By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Shehuri, Tuesday, disclosed that the Federal Government is considering farmers to own houses through their agricultural activities. Shehuri made the disclosure during the opening ceremony of the first virtual edition of the Abuja International Housing Show (AIHS), which is the […]

Tordue Salem – Abuja Farmers under the auspices of Edo State Concerned Farmers Association, on Monday, protested in Abuja over alleged misuse of the sum of ₦75 Billion Naira Agricultural Loans by the Governor Godwin Obaseki administration of Edo State. The group of Edo farmers led by comrade Afeiye Muhammed claimed that the loans were […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Fish farmers under the auspices of the National Fish Association of Nigeria, NFAN, Sunday, lamented huge losses, glut, and business collapse over the impact of lockdown resulting from the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. The National President, NFAN, Dr. Gabriel Ogunsanya, disclosed this in a statement signed by the National Publicity […]

By Adeola Badru – Ibadan An agribusiness expert and founder of Farmkonnect, a foremost multi-dimensional agric firm in Nigeria, Mr. Oluwole Azeez, has warned that the global Coronavirus pandemic may trigger a “looming food crisis,” if urgent and drastic measures are not taken. He added that the country might be hit by food scarcity that will be difficult […]

As WFP moves to scale up food aid to 138m people Launches over $10bn appeal to tackle humanitarian needs By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The World Food Programme, WFP, and Food and Agriculture Organisation, FAO, under the United Nations, UN, Friday, raised alarm over devastating hunger to engulf over 25 countries occasioned by the ravaging […]

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has expressed the National Assembly’s commitment to engaging Nigerian toward embracing Federal Government’s Back to Farm initiative. According to a statement by Mr. Tope Ojeme, Head of Communication, National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA), Lawan made this known when the organisation paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja. He […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja An agribusiness expert and Vice President of Nigeria Agribusiness Group, NABG, Emmanuel Ijewere, Tuesday, called on regulatory agencies to collaborate in addressing standard challenges that have over the years bedeviled import and export trade in Nigeria. Ijewere made the call while speaking with Vanguard over areas that need to be […]

Over 370 farmers in seven clusters across Edo State have benefitted from the distribution of over 370,000 fingerlings under the state government’s agripreneur programme, as part of deliberate policies by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration aimed at ensuring food security and wealth creation. Special Adviser to the Governor on Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security Programme, […]

Not less than 3,500 farmers in Edo State have benefited from Governor Godwin Obaseki’s Independent Farmers Initiative (IFI) designed to boost food security in the state’s post-coronavirus (COVID-19) economy. Addressing the farmers at the flag-off of the initiative in Umegbe Community, Oredo Local Government Area, Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Hon. Richard Uyi Edebiri, […]

Embarks on joint operations with police to stop trade By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service, NAQS, Wednesday, expressed concern over rising illicit trade in donkey skin across the country. This was made known in a statement signed by the Head of Media, Communications and Strategies, NAQS, Dr. Gozie Nwodo, where the […]

Says 500, 000 hectares of land set for take-off By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The National President, All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Arc Kabir Ibrahim, Wednesday, disclosed that Federal Government’s National Livestock Transformation Plan, NLTP, is on course despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Ibrahim made the disclosure while speaking with Vanguard on the current state […]

By Jimoh Babatunde The African Development Bank, AfDB, has said an additional 49 million Africans are at risk of extreme poverty due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath, with West and Central Africa to be the worst hit. This was contained in AfDB’s comprehensive socio-economic assessment of the  COVID-19 pandemic’s impact released on Tuesday […]

By Jimoh Babatunde Farmers and other stakeholders in the agricultural sector have demanded that the planned integration of non-interest credit facilities into the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme, ABP, the Targeted Credit Facility, TCF, and other agricultural credit schemes by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, should be exclusively opened to genuine farmers through their associations. They […]

The Ekiti Government, in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is to empower no fewer than 1,000 cassava farmers to ensure increased cultivation of the commodity in the state. Speaking on Tuesday at the launching of the programme in Ado-Ekiti, Gov Kayode Fayemi, represented by the Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Folorunso Olabode, said […]

Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security recognises and supports transformational research in global agriculture Olam International, in partnership with Agropolis Foundation, is on the hunt for groundbreaking scientific research that can deliver transformational impacts within global agriculture and win a USD$75,000 grant to support development and implementation. Unlike other research awards, the Olam Prize […]