By Usman Aliyu The National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) says it has begun the nursing of 40,000 cashew seedlings in Edo. This is part of its nationwide initiative to lift smallholder farmers out of poverty and increase national cashew output. NCAN’s President, Dr Joseph Ajanaku, disclosed this at theContinue Reading
By Mohammed Baba Busu Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, the Etsu Nupe and Chairman, Niger Council of Traditional Rulers, on Saturday, in Abuja, organised a ‘Colloquium on Agriculture’ and an Endowment Fund Launching of the Etsu Yahaya Abubakar Foundation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the one-day epochal event, whichContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson World Food Prize Foundation has named Dr Jean Tignegre, African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) Regional Representative for West Africa, as one of the recipients of 2025 Top Agri-Food Pioneer (TAP). This is contained in a press statement issued by Mr Alex Abutu, AATF Communication Officer for WestContinue Reading
By Olatunde Ajayi The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) on Friday empowered 60 small scale women farmers and people with special needs on sack farming and home gardening with farm tools and seedlings. The Permanent Secretary, FMAFS, Dr Marcus Ogunbiyi, stated this during a one-day workshop andContinue Reading
Empowerment By Felicia Imohimi The International Trade Facilitators Association (ITFA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are collaborating under the Global Environment Facility-Small Grants Programme (GEF-SGP). They have committed to empowering 470 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones. This initiative was announced during theContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Tinubu Stakeholders Forum (TSF) has commended the Federal Government for its strategic intervention in the livestock sector, particularly through the release of N60 billion to support the development of an Agro-Livestock Industrial Zone in Gombe State. The fund is earmarked for the establishment of aContinue Reading
Sarafina Christopher Mrs Khuraira Musa, the President, Livestock Value Chain for Youth and Women Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited, has pledged that the group would be a model for participatory rural development and wealth creation. She said to achieve this, the society aimed to record over ₦4 billion in livestock exportContinue Reading
By Benson Ezugwu The Federal Government has urged women farmers in the South-East geo-political zone to embrace sack farming and home garden to enhance agriculture and food security in the country. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Dr Marcus Ogunbiyi, gave the advice on Wednesday inContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government has unveiled the National Strategy and Action Plan (NSAP) on Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR) management for the effective conservation, utilisation, and development of the nation’s livestock sector. Speaking at the event in Abuja, the Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, said the NSAP represented aContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Federal Government has announced plans to collaborate with the Jigawa Government to boost sugar production and enhance self-sufficiency in the sector. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja when he received Gov. Umar Namadi of Jigawa onContinue Reading
