By Peter Okutu – Abakaliki Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, Thursday, called on the people of the State including youths to engage in Agriculture as it remains a sure alternative to an oil-driven economy. The Governor who stated this during the Launching/inauguration of State Chapter/Excos of the National Sesame Seed Association of Nigeria (NSSAN) […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Government has empowered no fewer than 800 rice farmers in the state with preferred high-yielding Farrow 44 seeds, brand new high-quality knapsack sprayers, rain boots and farm coats. The state Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, who gave out the empowerment tools on Tuesday, at the beginning of a […]

James Ogunnaike -Abeokuta Ogun State government has reiterated its commitment to key in into the federal government agricultural policy on food security and nutrition strategy in order to address the problem of child malnutrition in the state. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Adeola Odedina gave the assurance at a meeting with the representatives of […]

To feed the growing population in Nigeria, many are advocating a change to the age-long way of cultivating and growing our food as we can’t continue to rely on the use of cutlass and hoe, but embrace science and technology.

By Arc Kabir Ibrahim The 2020 Farming season appears to engender a bountiful harvest but the flash floods all over the nation portend a serious impediment to the realization of a bumper harvest. The several windows of support to the farming communities from the CBN and a host of other sources are germane and evidently […]