By Sani Idris Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), on Wednesday launched an agro-processing centre in Sabon Gari Kahuta, Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, where it forecasted to generate N182,9 million revenue in the first fiscal year. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports thatContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) has presented N2.3 million cheques to four civil servants under the Agripreneurship Scheme of the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. The Managing Director, BOA, Alhaji Alwan Hassan, disclosed this at the symbolic presentation of BOA AgricultureContinue Reading
By Leonard Okachie The Abia FADAMA, through the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) programme, has distributed various farm inputs to beneficiaries in the state. The inputs, including knapsack sprayers, bags of fertilisers, cassava stems, herbicides, birds, feeds, vaccines and others, were distributed to no fewer thanContinue Reading
By Bukola Adewumi Stakeholders in the agricultural value chain convened in Abuja to discuss the new Federal Government policy on agricultural extension services. The summit aimed to chart the way forward and develop strategies for enhancing extension service delivery in Nigeria. The Executive Director of Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN),Continue Reading
By Doris Esa The Federal Government on Monday in Abuja, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with John Deere, Asia (Singapore) Ltd. on agricultural mechanisation to enhance food security. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that John Deere Ltd. is a tractor manufacturing company. Speaking at the event, theContinue Reading
By Doris Esa Local production of 2,000 tractors yearly will boost food production, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, said in Abuja on Friday. It will also create jobs for farmers, especially women and youths and enhance food and nutrition security, he said in a statementContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Mr Koffy Kouacou, Head of Emergency and Resilience Team Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Sub-regional Office, West Africa and the Sahel, has lauded Nigeria’ efforts at mainstreaming agrifood into its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAPs). Kouacou gave the commendation at a Workshop for the Kunming-MontrealContinue Reading
By Bukola Adewumi The National Initiatives for Sustainable and Climate-Smart Oil Palm Smallholders, a programme being implemented by Solidaridad and IDH in collaboration with other stakeholders are strategising on leveraging climate-smart agriculture to boost palm oil production in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the stakeholders metContinue Reading
By Nicholas Dechi Mr Emmanuel Igbaukum, the State Programme Coordinator (SPC) of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) in Benue, says insecurity is hampering rice production in the state. Igbaukum spoke at an advocacy visit to the Commissioner for Finance, Mr Michael Oglegba, on Tuesday inContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Nigerian Society for Animal Production (NSAP) has called for deliberate measures and policies to address the negative impacts of climate change on livestock production in the country. NSAP President, Prof. Francis Abeke, made this call on Tuesday at the 12th Joint Annual Meeting of the AnimalContinue Reading
