prof. Lateef Sanni has called for a synergy between the institute and private organizations in agricultural value chain for them to tap into result of its various researches for the development of the nation’s agriculture sector

The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Hon Mustapha Shehuri, on Friday, maintained that agricultural research institutes and extension services remain Federal Government’s priority in enhancing food production, nutrition, profitability, and security

The Federal Government, Wednesday, expressed confidence in Bayelsa State’s agricultural potential to diversify the economy despite the terrain

Zylus Group International, a Real Estate Company in Nigeria has announced its diversification into agriculture with the launch of Zylus Farm Vest Limited an Agribusiness arm of the group as part of its efforts to deliver on the company’s long-term strategy on Thursday 18th, 2021. According to Group Managing Director, Oluwatosin Olatujoye, the major reason […]

By Steve Oko – Aba Scientists at Clifford University, Ihie, Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of Abia State are currently working on how to use leaves in place of refrigerator to preserve food items. Vice-chancellor of the university, Professor Chimezie Omeonu who disclosed this during a maiden pre-convocation press briefing on Tuesday, said that […]

The Federal Government, Monday, disclosed support to boost cassava production in Rivers State towards achieving food security and employment generation

The Federal Government on Monday moved to curtail incessant herder/farmer conflicts with flag-off of National Livestock Breed Improvement Programme, NALBIP, to boost production

An agribusiness firm, Izegbuwa Farms Limited, Monday, hailed the move by Nigeria and Benin Republic to establish rice farms in order to boost production and also stem the smuggling of the commodity