By Bukola Olaifa The Open Forum On Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) in Africa, Nigeria chapter, has called for an end to dissemination of misleading narratives on Genetically Modified (GM) crops by activists. OFAB is an Initiative of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) under the auspices of NABDA. Dr Rose Gidado,Continue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi Mr Geoffrey Leeuwen, Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Kingdom of Netherlands, said on Monday that his country would partner with Nigeria to boost food security and tackle youth unemployment. Leeuwen said this at an event held in Abuja, organised by the International Institute of TropicalContinue Reading
IFAD/VCDP: Enugu Govt. inaugurates rice mills, boreholes, others in 5 LGAsContinue Reading
By Olayinka Olawale The Food and Agriculture Organisation Representative ad interim in Nigeria and to ECOWAS, Mr Dominique Koffy Kouacou, has assured the Lagos State Government of the organisation’s support to attain food security. Kouacou gave the assurance when he paid a courtesy visit to the Lagos State CommissionerContinue Reading
By Bukola Olaifa Sen. Saliu Mustapha, Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Production Services, and Rural Development, has affirmed the committee’s commitment to expeditiously passing the Agricultural Extension Services Delivery Revitalisation Bill. Mustapha made this assurance during a one-day technical session held in Abuja on Wednesday, organised by the Women FarmersContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands says it has provided 10 solar powered irrigation pumps to farmers in Kano, Ogun, Kaduna and Oyo States. through its HortiNigeria project. The HortiNigeria Programme Director, Mr Mohammed Idris, said this on Saturday in Abuja at the commemoration of theContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Global Shea Alliance (GSA), a non-governmental organisation, has expressed its unwavering commitment to tackling key challenges hindering the shea industry’s growth. Mamatou Djaffo, President of GSA, delivered this promise during the launch of the highly anticipated 2024 Shea Conference held in Abuja on Thursday, under theContinue Reading
By Alex Enebeli The Federal and Enugu State Governments have pledged to initiate policies to support large scale cashew production in the country. The pledge was made in their separate speeches during the 2024 National Cashew Day and Cashew Season Flag Off ceremony, organised by the National Cashew AssociationContinue Reading
By Bukola Adewumi The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has successfully empowered 200 youths and women in Nasarawa State under its Home Grown Poultry Programme. The initiative, aimed at boosting incomes and livelihoods, provided beneficiaries with essential poultry materials. Executive Secretary of NALDA, Paul Ikonne, revealed that the scheme,Continue Reading
By Muhammad Nasir Bashir The Jigawa State Government has taken a significant step to boost fish production in the region by stocking Birninkudu Dam with 18,000 fingerlings. According to Mr Sulaiman Aminu, the Public Relations Officer of the Jigawa Ministry of Agriculture, the fingerlings were released into the dam asContinue Reading
