Nigeria loses $2bn yearly to cocoa value addition gap — FG
…production stuck at 300kg per hectare annually despite improved seedlings — CRINBy Cynthia Alo & Kafayat KokumoThe Federal Government has said that Nigeria loses about $2 billion annually in potential value from cocoa because the country’s processing capacity is largely underutilised.The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, stated this in Lagos on Wednesday […]
FG assures farmers, investors on implementation of Fertilizer Quality Control Act
The Federal Government, weekend, assured farmers and investors on implementation of Fertilizer Quality Control Act 2019 to boost food production
Without CBN intervention, food crisis would have become worse – Agro-economists
Small-scale farmers and agricultural economists have harped on the importance of agricultural interventions of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) valued at N798.09 billion to 3.9 million small-holder farmers.
Agric sector lifts 4.2m Nigerians out of poverty in 2 yrs —Minister
As Nigerians grapple with economic challenges, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammed Abubakar, Friday, disclosed that 2 million Nigerians have been lifted out of poverty through the agricultural sector in the last two years
2021 World Food Day: FG expresses worry over threat of food wastage to achieve food security
As Nigeria joins rest of the world to commemorate the 2021 World Food Day, Friday, the Federal Government has expressed worry over threat of food wastage to achieve food security
2021 World Food Day: FG woos entrepreneurs, investors into agriculture
As stakeholders in the agricultural sector continue day two activities of 2021 World Food Day, the Federal Government, Thursday, wooed entrepreneurs and investors to invest in livestock, horticulture, fisheries and others to take Nigeria into self-sufficiency, food security, rich nutrition, and wealth creation along various value chains
