By Ahmed Kaigama No fewer than 21 agricultural extension officers from Bauchi, Jigawa and Kano States have benefited from intensive training on Decision Support Tools (DSTs). DSTs is a technology designed to improve soil fertility management and optimise agricultural yields. The training exercise is being implemented by the Center forContinue Reading
By Ibrahim Kado The North East Development Commission (NEDC) in Adamawa, on Saturday, distributed food items to vulnerable groups and key organisations as part of renewed effort to impact society. Speaking during the outreach on Saturday, NEDC’s Coordinator, Mr Khalifa Lawan, said that the initiative aligns with aContinue Reading
By Mercy Omoike The Lagos State Government has unveiled the Biofortified Blending Machine and Biofortified Rice to tackle growing micronutrient deficiencies in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the unveiling of the Biofortified Rice was held at the Lagos State Rice Mill, Imota, Ikorodu onContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nur Tijani The Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project (KSADP) says it has supported no fewer than 477,284 smallholder farmers across the 44 local government areas of the state under its crop component implemented by the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA). Abdulrasheed Kofar-Mata, the Project Coordinator, disclosed this during theContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government says it is committed to harmonising data in the livestock sector as part of efforts aimed at repositioning it to deliver better outcomes. The Minister of Livestock Development, Alhaji Idi Maiha, made this known while declaring open a multi-stakeholder’ workshop in Abuja. The workshopContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), an NGO, has invested 10 million dollars in working with farmers to produce nutritious biofortified cassava, maize, rice and other staples to tackle vitamin A deficiency in four states across the nation. Dr Michael Ojo, Country Director of GAIN, statedContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Organic Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (OFPSAN) has called for the formal and structured inclusion of organic fertiliser production and distribution in the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative (PFI). The National President of OFPSAN, Alhaji Adams Musa, made the appeal at a news conference in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Doris Esa The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) on establishing a national framework for Agricultural Produce Traceability. The MoU also included establishing a framework for farmland monitoring, and deforestation free-supply chain verification. The Federal Government alsoContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) says the Federal Government/IFAD Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) has expanded outreach and deepened community engagement across the country. The IFAD Country Director, Dede Ekoue, who spoke at the joint FG/IFAD second SAPZ Programme Supervision Mission on Wednesday in Abuja,Continue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Niger government says it is implementing a wide range of agricultural reforms aimed at positioning the state as Nigeria’s leading food producer. Gov. Umaru Bago disclosed this at the Niger State Council on Agriculture meeting with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) andContinue Reading
