Mrs. Ezinne Otuka, the State Programme Coordinator (SPC), Abia State FADAMA III, says the state has attained self-sufficiency in rice production. Otuka who spoke on Thursday in Umuahia, attributed the success story to the agricultural reform programmes of the Abia Government. He said that the programmes encouraged the FADAMA User Groups (FUGs) and others […]

The Federal Government has launched the Agriculture for food and job plan AFJP), a major take-off for the agriculture component of the Nigeria Economic and Sustainability Plan (NESP) targeting smallholder farmers. The project would mitigate the negative impact of COVID-19 on the economy and livelihoods of farmers by creating more access to food for and […]

AS the novel Coronavirus is taking its toll on the economy, the Nigerian government has been advised on the need to, as a matter of preventing the looming food crisis in the country, reduce the Value Added Tax (VAT) on agricultural equipment imported to the country.

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Shehuri, Tuesday, disclosed that the Federal Government is considering farmers to own houses through their agricultural activities. Shehuri made the disclosure during the opening ceremony of the first virtual edition of the Abuja International Housing Show (AIHS), which is the […]

Tordue Salem – Abuja Farmers under the auspices of Edo State Concerned Farmers Association, on Monday, protested in Abuja over alleged misuse of the sum of ₦75 Billion Naira Agricultural Loans by the Governor Godwin Obaseki administration of Edo State. The group of Edo farmers led by comrade Afeiye Muhammed claimed that the loans were […]