Food Security: FG moves to eliminate misuse of agro-chemicals on farm produce
The Federal Government says it is working with relevant House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture to have a framework to ensure sanity in the agro-chemicals or pesticides business in the country. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Ernest Umakhihe, disclosed this at the stakeholder’s workshop on Agro-chemicals (Plants Pesticides), Manufacturing, […]
Food Security: NESG demands overhauling of mgt of agric sector
By Prince Okafor Following the huge gap in meeting food requirements, subsequently leading to an increasing hunger across the nation, the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), has asked the Federal Government to completely overhaul the management of the Agriculture sector and all related sectors. This according to the think thank group is expedient to help […]
Food Security: It’s time to end open grazing in Plateau
Jos – Over the years, protracted conflicts have occurred between farmers and herders in Plateau State and the crux of the matter had always been fighting over needed resources to support their respective trades. These squabbles though minimal in the past have taken diverse dimensions and criminality and vindictiveness take centre stage in recent times.
Food Security: Nigeria’s need for veritable food system
By Architect Ibrahim Kabir It’s pretty clear to everyone that the population of the World will surge to the 10 billion forecasts regardless of the deaths attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic. The search for a vaccine driven by the progress in Science, Technology, and Medicine gives us hope that the tide of the pandemic will […]
Promising route to attaining food security
By Adewale Kupoluyi OVER the years, the nation has embarked on a series of plans, programmes and projects to diversify the economy, achieve sustainable development and attain food security. Unfortunately, not much can be said to have been achieved due to several factors among which is the little attention paid to the enormous opportunities that […]
Food security: 3,500 farmers benefit from Obaseki’s Independent Farmers Initiative
Not less than 3,500 farmers in Edo State have benefited from Governor Godwin Obaseki’s Independent Farmers Initiative (IFI) designed to boost food security in the state’s post-coronavirus (COVID-19) economy. Addressing the farmers at the flag-off of the initiative in Umegbe Community, Oredo Local Government Area, Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Hon. Richard Uyi Edebiri, […]
