Seeks to own 30% shares in BoA By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Friday, hailed the appointment of acting Managing Director of Bank of Agriculture, BoA, Alwan Hassan, as it signifies hope for smallholder farmers in the country. This was contained in a statement signed by the National President, […]

As FG grants authorization to make agro-export kinetic By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service, NAQS, Friday, disclosed full resumption of export certification activities at the nation’s ports to reactivate agribusiness in the country as Federal Government eases lockdown in the fight against the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. This was made known […]

Tasks govt on post-COVID-19 massive agric support, devt By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Nigeria Farmers Group and Cooperative Society, NFGCS, weekend, disclosed of supporting 11 communities in Kokuna Local Government of Nasarawa State, with over 100 bags of rice and five cows to cushion the effect of the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. This was […]

The Chairman, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Delta, Mr. Silver Ejezie, has appealed to the state government to make agrochemicals available to farmers in the state. Ejezie made the appeal on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba. He expressed regret over the shortage of agrochemicals used for […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised to look towards agriculture as he continues to work tirelessly to rebounce the Nigerian economy, which has largely been affected by the ravaging coronavirus pandemic.