FG, BOA sign MoU to empower 3 million women farmers
The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development and the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) have signed an MoU to provide agricultural support and opportunities for three million women through the Women Agro-Value Expansion (WAVE) Programme.
Over 65% of Agric Ministry budget not related to food security, agric — Ita Enang
“Look at the Ministry of Budget, and I want to challenge Nigerians to look at the budget of the Ministry of Agriculture and I repeat again, Nigerians, take special interest, check the budget of the Ministry of Agriculture and see the extent to which the matters that relates to agriculture are included in that budget.”
Food Production: Importers beg FG to declare zero-duty on agro equipment
AS food prices remain high across the country, importers of agro equipment, weekend, begged the Federal Government to declare zero-duty on agro equipment to boost food production and reduce high food prices.
Nigeria needs 72,000 tractors for mechanised farming — Minister
“Today, I am not too sure if we have 5,000 tractors fully working in Nigeria. We need over 72,000 with what we have in terms of arable landscape.”
Agric Ministry boosts 250 smallholder farmers with inputs
By Gabriel Ewepu, Abuja The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Tuesday, boosted 250 smallholder farmers in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja with agricultural inputs to upscale food production. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Temitope Fadeshemi, in an address of welcome during the opening ceremony of the training […]
AfDB marks four Taraba LGAs for special agro-industrial processing zones
The African Development Bank, AfDB, has selected four local government areas in Taraba State as Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones, SAPZ.
