By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government says over five million smallholder farmers have benefitted from the IFAD supported agricultural programmes in the country. The programmes were funded by the Federal Government and International Fund for Agricultural Development (FG/IFAD). They include Value Chain Development Programme; Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises in NigerContinue Reading
By Olayinka Olawale The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has empowered about 203 poultry farmers with feeds, broiler chicks and battery cages in Lagos State. The two-day programme is under the NALDA Home Grown Poultry Empowerment Scheme of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Speaking at the distributionContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi Stakeholders in Nigeria’s agriculture sector have urged the federal and state governments to prioritise capacity building for youth and women in agriculture on modern technology and innovations. The stakeholders, who spoke at the National Agriculture Show “Youth and Women in Agriculture Seminar’’ on Friday in Nasarawa, saidContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi A coalition under the aegis of Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation of Nigeria (SWOFON) has urged federal, state and local governments to allocate resources for the implementation of the National Gender Policy on Agriculture. The National President of SWOFON, Fatima Bello, made the call at the 2023Continue Reading
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
