Assures Nigerians commitment to food production, availability By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Sunday, felicitated with Muslims across the country and the world as they mark the end of Ramadan. This was contained in a statement signed by the National President, AFAN, Arc Kabir Ibrahim while urging Muslims to […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As the 2020 farming season set to commence amid the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic, the Fertilizer Producers Association of Nigeria, FEPSAN, Thursday, disclosed of partnering farmer groups to tackle the challenge of fertilizer adulteration. The Executive Secretary, FEPSAN, Gideon Negedu, made this known while speaking in a chat with Vanguard […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Fertilizer Producers Association of Nigeria, FEPSAN, Wednesday, assured farmers in the country availability of 600, 000 metric tonnes of fertilizer under the Presidential Initiative to boost food production in the country despite the raging Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic. This was disclosed by the Executive Secretary, FEPSAN, Gideon Negedu, while in […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Ibrahim-led executive of All Farmers Association of Nigeria, Monday, demanded the prosecution of Farouk Mudi, for allegedly registering an illegal All Farmers Association of Nigeria, Kano State Chapter. This was contained in a statement signed by the National President, AFAN, Arc Ibrahim Kabir, where Mudi’s alleged registration was described […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Federal Government, Sunday, disclosed of inaugurating a Technical Committee on revitalizing service of 75, 000 agricultural extension workers in two years in order to enhance farmers’ performance and productivity. The inauguration was made by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Nanono, in Abuja, as contained in a […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa Nigeria Chapter, Saturday, urged the Federal Government and other African governments to adopt high yielding crop varieties, agricultural drones, farm mechanization and digital agriculture solutions as options in managing the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic to enhance food production. This was the assertion […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Government said it has distributed one ton of Downy Mildew Resistant (DMR) and Leaf Streak Resistant (LSR) – Y (Yellow) hybrid maize seedlings to 650 farmers despite fight against COVID-19 pandemic in the state. Downy Mildew and Leaf Streak are diseases that destroy the maize seeds thereby affecting farmers’ harvest […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Friday, hailed Professor Ibrahim Gambari over the appointment as new Chief of Staff, CoS, to President Muhammadu Buhari amid the raging Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. This was contained in a statement signed by the National President, AFAN, Arc Kabir Ibrahim, where the association expressed […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The National Agricultural Seeds Council, NASC, Wednesday, assured farmers in the country of accessing 81, 000 metric tonnes of certified seeds for 20202 planting season. This was disclosed by the Director-General, NASC, Dr. Philip Ojo, in his address during a media briefing via Zoom, while speaking on what the Council […]

Alleges illegal registration of another AFAN By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Ibrahim led All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, executive, Tuesday, disowned the Faruk Rabiu Mudi, President of alleged illegally registered AFAN. This was contained in a statement signed by the National President, AFAN, Kabir Ibrahim, where it alleged that Faruk Rabiu Mudi is […]

Calls on CBN to develop rural agriculture By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The National Coordinator of Nigeria Farmers Group and Cooperative Society, NFGCS, Redson Tedheke, Sunday, said the Fulanis deserve Federal Government’s attention and intervention to increase milk production and reduce the cost of importation of the commodity. This was the assertion of the National […]

Seeks to own 30% shares in BoA By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Friday, hailed the appointment of acting Managing Director of Bank of Agriculture, BoA, Alwan Hassan, as it signifies hope for smallholder farmers in the country. This was contained in a statement signed by the National President, […]

As FG grants authorization to make agro-export kinetic By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service, NAQS, Friday, disclosed full resumption of export certification activities at the nation’s ports to reactivate agribusiness in the country as Federal Government eases lockdown in the fight against the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. This was made known […]

Tasks govt on post-COVID-19 massive agric support, devt By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Nigeria Farmers Group and Cooperative Society, NFGCS, weekend, disclosed of supporting 11 communities in Kokuna Local Government of Nasarawa State, with over 100 bags of rice and five cows to cushion the effect of the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. This was […]

The Chairman, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Delta, Mr. Silver Ejezie, has appealed to the state government to make agrochemicals available to farmers in the state. Ejezie made the appeal on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba. He expressed regret over the shortage of agrochemicals used for […]