By Martha Agas Smallholder farmers in Gwagwalada have pushed for the inclusion of their communities` climate priorities, the security of their farmlands and improved farm mechanisation in the council’s budget. Speaking at the official unveiling of the Climate Participatory Budget Proposal at the council`s secretariat, the smallholder farmers said theyContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government, German International Cooperation (GIZ), and African Group of Negotiators Experts Support (AGNES) say they are committed to enhancing climate adaptation financing and sustainable livestock development. They gave the commitment during a breakfast meeting in Abuja. Alhaji Idi Maiha, Minister of Livestock Development, said thereContinue Reading
By Doris Esa The Federal Government and the African Union-Inter African Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) are collaborating to strengthen safe market-linked livestock mobility in the African region. The partnership also sought to create a region where livestock movement is safe and orderly. The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha,Continue Reading
By Rita Iliya Federal Government/ International Fund for Agricultural Development-Value Chain Development Programme (FG/IFAD-VCDP), has trained 105 rice farmers Niger on improved agronomic practices aimed at boosting productivity and enhancing food security. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the training was held on Thursday for farmers inContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government says African countries must shift from reactive, event-driven responses to predictive, risk-based and analytics-driven surveillance to meet global target of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) disease eradication by 2030. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that PPR is a viral disease caused byContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) says it facilitated the establishment of 24,000 youth-led agribusinesses in the Niger Delta. The feat was achieved under the Federal Government/IFAD Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises in Niger Delta (LIFE-ND). IFAD Country Director, Dede Ekoue, said this at a meeting on theContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi Dr Abiodun Sanni, National Project Coordinator, Federal Government/IFAD-Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises in the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND), says the project has increased the household incomes of beneficiaries by 50 per cent. Sanni stated this at the Federal Government/IFAD-LIFE-ND High-Level Event on Scaling Up Youth Agripreneurship for Food SystemsContinue Reading
By Doris Esa The Federal Government says it is scaling up youth agripreneurship in Nigeria for food systems transformation in the country. Sen. Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja, at a Youth Agripreneurs Workshop for Food Systems Transformation in Nigeria. TheContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has urged government and relevant stakeholders to support its Smart Alternate Irrigation and Drying (SAID) Project, aimed at enhancing digital rice production. The Vice Chancellor of UNN, Prof. Simon Ortuanya, made the call at a two-day workshop of the AgriDI-UNN DigitalContinue Reading
By Patricia Amogu The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Value 360 Ventures, an international agribusiness organisation, to improve fertiliser quality and soil fertility for enhanced food security. AFAN President, Dr Farouk Rabiu-Mudi, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during the signingContinue Reading
