Stakeholders advocate market access solutions to reduce Nigeria’s agricultural waste
At the backdrop of severe infrastructure gaps, some stakeholders in the agric value chain, including the Chief Executive Officer of Rashak Farms and Agro-Allied Limited, Rahmah Aderinoye and Executive Director of Community Action for Food Security, Azeez Salawu, have called for a paradigm shift from traditional storage interventions toward solving market access barriers to curb agricultural waste.
Niger Govt pledges support to small scale farmers
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.
44th National Council on Agric on Dec 16 wrongly timed
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 […]
Food security: Nasarawa govt distributes 38 trucks of fertilizer to farmers
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 […]
Conflict Resolution: UN-POLAC appoints Ofana Int’l Peace Advocate
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 […]
Insecurity: Women farmers to hold town hall meeting Dec 9
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, […]
