The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, FMARD, Alhaji Sabo Nanono and the Director-General Standard Organization of Nigeria, SON, Mallam Faruk Salim, have both expressed enthusiasm to partner Agricultural Produce Sellers Association of Nigeria, APSAN, in tackling the production, distribution of substandard and counterfeit agricultural products in the country

250 farmers and extension officers drawn from three senatorial districts of Sokoto State have been trained on good agricultural practices and stewardship by Bayer Nigeria and Sokoto State Agricultural Development Agency.

As most agricultural commodities continue to face challenges of rejection in the international market, stakeholders in the agricultural sector, Tuesday, commended an agro-chemical giant, HarvestField Industries Limited, for manufacturing Aflasafe to salvage maize production from the deadly infection called aflatoxins

The availability of vast arable land, highly diverse and huge able-bodied population, large oil, and other mineral resources should together make Nigeria prosperous but we are struggling to feed ourselves due to ineffective, incoherent, and myopic management of our endowment

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has projected that the total investments in the agriculture sector would run to $10 billion in the next five years.