By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government, ActionAid Nigeria and other stakeholders have validated Nigeria’s Agrifood System Strategy and Action Plan to drive the implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Kampala Declaration 2026–2035. Sen. Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, said the strategy wasContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) says it has trained no fewer than 136,000 smallholder women farmers and young people on agroecological practices to improve productivity, livelihoods and climate resilience. Azubike Nwokoye, Food Systems Specialist, AAN, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja. He spoke on the sidelinesContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government has distributed 80,640 bags of free fertiliser to 20,160 registered smallholder farmers in Imo, Enugu, Anambra and Ebonyi states under the Renewed Hope Farm Input Support Programme (FISP). The intervention, implemented by the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF), marks the South-East phase of theContinue Reading
By Patricia Amogu/ Adesewa George Mr Oyeleke Bola, National President, Tomato and Orchard Producers Association of Nigeria (TOPAN), says low harvests due to the rains and rising production costs are responsible for the current high costs of tomato in Nigeria. Bola disclosed this in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Doris Esa The Federal Government has inaugurated the Board of Directors of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), charging it to reposition the institution to expand access to agricultural financing and support the country’s food security agenda. Speaking during the inauguration in Abuja, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security,Continue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi/Abigael Joshua The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has disposed of 57 cartons of unauthorised transgenic hybrid cotton seeds weighing about 950kg, in line with its mandate to enforce Nigeria’s biosafety laws. The disposal was done on Thursday in Auta Balefi in Karu Local Government Area of NasarawaContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has commenced a national capacity-building programme for Quality Assurance Assessors in the North-West geopolitical zone to strengthen livestock standards and improve food safety. The ministry said the programme was also aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of Nigeria’s livestock valueContinue Reading
By Mustapha Yauri No fewer than 100 tomato farmers, processors, marketers, and other value-chain actors from the North-West have received training on climate-smart agriculture. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the training aims to improve production, reduce post-harvest losses, and strengthen resilience to climate change. Speaking at theContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi TracTrac Mechanisation Service Ltd (TracTrac MSL), Nigerian-led agricultural technology company, has unveiled Young People in Mechanisation (YPiM), aimed to address shortage of technical skills in the country. Godson Ohuruogu, Chief Executive Officer of TracTrac MSL, disclosed this at a news conference on Monday in Abuja. Ohuruogu saidContinue Reading
By Mercy Omoike The Tomatoes Growers and Processors Association of Nigeria (TOPAN) has assured Nigerians that the current high prices of tomatoes are expected to decline considerably from late July as the wet-season harvest begins. The Kaduna State Chairman of TOPAN, Mr Rabiu Zuntu, gave the assurance inContinue Reading
