By Dorathy Aninge Dr Raymond Asemakaha, Managing Director, Benue Investment and Property Company Limited (BIPC), says that the newly established BIPC Juice/Concentrate Factories will curb post-harvest losses of orange and mango farmers. Asemakaha stated this on Wednesday in Makurdi during a technical assessment of the newly installed 62,000-litre capacity juice/concentrateContinue Reading
By Abiodun Lawal The Federal Government in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has unveiled a N200 million support initiative to boost aquaculture in Nigeria. The initiative is also expected to help meet the country’s annual fish demand. Mr Wellington Omoragbon, Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Federal MinistryContinue Reading
By Amina Ahmed Some women farmers in Bauchi State have expressed concern over the hike in farmland rental rates and input prices as the 2025 cropping season sets in. They also decried lack of farmers access to extension and agricultural financing services. A cross-section of the farmers, who spoke withContinue Reading
By Mercy Omoike The Lagos State Government, through its Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems has officially launched the application portal for the Lagos Agrithon 2025 for youths in the state. The state’s commissioner for Agriculture and Food Systems, Ms Abisola Olusanya, disclosed this at a news conference onContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) has urged the three tiers of government to invest in community-level storage and processing infrastructure. SWOFON said the gesture would reduce reliance on middlemen and improve income retention capacity of smallholder farmers. The organisation made the call in Abuja atContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi Prof. Eustace Iyayi, Senior Special Assistant to the Minister of Livestock Development, has revealed that Nigeria requires 1.7 million metric tonnes of milk annually but currently produces only about 600,000 to 700,000 metric tonnes. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on SundayContinue Reading
By Mercy Omoike The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Foundation has trained more than 3,000 farmers in the Southern part of Nigeria in climate-smart and other model agriculture techniques. The Foundation disclosed this at the closing session of the Southwest pilot training on Friday at Ikorodu Lagos. TheContinue Reading
By Fabian Ekeruche The Wild Africa and the World Parrot Trust have called for stronger protection of parrots in Nigeria, as the world celebrates the World Parrot Day. This is contained in a statement jointly issued by the Nigeria Representatives of the Group on Saturday in Lagos. The statement saidContinue Reading
By Hajara Leman The Gombe State Government has introduced the distribution of “Garin Inuwa”, a locally produced complementary food supplement aimed at nourishing thousands of undernourished children across the state. The Deputy Governor of Gombe State, Dr Manassah Jatau, while flagging off the initiative on Saturday in Gombe, expressed optimismContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson The Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST) has urged the Federal Government to accelerate collaborations with it to enhance food production through modern technologies. The President of NIFST, Dr Bola Osinowo, said this in Abuja at the investiture of Bishop Matthew Kukah, Catholic Bishop ofContinue Reading
