Agriculture
University of Plymouth, NWRI partner to advance climate-smart agriculture
By Tosin Kolade The University of Plymouth in the UK and the National Water Resources Institute (NWRI) in Kaduna, have announced a new partnership…
Food Security
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Agriculture
Unethical practices in cocoa production leading to avoidable losses – FG
By Suleiman Shehu The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) has advised cocoa farmers to shun unethical practices which have been leading…
Food Security
NBRDA to support farmers with agricultural technology – D-G
By Sylvester Thompson Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, the Director-General, National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA), has expressed the agency’s readiness to support farmers with…
Agriculture
Agric show: Stakeholders task FG on food security by 2025
By Felicia Imohimi Agricultural stakeholders in Nigeria have stated that achieving food security by 2025 will only be possible if farmers’ security is guaranteed.…
Agriculture
Water, Power ministries sign MOU on $500m irrigation, hydropower project
By Tosin Kolade The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, and the Ministry of Power, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the…
Food Security
How agricpreneurs contribute to food security, wealth creation
By Vivian Ihechu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Ms Rakiya Sadiq’s story is an inspiration for youths especially women in agriculture. Sadiq, a beneficiary…
Agriculture
Nigeria to boost livestock sector through real-time data
By Tosin Kolade The Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), has introduced the Livestock Data and Market Information System (LMIS) to provide real-time…
Food Security
Over 2.8bn people can’t afford healthy diets – FAO
By Busayo Onijala More than 2.8 billion people in the world cannot afford healthy diets, the Director-General of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture…
Food Security
Heifer International empowers 7,000 poultry farmers on innovative solutions
By Justina Auta Heifer International, a development organisation, says it has empowered over 7,000 smallholder poultry farmers across Kaduna and Nasarawa states on innovative…
Food Security
FG inaugurates coordinating unit on food security, cost
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Friday inaugurated the Presidential Food System Coordinating Unit (PFSCU), with a mandate to improve food security and…