Agro exports fall 36% to N803bn in Q2
By Cynthia AloNigeria’s agricultural export earnings fell by 36.09 per cent year-on-year to N802.99 billion in the second quarter of 2026 (Q2’26) from N1.26 trillion in the corresponding period of 2025 (Q2 ’25), latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has shown.The figure also represents a 31.51 per cent decline from the N1.17 […]
AFAN kicks against agrofair for farmers in July
The nation’s apex body of farmers, All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, kicked against purported agrofair to hold in July
Women farmers remain powerhouse for food production – Abubakar
As high food prices continue to frustrate Nigerians and triggering hunger, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, Saturday, reiterated that despite challenges women farmers remain powerhouse for food production in Nigeria
We are running out of business —South-East farmers cry out
FARMERS doing business in the South-East region are crying out over the difficult conditions under which they operate, saying some of them have shut their businesses. “We are running out of business. Our farms are going down.
Onitsha farmers complain of inability to access loans
Farmers in Onitsha, Anambra State said that it is very difficult to secure bank loans for agriculture which is affecting their business.
Why we’ve gone digital in Agric Ministry — Abubakar
In the bid to key into a technology-driven work process and procedure according to best global practices, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, Monday, disclosed why the Ministry is going digital in all its operations
