Agro exports fall 36% to N803bn in Q2
By Cynthia AloNigeria’s agricultural export earnings fell by 36.09 per cent year-on-year to N802.99 billion in the second quarter of 2026 (Q2’26) from N1.26 trillion in the corresponding period of 2025 (Q2 ’25), latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has shown.The figure also represents a 31.51 per cent decline from the N1.17 […]
AfDB marks four Taraba LGAs for special agro-industrial processing zones
The African Development Bank, AfDB, has selected four local government areas in Taraba State as Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones, SAPZ.
We’re not asking farmers to pay N2,000 to get farm inputs – AFAN
…disassociates self from fraudsters By Gabriel Ewepu, Abuja With dry season farming soon to commence, the apex body of farmers in the country, All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Saturday, alerted farmers that it is not demanding N2,000 payment for farm inputs as claimed by some fraudsters. This was made known in a statement signed […]
How Agro value chain can earn Nigeria FX — Expert
“The reason for the increase in the dollar is that Nigeria spends more than it earns internationally. The only place that we get foreign exchange now is through crude oil and fossil fuels.”
FG to distribute free grain palliatives to needy Nigerians – Minister
“Food is now viewed as a trading commodity, not as a necessity for food security of the nation. And I think because of this situation and the challenge that we face, we have to come out I make absolute statement that no double taxation should be applied to food in transit.”
Combat hunger with food banks in geopolitical zones — Farmers beg Tinubu
“A veritable food system is evolved by committing to the proper and sustainable creation of a number of important pillars including; Production; Storage; Processing; Distribution; and Consumption.”
