By Stanley Nwanosike The Enugu State Government says it is set to launch its 260 Smart Farm Estates meant to revolutionise agriculture and get residents to farm. Mr Patrick Ubru, Commissioner for Agriculture and Agro-Industralisation, said this on Monday while leading a team of inspectors on behalf of Gov. PeterContinue Reading
By Onyeje Abutu-Joel The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, on Friday inspected the Makurdi irrigation farm project and commissioned the Ugodo community access road. Utsev, while inspecting the farm at Mbakuv in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue, said the farm has over 3,000 hectares ofContinue Reading
By Uchenna Ugwu The Wife of the President, Oluremi Tinubu, on Friday inaugurated the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Agriculture Support Programme in Ebonyi. Mrs Tinubu launched the Grand Agro Empowerment Programme for Women, Youths, and Young Farmers Club in schools. The event, promoting sustainable agriculture, took place at the OldContinue Reading
By Segun Giwa Ondo State Government says it has acquired 10,000 hectares of land in the Southern Senatorial District of the state for agricultural project. The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Governor on Agriculture, Mr Wemimo Akinsola, said at a stakeholder’s meeting in Akure on Friday, that the initiativeContinue Reading
By David Adeoye The Oyo State Government is set to explore opportunities in greenhouse technology to boost tomato production. The Director-General of the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA), Dr Debo Akande, said this when a Dutch delegation visited Gov. Seyi Makinde in Ibadan on Friday. The Dutch delegation wasContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) says it is partnering with the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) to ensure effective and proper implementation of the fund. Azubike Nwokoye Food Systems Specialist, AAN said this at the National Stakeholders Meeting on NADF in Abuja. NADF is statutorily mandated to promote theContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The International Fund for Agricultural Development-Value Chain Development Programme (IFAD-VCDP) has trained field staff, farmers, and processors in VCDP states on downscaling seasonal predictions and adopting climate-smart agriculture. The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) provided the 2025 seasonal climate predictions. The training, which held in Nasarawa on Wednesday,Continue Reading
By Stephen Adeleye Farmers under the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP-AF) in Kogi are celebrating a bumper dry season rice harvest. The farmers, who cultivated rice on various hectares of farmland, appreciate Kogi VCDP for providing them with essential farm inputs, including improved rice seedlings,Continue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has pledged to help farmers displaced by farmer-herder conflicts and land encroachment regain their livelihoods and improve food security. The Executive Secretary of NALDA, Cornelius Adebayo, made this commitment during an interactive session with journalists on Tuesday in Abuja. HeContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu The Edo Government has allocated 3,000 hectares of farmland across the three senatorial districts in the state under the Back to Farm project of Gov. Monday Okpebholo to ensure food sufficiency. It would be recalled that about 60 hectares (148 acres) had been cultivated in Iguoriakhi, OviaContinue Reading
