By Dirisu Yakubu Constitutional lawyer and rights activist, Femi Falana has accused state governments in the country of playing a part in the continuous destruction of forests in their various domains. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria stated this on Thursday in Abuja at a one day workshop on “Preventing Illicit Trade in Nigeria’s Endangered Plant […]

The National Horticultural Research Institute(NIHORT) says 700,000 million metric tonnes of tomatoes are   required to meet the nation’s demand for it. Dr Abayomi Olaniyan, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of NIHORT said this at a two-day training workshop in Abuja on Wednesday. The training was organised by the institute for critical stakeholders in tomato […]

As AfDB set to fund project with $500m Each SAPZ to 30, 000 jobs targeted By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Nanono, Monday, said the success of the six Special Agro-Processing Zones, SAPZs, depends on agricultural mechanization. Nanono stated this while declaring open a two Special Agro-Processing Zones […]

Mr David Afolayan, an Environmentalist and Geographic Information Science (GIS) expert, has cautioned Nigerians on the dangers of bush burning especially during harmattan. Afolayan, in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Friday, said that to prevent fire outbreaks people must desist from burning bushes and refuse. He noted that different […]

Ecobank says Nigeria has the capacity to feed Africa’s estimated 1.2 billion people if it harnesses the gains of the agricultural value chain. According to the bank success in Nigeria’s agricultural sector means the reduction in the demand for foreign exchange to import food items into the country and the development of the agribusiness value-chain with a resultant effect in the creation of a new breed of entrepreneurs as well as jobs for the teeming population.

A Poultry expert, Mr Joel Oduware, has called for precautionary approach against the trigger and spread of Bird Flu disease closely linked to the harmattan season. Oduware, an expert in poultry farming made this call in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. The experts said the disease was seasonal […]

As armed conflict in Africa increases by 36% Poverty, hunger on decline in Rwanda after 94 genocide — AGRA By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Following rising conflicts, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD, Wednesday, called for increased investments in rural development. The call was made by the President, IFAD, Gilbert Houngbo, at the final […]

Muyiwa Folorunso is the CEO and Chief Creative Officer of Divergent Enterprise Group, a group of companies that are into e-commerce, transportation, real estate, travel, and agribusiness. In 2018, he co-founded Porkmoney, an initiative meant to revive pig farming and its contribution to economic growth. In this interview, he bares his mind on pig farming, […]

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has affirmed the export of local rice in the near future as predicted by the Minister of Agriculture, Alhaji Sabo Nanono some weeks back. The Deputy National President of RIFAN, Mr Segun Atho, drummed support for the minister’s prediction in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria […]

As 632 LGAs set for full mechanized farming By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Federal Government and Benue State Government move to collaborate on massive food production and job creation in order to tackle security challenges and poverty. This was made known by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Nanono, during a courtesy […]