By Justina Auta Heifer International, a development organisation, says it has empowered over 7,000 smallholder poultry farmers across Kaduna and Nasarawa states on innovative solutions that will address challenges in the poultry sector. The organisation’s Country Director, Dr Lekan Tobe, said this on Monday, during the launch of the secondContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) has pledged its support for the National Single Window (NSW) project to simplify port clearing processes and improve Nigeria’s trade facilitation. Dr Vincent Isegbe, Comptroller General of NAQS, said this on Thursday during a meeting with the Head of the SecretariatContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya No fewer than 300,000 smallholder farmers have embraced modern techniques of farming to improve crop yield in Niger state. Dr Godwin Atser, the Country Director, Sasakawa Africa Association Nigeria, said this during a mega field day with farmers in Kampala community of Bosso Local GovernmentContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government and stakeholders have agreed to collaborate in boosting the productivity of the Nigeria’s poultry sector. Winnie Lai-Solarin, Director, Department of Animal Husbandry Services, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), said this at a meeting with members of the Multi-Stakeholder Platform for PoultryContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has distributed agricultural inputs as grants, to 9,170 beneficiaries, under the FCT Fadama CARES programme, within one year of President Bola Tinubu-led administration. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, disclosed this while inaugurating the distribution of the grant to theContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the combination of right strategies, investments, and partnerships will enable Nigeria harness its competitive advantage and present a bright agricultural future. Sanwo-Olu, represented by the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, made the assertion at the Lagos ChamberContinue Reading
By Mercy Omoike The Lagos State Government says it will begin the Phase II of its ‘Ounje Eko’ Food Discount Market on Sept. 1. The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Systems, Ms Abisola Olusanya, disclosed this during a news conference on Wednesday in Alausa. The News AgencyContinue Reading
By Toba Ajayi The Rector of the Kwara Polytechnic, Dr Abdul Jimoh-Muhammed, has called on tertiary institutions in the country to invest in commercial farming on their campuses. Jimoh-Muhammed, who made the call in Ilorin on Saturday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said tertiaryContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Wednesday began the distribution of 900 metric tonnes of fertiliser free to farmers in the territory. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, said at the inauguration of the exercise in Abuja, that the input was donated by theContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojediran Lagos State Government has unveiled the Eko Flavours project, a platform to showcase the state as the melting point of Nigeria. The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Food System, Ms Abiola Olusanya, disclosed this at a press conference on Friday in Lagos. She said the project was Continue Reading
