— To reduce post-harvest losses, unemployment  By Dayo Johnson, Akure In a bid to reduce post-harvest losses and unemployment, the National Institute of Horticultural Research (NIHORT), trained 50 unemployed youths and women, in Ondo state, on value addition in tomato production. The Director/ Chief Executive Officer, of NIHORT, Dr Mohammed Attanda, said in Akure, the Ondo […]

By Gabriel Ewepu and Favour Joseph, Abuja AMIDST daunting challenges facing thrown up by devastating flood impact in the agricultural sector, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the British American Tobacco (Nigeria) Foundation, BATNF, Thursday, boosted Smallholder Irrigation Farmer Clusters in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, for all-year round agricultural activities. Explaining […]

By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – AS food crisis looms across the country, ActionAid Nigeria, AAN, Small-scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria, SWOFON, CAADP Non-State Actors Coalition, CNC, Monday, decried 1.11 per cent budgetary allocation to the Agricultural Sector by the Federal Government. Their displeasure was made known at a media conference held in Abuja, where […]

Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, has approved the release of N100 million to the Kebbi State Fishermen Cooperative Union (KSFCU). This is contained in a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Animal Health, Husbandry and Fisheries, Alhaji Aminu Garba-Dandiga, in Birnin Kebbi on Monday. Garba-Dandiga said that the gesture was in line with […]

By Biodun Busari The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres has said that urgent actions must be taken by the country’s leaders to address global famine and hunger as the world’s population hits 10 billion people in 2050. Guterres made this statement on Monday in his opening remarks at a press conference of the G20 Summit […]

The Minister of Agriculture, Dr Muhammad Abubakar has said that the federal government is working tirelessly to reduce the prices of food as the country goes into the dry season. He said dray season farming begins in December, and as such, President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration will ensure continuous production in Nigeria. Read also: Food security: […]

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has identified Nigeria as the powerhouse for agro-industrilisation in Africa. Ms Katherine Meighan, the Associate Vice-President and General Counsel for IFAD, said this at the ongoing Strategic Partners and Investors Forum on the Launch of “the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) in Abuja. Meighan said that Nigeria was […]

WITH a resolve to diversify the economy from oil and gas dependent, President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday, launched the long-awaited Special Agro-Processing Zones Programme, SAPZ, in seven States and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

The Geodata for Agriculture and Water (G4AW) held its 6th international conference in Utrecht, the Netherlands recently. G4AW is a programme by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs within the policy priorities for food security and water, which is executed by the Netherlands Space Office (NSO).The program coordinator at the Netherlands Space Office and the […]

Ogun State Chairman of Poultry Farmers Association of Nigeria (PANOG), Engr. Idowu Adenuga, has identified poor funding, insecurity and low egg consumption as some of the factors affecting the growth of poultry farming in Nigeria.

Nigeria doesn’t have shortage of food – Abubakar

Elder statesman, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN) says every Nigerian citizen should embrace farming, irrespective of profession or status.

WITH high prices of food, insecurity, flood, drought, post-harvest losses, poor mechanisation, high-interest rates, herder-farmer clashes, disease outbreaks, low yields, high cost of farm inputs, inadequate funding, limited access to agric extension services, agric commodities’ rejection, poor good agricultural practices, lack of value addition, corruption, and others Nigerian farmers have to grapple with amid celebration of 62nd Independence Day by Nigeria

…set to redefine Nigeria’s agric future ….as NSIA throws weight behind to increase agric production, tackle food crisis …. targets huge employment generation for youth By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – THE Nigerian agricultural sector is set for a boost to become a major global player in food production, processing, packaging, and export as an agricultural […]

DELTA State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has called on Nigerians, particularly Deltans to invest more in agriculture as a way to curb rising food insufficiency in Nigeria and create job opportunities and economic development for the people.