The Federal Government is to site a specialised agricultural produce and international fish market in Ijebu –Jesa in Oriade Local Government Area of Osun. Mr Adedayo Adewole, Osun Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, said this at a meeting of the Project Implementation Committee(PIC) in Osogbo. He said the Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment, […]

Farmers’ participation in dry season planting in Akwa Ibom state has scaled up tremendously in the last four years. The rave in engagement in the dry season farming by both full-time farmers and individuals who engage in farming as a past-time at subsistent scale is attributable to the concerted policy by the Udom Emmanuel administration which seeks to move farmers in the state away from the traditional one season planting to three planting seasons.

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Nigeria and the United States of America, USA, on Wednesday, disclosed moving to boost food production and job creation across various value chains in the agricultural sector. The move was disclosed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Sabo Nanono, during courtesy visit of United States Agency for […]

Stakeholders in the nation’s agricultural sector have commended the various transformation programmes, initiated by the Akwa Ibom State government to reposition the sector in the state.

The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) says eight million farmers will benefit from its 16,000 Geo-Clusters Scheme across the country. Mr Aliyu Abdulhameed, the Managing Director of NIRSAL made this known in his presentation at the 61st session of Greeners Hub B2B Nigeria in Abuja on Sunday. NIRSAL has mandate to […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will create new opportunities in agriculture, manufacturing and other long-neglected sectors to address the challenges of poverty among Nigerians in 2020. The president stated this in a letter addressed to Nigerians, released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Wednesday, to mark […]

Expresses worry over slow adoption of new technologies By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The African Agriculture Technology Foundation, AATF, has disclosed that its technology initiatives will boost food production in Nigeria and other African countries. This was contained in a report released by the Foundation, which highlighted current projects and special initiatives to tackle age-long […]

With the commitment of about N69 billion by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the Edo State Oil Palm Programme (ESOPP), smallholder farmers in the state have applauded the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration for creating the right environment to attract the investment. A cross-section of the farmers, who spoke to journalists, in Benin City, […]

The Lagos State Government on Monday said that its 32,000-metric-tonnes Imota rice mill would be completed in June 2020. Mr Gbolahan Lawal, Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, made the disclosure during an inspection visit to the rice mill at Imota, Ikorodu. Lawal said the economic importance of the rice mill was very huge, considering the […]

An Agritech company, Cellulant Corporation, has decided to eliminate waste in the Nigerian Agriculture sector and improve its value chain through improved technology. The Co-Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr Ken Njoroge, made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday. Njoroge noted the […]