More controversy trails GMO adoption in Nigeria’s agro food system
· Nigeria’s soil damaged by GMOs – MOMEF boss · Farmers demand proper labelling of GMO seeds · Weak regulatory safeguards is key – GIFSEP By Gabriel Ewepu As controversy continues in Nigeria’s agriculture sector over Genetically Modified (GM) crops and farm inputs more stakeholders are coming up with divergent narratives and counter-narratives on the […]
Maputo Declaration: Lagos upscales agric benchmark by 2%
The Lagos State Government has said that it had upscaled the Maputo Declaration benchmark of 10 percent budget for agriculture by member-countries from one percent to two percent.
AFEX’s currently creating wealthy farmers, boosting investments — Balogun
By Gabriel Ewepu In this interview, the Chief Executive Officer, AFEX Commodities Exchange Limited, Ayodeji Balogun, disclosed efforts made by his company in creating wealthy farmers in Nigeria and boosting investments along various value chains in the last five years, as he speaks on other salient issues in the agricultural sector. Excerpts: Can you give […]
RBDAs have boost food security, create massive employment in 5 years — Engr Adamu
Says 253 farmlands leased for commercial farming Calls on Water Council to support, sustain drive for Water Bill passage By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Minister of Water Resources, Engr Suleiman Adamu, Thursday, disclosed that the River Basin Development Authorities, RBDAs, has boost food production and security in five years with massive creation of employment. […]
Ondo to benefit from $200m livestock support grant – FG
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said that Ondo State will benefit from the 200 million dollars World Bank Livestock Productivity and Resilience Project (L- PRES). The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono, made this known on Thursday in Akure, the Ondo State capital. Nanono, who was represented by […]
Borno killings: Women farmers to stop supply of farm produce to markets
…calls for compensation of families of slain farmers By Gabriel Ewepu WOMEN farmers under the auspices of Smallholder Women Farmers Organisation of Nigeria, SWFON, Monday, disclosed planned stoppage of supply of farm produce to markets across the country following Saturday massacre of 43 rice farmers in Borno State. This was made known in a telephone […]
