By Felicia Imohimi The Coalition of Farmers Association of Nigeria (COFAN) and the Himma Youth Farmers Association of Nigeria (HYFAN) have urged the Federal Government to sustain the importation of fertiliser raw materials. They said this should continue until local production capacity is guaranteed. Dr Abubakar Bamai, COFAN President, madeContinue Reading
By Nana Hauwa Musa The Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) says it will sustain implementation of strategic reforms for the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative (PFI) 3.0, with a focus on year-round nationwide operations. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of MOFI, Dr Armstrong Takang, said this in a statement byContinue Reading
By Reporters Some stakeholders in farm produce in Lagos State on Tuesday, urged the government to build warehouses and hubs to preserve their produce and reduce wastage. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in interviews in Lagos that lack of preservation of farm produce has resulted in hugeContinue Reading
By Alaba Olusola Oke The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security on Monday trained over 300 tractor operators and mechanics on mechanised farming to address food shortage in the country. Sen. Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, at the training which took place at Agricultural Mechanics andContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi Livestock Management Services (LMS) says that interrupting rabies transmission requires 70 per cent of vaccination of dog population across the country because persistent gaps in coverage sustain outbreaks of the disease. Dr Bala Muhammed, Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of LMS, revealed this in an interviewContinue Reading
By Mercy Omoike The Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems says it has started registering farmers in the state under its ‘Produce for Lagos’ programme. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Systems, Ms Abisola Olusanya, said this in aContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The World Bank has ranked Nigeria’s Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project among its most successful and a model for Africa. The Bank’s Practice Manager for Environment in West Africa and the Sahel, Ms Ellysa Baroudy, gave the commendation during a visit to Kwali Area CouncilContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has honoured one of its staff Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo, for emerging the 2025 Africa Food Prize Laureate, for her groundbreaking work in cassava and yam seed systems. Diebiru-Ojo, a scientist, adopted the Semi-Autotrophic Hydroponics (SAH) technology. Dr Simeon Ehui, Director-General ofContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The National Security and Development Group (NSDG), an NGO, has thrown its weight behind Gen. Christopher Musa, Chief of Defence Staff, over his repeated advocacy to end open grazing nationwide. The Secretary of the group, Mr Chuks Oyema, made the declaration while briefing newsmen on the nationalContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has commended the private sector, development partners and other stakeholders for their commitment to invest in reducing post-harvest losses in Nigeria’s food system. Mr Mohammed Ibrahim, Executive Secretary of NADF, made this known during an interactive session with newsmen on TuesdayContinue Reading
