Binkabi, a London-based start-up firm said on Saturday that it was set to boost agriculture trading through its block-chain technology.

Katsina State Government has leased its Songhai Farm located in Dutsinma to Dangote Group at the cost of N500 million.

The International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD, yesterday, flagged off the distribution of farm input to 4,244 rice and cassava farmers in Benue State under its Value Chain Development Programme, VCDP, for the 2018 farming season.

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Assisted-Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), on Saturday distributed farm inputs to 1,500 rice and cassava value chain farmers toward the success of 2018 planting season.

The Edo State Government and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have agreed to join forces to bring about transformational change in cassava production, with a proposal for development of a 50,000 hectare farm project in the state.

The Kaduna State Government on Tuesday said the first batch of 3,000 youths had been cleared to benefit in the Federal Government’s Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme (AADS).

THE Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), has entered into collaboration with the Nigeria Agriculture Mechanization and Equipment Leasing Company (NAMEL) to provide 10,000 tractors for both small and large scale farmers in Nigeria.

The British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation, BATN, has unveiled a four-year strategic plan to promote wealth creation activities in the agriculture sector as part of efforts at empowering rural Nigerians for a sustainable future.

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As the world all over marks “World Agriculture Day 2018”, Nestlé Nigeria PLC, the largest food and beverage companies in the region, joins the rest of the world to celebrate, identifying with its Creating Share Value (CSV) activities that empowers farmers across Nigeria and thereby contributing its quota towards developing the Agriculture sector of the country.

Governor Muhammed Abubakar of Bauchi State has disclosed that 30,000 farmers are to benefit from soil analysis aimed at boosting production of crops in the state.

The National Horticultural Research Institute, Ibadan, recently trained farmers on plantain and pineapple value chain. 

Chief Executive Officer, Dizengoff West Africa (Nigeria) Ltd., Ritvonen Antti, has   identified finance to drive mechanisation as a big challenge in the country’s quest for agriculture development.

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Nigeria has encouraged the Federal Government to review universities’ curricula to include more agriculture related courses and boost youths’ interest in agriculture.

GOVERNOR Darius Ishaku of Taraba state has affirmed that the country will save $8 billion usually spent on the importation of rice from other countries annually if there is peace between farmers and herdsmen in Taraba state.