Prof. Wasiu Afolabi of the Community Nutrition, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta has called for speedy implementation of the National Policy on Food and Nutrition by the federal, state and local governments. Afolabi said that its implementation, which required adequate funding by all tiers of government, would ensure food security and reduce the scourge […]

Flood: Govt. urges farmers to insure farms Mr Adegboyega Adefarati, the Ondo State Commissioner for Agriculture, on Wednesday urged farmers in the state to register their farms with the agricultural insurance scheme to avoid total loss after natural disasters. Adefarati gave this advice after the tour of rice and vegetable farms destroyed by flood at […]

Sen. Shehu Sani has advised the Federal Government to explore ways of leveraging on the country’s huge agriculture potentials to ensure mutually beneficial relations with China.

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has said that the establishment of Special Agro-processing Zones (SAPZs) in Nigeria has the potential of attracting between one to four billion dollars investments into the country.

Sterling Bank Plc is set to bring together policymakers, development agencies, international financial institutions, and value chain players on the continent through its Agriculture Summit Africa.

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Tuesday, commenced distribution of agro-inputs worth N150 million to farmers affected by the 2018 flooding and erosion in the FCT.

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured of adequate plans by his administration to strengthen collaboration with relevant Federal Government agencies to guarantee food sufficiency in the state, including the 725-hectare maize farm being cultivated with support from the Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agriculture Lending (NIRSAL)

Nigeria’s first digital agriculture company, Farmcrowdy, has introduced Crowdyvest, an impact-driven platform that connects individuals to multiple sponsorship opportunities that are safe, trusted and secure.

An Agro-tech company, Farmstripe is offering individuals an opportunity to fund or sponsor farms and get return on sponsorship at the end of each farming cycle.

In the world today, chemical pesticide and fertiliser-grown food constitute our major consumption.