Nigeria fights to save N1.4trn agro exports
...Exporters say they are 80% ready…FG struggles with its role By Cynthia Alo Nigeria risks losing over $1 billion, about N1.4 trillion, in annual earnings from agro exports if it fails to meet the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation, EUDR, deadline of December 30, 2026. The EUDR requires that commodities entering the EU market, including cocoa, […]
Honour Nigerian farmers with ‘National Farmers Day’, stakeholders tell FG
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate 2023 World Hunger Day at the weekend, stakeholders including National Biotechnology Development Agency, NABDA, Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology, OFAB, and others, asked the Federal Government to declare ‘National Farmers Day’.
Food production: Council trains over 60 seed producers
THE National Agricultural Seed Council, NASC, weekend, trained over 60 seed producers and stakeholders on high technical skills to produce quality seeds.
Climate change: Significant challenge facing our planet – AGRA President
The President of the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa, AGRA, Dr Agnes Kalibata, has said that Climate change is quickly becoming the most significant challenge facing our planet.
Traders, consumers lament tomatoes price hike
Some tomato traders and consumers have lamented the recent scarcity and hike in the price of the produce in the country.
Why we appointed former President Jonathan as ambassador – AATF
By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – THE African Agricultural Technology Foundation, AATF, weekend, explained why former President Goodluck Jonathan was appointed ‘Africa Ambassador for Agricultural Technology’, which was based on the indelible agricultural initiatives he reeled out to take Nigeria’s agricultural sector to an enviable height with various policies, programmes and projects. Speaking in an interactive […]
