Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has restated his administration’s commitment to developing agriculture towards the industrialisation of the state. He added that government had embarked on a massive agro-industrial transformation to accelerate economic growth in the state. Ayade, during a visit to the state’s Seeds and Seedlings Factory in Calabar, said a new vista […]

Stakeholders in the agriculture sector on Monday sought for economic policies that would help boost agricultural development in the country. The stakeholders made the call at the 6th African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE) Abuja 2019 Triennial conference. The theme of the conference is: “Rising to Meet New Challenges: Africa’s Agricultural Development Beyond 2020 Vision, […]

Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation (SWOFON) have attributed most challenges facing farming by women is the activities of “political farmers’’ while claiming that 70 per cent of farmers in Nigeria now are women. This statement was made by the national coordinator of the group, Mrs Janet Adejoh, in Abuja. Participants, who spoke with News Agency […]

…as FG considers exporting NPK 20-20 fertilizer By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Presidential Fertilizer Initiative, PFI, Friday, assured farmers of subsidized fertilizer rate for farmers’ affordability and accessibility in the 2020 wet season planting. 100 women undergo OBLBF free surgery to remove uterine fibroid Niger to spend N260m on youth empowerment This was disclosed […]

By Olukayode Babalola, Lafia The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Extension Department, has trained 10 extension workers on ginger production. The gesture, in collaboration with Nasarawa Agricultural Development Programme (NADP), was a sequel to stepping the training of 200 farmers in the 13 local government areas of the state. Malam Umaru Yusufu-Mohammed, […]

 Gov. Mohammed Badaru of Jigawa says Presidential Fertiliser Initiative (PFI), will help to grow the Nigerian economy through the production of NPK 20-20 fertiliser, using locally sourced materials.

By Gabriel Ewepu, Abuja The Presidential Fertilizer Initiative, PFI, Friday, assured farmers of subsidized fertilizer rate for farmers’ affordability and accessibility in the 2020 wet season planting. This was disclosed by the Chairman, PFI, who also is the Governor of Jigawa State, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Agriculture and […]

The Edo State Government in collaboration with Thrive Agric and Market Development in the Niger-Delta (MADE) have trained over 1000 bee farmers across the state on techniques to increase productivity and profitability, with 40 of them getting N190,000 worth of start-up pack each.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it spent N146 billion to support 849,480 wet and dry seasons rice farmers across the country. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, gave the details at a meeting with some state Governors in Abuja on Thursday. Emefiele said that the bank was working with other stakeholders to wage […]

The Osun Government is to create 25,000 new direct and indirect jobs through the dairy project development activities of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Mr Mudasiru Toogun, the former Osun Commissioner for Special Duties, has said. In a statement issued by Mrs Segilola Babalola, the Information Officer in the Ministry of Agriculture, Toogun was quoted […]