Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger says his administration will fully support small scale farmers in the state to enhance their productivity in the interest of residents and Nigerians.

By Arc Kabir Ibrahim The annual National Council on Agriculture is normally convened in the first quarter or at the most in April when the farmers are preparing to embark on working the land but certainly not in December when they are harvesting and marketing their produce. The first quarter timing of the National event […]

By David Odama – Lafia The Nasarawa State Government has procured 38 and distributed 31 trucks of fertilizers to farmers across the 13 local government and 18 development areas in order to boost food security in the state. Commissioner for Agriculture, Professor Alanana Otaki disclosed this when he appeared before the state House of Assembly […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The United Nations Positive Livelihood Award Centre, UN-POLAC, on Wednesday, appointed the Santuscom Agro-Hub Investment Nigeria Limited, Chief Paul Santus Ofana, as International Peace Advocate. The appointment was disclosed in a statement released by Trustees of POLAC, which explained that the basis of appointing the rising agribusiness entrepreneur is because […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Women Farmers under the auspices of Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria, SWOFON, Tuesday, disclosed holding a town hall meeting on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, in Abuja overgrowing and worrisome insecurity issues that affect food production and security. This was made known by the National President, SWOFON, Mary Afan, […]

As Fed College of Horticulture donates 100 hectares of land By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The National Agricultural Land Development Authority, NALDA, has commenced moves to reactivate 300 hectares of abandoned farmland in Gombe State to engage and empower young people. The move was led by the Executive Secretary, NALDA, Prince Paul Ikonne, who visited […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Nanono, Monday, disclosed Federal Government registering 5 million farmers for fertilizer subsidy support. Nanono made this known at the Consultative Meeting of National Stakeholders on Restructuring of the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative in Abuja. According to him, government has put in place several […]

11 December set for first formal pledging session By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As the countries of the world grapple and pass through the crucibles of excruciating hunger and poverty recently occasioned by conflict, climate change, and the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the world’s poorest countries are the first to pledge funds to the UN’s […]

Rensource, a leading West African renewable energy services provider, announced today its entrance into the provision of Commercial & Industrial (C&I) solar with a projecting partnership with the Norwegian impact investment company, Empower New Energy, to deploy a 700KWp solar photovoltaic plant to Nigeria´s largest egg producer, Premium Poultry Farms. The power plant, ground-mounted on […]

The National President of the Association of United Farm Products, Traders and Livestock Dealers of Nigeria, Stephen Akombo, weekend, attributed the shortage of food production in the country to attacks on farmers across the nation by bandits and herdsmen.