Some women in Jos metropolis, seeking alternatives to high prices of staple food and vegetables, have taken to backyard farming for the daily food needs of their families. Some of the women who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Jos, said it is commonsensical to have a small farm to […]

By Jimoh Babatunde NIGERIA’S Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Saddiya Umar Farouq recently said the scale of devastation of the present flood situation in the country can only be compared to the 2012 floods as 34 of the country’s 36 states have experienced flooding and heavier than expected rainfall in recent weeks. While many parts of Nigeria […]

— 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 […]