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
By Hajara Leman Gombe State government has commended women farmers in the state over their contributions to boosting food security in the state and country. Mr Barnabas Malle, the state’s Commissioner of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperatives, gave the commendation while speaking in Gombe on Wednesday at an event toContinue Reading
To millions of young and aspiring farmers, “Farm Money “is a first-of-its-kind” reality TV show that will re-write the narrative of agricultural practice in Nigeria. By Patricia Amogu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Reality shows have become a source of inspiration to many young people across the world and providedContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria(SWOFON), a coalition of women farmers associations, has called on government at all levels to mechanise farming in order to enhance agricultural production in the country. SWOFON’s spokesperson, Mrs Felicia Ukwu, made the call on Monday in Abuja at the commemorationContinue Reading
By Bukola Adewumi Mr Sam Onuigbo, member, Governing Board, North East Development Commission (NEDC) has commended President Bola Tinubu for renaming the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) to Agriculture and Food Security. Onuigbo who is the Chairman, Security, Special Interventions, and Climate Change of NEDC,Continue Reading
By Aminu Garko The Federal Government on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to partner with relevant stakeholders to enhance food production in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, said this at a Special Agro-Industrial Processing ZoneContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a project to provide 60,000 metric tons of fertiliser to 400,000 smallholder farmers in Uganda. The bank in a statement issued on its website on Sunday said this would be done under the FertiliserContinue Reading
