Promises support for developmental efforts By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The member representing Bekwarra/Obudu/Obanliku Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Legor Idagbo, at the weekend, hailed the Governor of Cross River State, Prof Ben Ayade, over agro-industrialisation strides achieved under his administration. Idagbo who is Chairman, House Committee on Nigeria Content Development […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Federal Government, Sunday disclosed receiving  3.399 metric tonnes of cereal from the Economic Commission of West Africa States (ECOWAS) in conjunction with its donors and financial partners as humanitarian assistance to support vulnerable populations in mitigating the effect of Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. This was made known in […]

National President of the Nigeria Union of Agricultural and Allied Employees NUAAE, Comrade Simon Anchaver, has called on State Governors to reduce the numbers of their political appointees and forfeit their security votes.

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) says it has developed new standards for animal and livestock feeds value chain to support Federal Government efforts in achieving food security. Mr Osita Aboloma, Director- General, SON made this known in a statement from a Work Group meeting on Saturday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]

By Gabriel Ewepu and Alice Ekpang – Abuja The National Agricultural Seed Council, NASC, has confiscated seeds from Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Agricultural Development Programme, ADP, FADAM, and other local seed dealers during seed inspection in Abuja. This was made known yesterday, by the Director-General, NASC, Dr Philip Ojo, while conducting journalists round to see […]

By Peter Okutu – Abakaliki Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, Thursday, called on the people of the State including youths to engage in Agriculture as it remains a sure alternative to an oil-driven economy. The Governor who stated this during the Launching/inauguration of State Chapter/Excos of the National Sesame Seed Association of Nigeria (NSSAN) […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Government has empowered no fewer than 800 rice farmers in the state with preferred high-yielding Farrow 44 seeds, brand new high-quality knapsack sprayers, rain boots and farm coats. The state Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, who gave out the empowerment tools on Tuesday, at the beginning of a […]

James Ogunnaike -Abeokuta Ogun State government has reiterated its commitment to key in into the federal government agricultural policy on food security and nutrition strategy in order to address the problem of child malnutrition in the state. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Adeola Odedina gave the assurance at a meeting with the representatives of […]

To feed the growing population in Nigeria, many are advocating a change to the age-long way of cultivating and growing our food as we can’t continue to rely on the use of cutlass and hoe, but embrace science and technology.

By Arc Kabir Ibrahim The 2020 Farming season appears to engender a bountiful harvest but the flash floods all over the nation portend a serious impediment to the realization of a bumper harvest. The several windows of support to the farming communities from the CBN and a host of other sources are germane and evidently […]

Feed Industry Practitioners Association of Nigeria, FIPAN, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to save the poultry and animal feed industry from imminent collapse due to the maize supply crisis currently rocking the sector.

Rising from a webinar on AGRA’s Failed Promises: Liberating our Agriculture, Health of Mother Earth Foundation, HOMEF; African Faith and Justice Network, AFJN; Navdanya International, and the Institute for Research and Promotion of Alternative Development, IRPAD, have declared that the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, AGRA, programme failed.

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed commitment to revive the 279-hectare, erstwhile Songhai Food Production Center now the Lagos Food Production Centre, Avia, Badagry, Lagos. Sanwo-Olu who stated this while on a site inspection tour of the Centre explained that it was necessary for preparation for the take-off of the […]

Rolls out Agric inputs to support farmers Nationwide By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar The Honourable Minister of Agriculture, Alhaji Sabo Nanono, has asserted that the Aright Agricultural Policies of the Buhari-led administration saved Nigeria from food scarcity in the heat of COVID-19 pandemic. Alhaji Nanono made the assertion on Thursday in during the Flag off/Roll […]

…as NALDA expresses readiness to resuscitate ailing poultry farm By Gabriel Ewepu- Abuja The Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, moves to partner with National Agricultural Land Development Agency, NALDA, on Federal Government’s Back-To-Farm programme. This was contained in a statement signed by Director, Communications, NALDA, Tope Ojeme, when Ikpeazu received a delegation of […]