FG targets $500m import savings with new palm oil estates
The Federal Government has unveiled a coordinated plan to revive Nigeria’s palm oil industry, aiming to cut import bills by up to $500 million annually through a public-private investment model built on large-scale estates and downstream processing.
Farmers express hope over newly appointed Agric Ministers, renaming of Ministry
AFTER 24 hours of President Bola Tinubu’s attaching portfolios to Ministers that would be inaugurated soon, farmers under the auspices of All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Thursday, expressed hope over the newly appointed Ministers for the sector and renaming of the Ministry from Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.
Food sufficiency: FG begins distribution of farm inputs to farmers
The Federal Government says, it has commenced the distribution of subsidised farm inputs to small holder farmers across the North Western States of the country.
Benue govt procures 100 trucks of fertilizers for distribution to farmers
Benue state government has procured 100 trucks of fertilizers to be distributed to farmers in the year’s farming season.
Food security: Maize farmers move to create 1m jobs through PPP model
AS food security takes center stage in economic growth and development, maize farmer under the auspices of Maize Association of Nigeria, MAAN, Monday, disclosed of creating 1 million jobs across the country with the Private Public Partnership, PPP, Model.
African countries bordering Atlantic Ocean lament poor interest in fisheries governance
AS the blue economy now becomes a major focus globally, African countries under the auspices of the Ministerial Conference on Fisheries Cooperation among African States bordering the Atlantic Ocean, COMHAFAT/ATLAFCO, have lamented poor interest in fisheries governance as a major foreign exchange revenue earner.
