THE African Agricultural Technology Foundation, AAFT, and Institute for Agricultural Research, IAR, have succeeded in developing insect pest resistant cowpea called Maruca and for bumper harvest by farmers.

THE Federal Government has denied insinuations that it had completely banned rice importation into the country, saying that it only restricted the importation of the product through the designated Sea Ports.

THE African Agricultural Technology Foundation, AAFT, and Institute for Agricultural Research, IAR, have succeeded in developing insect pest resistant cowpea against an insect called Maruca and for bumper harvest by farmers.

THE Vice President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Sani Dangote, alleged that Federal Government’s indecision has slowed down local production of tomatoes in the country.

The African Union Commission in collaboration with the NEPAD Agency recently held a technical validation meeting for a Continental Agribusiness Strategy and a framework, operational structure, and implementation business plan for a continental African agribusiness apex body.

THE Federal Government, Thursday, stated that it is planning an agriculture-focused financial institution that would be owned by both the Federal Government, farmers and other stakeholders in the agricultural sector.

MINISTER of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri has called on farmers and food handlers to always carry out periodic examination of their products, to avoid fungal contamination in order to protect public health, and secure good market for Nigeria’s agro-commodities.

VARIOUS calls by the Government on the need for Nigerian youths to take to agriculture might go unheeded if the necessary information on how to access land and finance are not readily available. This was the position of the Assistant Pastor in charge of Lagos Province 48 of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor […]

FOOD and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Director-General José Graziano da Silva has said that declining prices could thwart international efforts to eradicate hunger and extreme poverty unless steps are taken to guarantee decent incomes and livelihoods for small-scale producers.

As Nigeria set to mark its 56 years of independence, Christ Embassy Church has called on Nigerians to embrace agriculture as a means of revitalising the nation’s economy.

In the first part of this report, penultimate Wednesday, we highlighted why and how more and more states are seeking and adopting various measures to boost their internally generated revenues and effectively address their worsening insolvency or cash crunch challenges.

The President of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) , Dr. Agnes Kalibata, has called on African countries to re-align their agricultural practices, warning that failure to do so will see them having no money to develop other economic components as all financial concentration would be on food imports.

Nigeria is among 12 countries in Africa that have posted higher agriculture productivity and stronger GDP growth as well as sharper declines in malnutrition due to early implementation of the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) goals.

As part of its efforts to replace subsisting farming with commercial agriculture, the Jigawa state government has introduced cluster farming initiative where four target crops comprising rice, groundnuts, sesame, and soya beans were identified as core areas of competitive advantage in the state.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has reiterated the significance of extension services to the growth of agriculture in the country.