By Muftau Ogunyemi The Ondo State Government on Wednesday destroyed adulterants of cocoa beans seized from a cocoa merchant at Lipakala Junction, Ondo West Local Government Area of the state. Chief Segun Odusanya, Permanent Secretary (PS), Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, said that the truckload of adulterants were intercepted byContinue Reading
By Hamza Suleiman The Federal Government says its agricultural reforms are designed to ensure food availability, affordability and accessibility for all Nigerians. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, disclosed this to newsmen in Maiduguri. Kyari highlighted the government’s ongoing interventions in the agricultural sector to tackle foodContinue Reading
By Martins Abochol The Munga Dosso Community in Karim- Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba has appealed to the state government to ensure strict enforcement of its anti-open grazing law to address herders and farmers conflict in the state. Mr Robert Bukar, Youth Leader of the community, made the appealContinue Reading
By Ibrahim Ahmad The Federal Government has assured farmers of adequate security to return to their farmlands ahead of this year’s rainy season to boost agricultural activities nationwide. Minister of State for Defence, Alh. Bello Matawalle, made this known during an interview with journalists in Maradun, Zamafara. He said forestContinue Reading
By Akeem Abas Alhaji Idris Ajimobi, Special Adviser on Livestock Development to President Bola Tinubu, has reminded Nigerians that the nation’s livestock reforms are on course. Ajimobi, speaking to newsmen in Ibadan on Sunday, however, called for unity, more stakeholder engagement and public sensitisation for a successful implementation. He notedContinue Reading
By Chukwuemeka Opara The Ebonyi Government says it has paid off its N300 million counterpart fund to the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s (IFAD) assisted Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) from 2023. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mrs Nkechinyere Iyioku, disclosed this in Abakaliki during a pre-mission stakeholders’Continue Reading
By Martins Abochol His Royal Highness, Idris Chiroma, the Emir of Gassol, Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba, has advised his people to adopt farming as a means of economic empowerment. Chiroma gave the advice on Saturday in his Sallah massage to the people of Gassol. The royal father notedContinue Reading
By Peter Okolie Prof. Christopher Eze, Vice Chancellor of University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (UAES), Umuagwo, Imo, has advocated the adoption of agroecology to boost food production and ensure national food security. Eze made the call at a one-day sensitisation workshop on MSc Agroecology and Food System programmeContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi Stakeholders in the Agriculture sector have identified a unified National Digital Farmers Registry (NDFR) as pivotal to scaling up innovative technology for enhanced food system. The stakeholders include Federal Government, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Heifer International and other partners. Dr Lekan Tobe, Country Director, HeiferContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Niger Ministries of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries has trained 1,000 youths and women on livestock production to boost animal production in the state. Mr Jonathan Wasa, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, said this during the livestock entrepreneurship training for youths acrossContinue Reading
