By Olayinka Olawale The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has urged the Federal Government to introduce solar powered silos across the country to boost food storage and reserve system. Dr Femi Oke, AFAN’s Chairman in Lagos State and South-West Zone, disclosed this in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Olayinka Olawale The Lagos State Government has inaugurated two agro-processing centres in Ikorodu area of the state to boost food security. Ms Abisola Olusanya, the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, during the inauguration on Friday called for partnership and support of farmers, especially the poultry farmers to end theContinue Reading
By Victor Nwachukwu The Federal Government has distributed 30 bags of NPK fertilisers and 20 cartons of herbicides to 60 farmers in Imo. The Director, Department of Agricultural Extension Services, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Mr Brooks Michael, supervised the distribution in Owerri on Wednesday. Michael, represented byContinue Reading
By Patricia Amogu The National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN), on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to prevent foreigners from going directly to farmers to buy up cashews. The National President of the association, Prince Ojo Ajanaku who gave the advice in a keynote address he delivered during a one-dayContinue Reading
By Joy Akinsanya The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has trained beekeepers in Ogun on how to rear queen bees for pollination services. The farmers were also trained on the use of pollination equipment in fruit and vegetable farms for effective crop yield and increase in fruit andContinue Reading
By Olayinka Olawale Mr Sejiro Oke-Tojinu, the President, Lagos State Catfish and Allied Association of Nigeria (LASCAFAN), has urged the Federal Government to fund research institutions across the country to develop new species of fish. Oke-Tojinu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos that theContinue Reading
By Philip Daniel Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has expressed optimism that the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme would revitalise and transform the agricultural sector in the territory, particularly livestock. Mr Lawan Geidam, Mandate Secretary, Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat, FCTA, stated this at the opening ofContinue Reading
By Adebola Adegoke Mr Adekoya Oluwagbemiga, Chief Executive Officer, Adbond, Nigeria’s pioneering Agro-to-Home Development Company, has emphasised the need to reawaken the interest of agriculture among youths to boost food production. Oluwagbemiga said the call became pertinent to ensure food security and food sufficiency in the country. He said thisContinue Reading
By Bukola Adewumi International partners and agricultural stakeholders have called for the scaling up of innovation for food system transformation to address food insecurity and malnutrition. Al-Hasssn Cisse, Head, Food and Agricultural Organisation(FAO), Northeast Sub Office, made the call at the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers(CGIAR) and Partners ExhibitionContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Stakeholders in agriculture on Thursday appealed to African governments to step up efforts on security for farmers in order to enable agriculture to thrive in the continent. The stakeholders made the appeal at the closing ceremony of a four-day inaugural conference on Accelerating Agricultural Adaptation in AfricaContinue Reading
