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
By Felicia Imohimi Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) has pledged its commitment to strengthening community support systems against gender-based violence. It said it was also committed to promoting gender-inclusive agricultural policies and ensure that every woman farmer was protected and empowered. The organisation gave the assurance at aContinue Reading
By Patricia Amogu The International Fertiliser Development Centre (IFDC) through its Soil Values programme funded by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, has launched activities for Nigeria’s 2025 World Soil Day with key agricultural institutions. This year’s theme, “Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities,” drew the Minister of State for Agriculture, Sen.Continue Reading
By Doris Esa The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, says soil constitutes the backbone of Nigeria’s agricultural sector. The minister stated this on Thursday in Abuja, at the 2025 World Soil Day celebration with the Global theme: “Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities. Abdullahi saidContinue Reading
By Isaiah Eka Stakeholders in the veterinary sector have called for a strong legal framework to ensure proper management of animal health in the country. The stakeholders from the Federal and State Ministry of Agriculture, Resolve to Save Lives, and Orixine Consulting said this in Uyo during a four-day stakeholders’Continue Reading
By Suleiman Shehu The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, has inaugurated irrigation systems and research farm equipment to develop and deliver improved varieties more quickly and on a larger scale. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project, funded by the Crops to End Hunger initiativeContinue Reading
By Anita Uzoagba An agriculture expert, Mr Sunday Obasi, has urged Nigerians and small-scale farmers to adopt all-year-round farming techniques in organic and climate-resilient agriculture to boost national food security. Obasi, a staff of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, gave the advice on an All-Year-Round Farming TrainingContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua The Federal Government has launched the National Agricultural Sample Survey (NASS) 2023 Report, towards developing data-driven policies to achieve food security and economic diversification. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Food and Agriculture of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of AgricultureContinue Reading
By Mercy Omoike The Mycotoxicology Society of Nigeria (MSN) in collaboration with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has moved for the detection and early prevention of mycotoxins in Nigeria’s agro-produce. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that farmers and agriculture stakeholders were educated on risk management of mycotoxinsContinue Reading
