By Vivian Ihechu For many years, families like Faustin Menzan’s in Côte d’Ivoire, who farm cocoa in West Africa have been suffering. They help produce cocoa for chocolate for the whole world, but they never see enough money to live better. Their farms are old, theContinue Reading
By Talatu Maiwada The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has reaffirmed its commitment to boosting Nigeria’s agricultural exports through improved quality production and compliance with global standards. NEPC Executive Director, Mrs Nonye Ayeni, stated this at a workshop on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) for smallholder soybean farmers on Friday inContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government says it is committed to increasing crop yields sustainably by developing climate-resilient and disease-tolerant crops that can withstand pests, diseases, and extreme weather conditions. The Minister of State for Agriculture, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, gave the assurance at the opening of the 47th Regular MeetingContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government says it will sustain the recent drop in prices of staple foods across the country through continuous interventions along agricultural value chains. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, made this known at the 47th Regular Meeting of the National CouncilContinue Reading
By Hussaina Yakubu The Kaduna State Government and the People’s Republic of China have strengthened bilateral relations with the launch of a $450million Nigeria-China Poultry Project, designed to generate over 350,000 jobs and boost agricultural productivity. Gov. Uba Sani announced this on Thursday in Kaduna when he received the ChineseContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson Rep. Saidu Abdullahi, Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Finance, says he is in support of the adoption of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the country. Some Nigerians have expressed reservations over the safety of GMOs while scientists say they are safe and will boost the nation’s foodContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh Prof. Attahiru Jega, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Livestock Development, says the Federal Government remains committed to modernising Nigeria’s dairy industry. He stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the National Dairy Policy Implementation Framework Validation Workshop. The workshop was organised by the Federal MinistryContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Federal Government has inaugurated the Sugarcane Outgrower Development Programme (SODP), a flagship initiative designed to accelerate local sugar production and strengthen the national sugar value chain. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, Executive Secretary of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Mr Kamar Bakrin, said the programmeContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Experts have called on African governments to invest more in agriculture, rural infrastructure and trade reforms as sustainable pathways to end hunger and strengthen food security across the continent. They made the call in Abuja, at the public presentation of a book “How Africa Eats”, authored byContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi ActionAid says investment of N15billion in key strategic areas of agriculture can generate over N100billion additional funds to each state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). Mr Azubike Nwokoye, Food Systems Specialist, ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), said this in his presentation at the ongoing Technical Session of the 47 RegularContinue Reading
