By Felicia Imohimi Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) FCT Chapter says it has lost over N6 billion due to cash crunch resulting from the CBN cashless policy, subsidy removal on fuel and other factors. The Secretary PAN FCT, Hon. Musa Hakeem, said this on Friday in Abuja at the commemorationContinue Reading
By Olayinka Olawale The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, has urged farmers, food processors and marketers in the agricultural value chain to use water judiciously. Olusanya made the call during a road walk organised by the Lagos State Government as part of activities to commemorateContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has described Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery’s, innovative approach to agricultural advancement as a huge boost to the state’s agricultural development. Makinde said this on Wednesday via a statement following his visit to the company’s processing plant in Akinyele and farmContinue Reading
By Bukola Adewumi The Seed Entrepreneurs Association of Nigeria (SEEDAN), on Wednesday decried the exclusion of its members in government funding to reposition seed companies in the country. SEEDAN President, Mr Yusuf Ado-Kibiya, who made the allegation at his maiden news conference after his election in Abuja, said that no fewerContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have recommended the scaling-up of commodity alliance forum in all the states of the country. The recommendation is with a view to enhance farmers access to market as well as transforming the nation’s food system. They madeContinue Reading
By Doris Esa The Federal Government says the upcoming Africa Cassava Conference in Abuja, will boost cassava production along its value chain. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari,who stated this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja, said it will also facilitate increase in localContinue Reading
By Olayinka Olawale The Lagos State Government has called on stakeholders to collaborate with the government in its transformative journey in the agricultural sector. Ms Abisola Olusanya, the Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, stated this at a news conference ahead of the 2023 World Food Day celebration on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Itohan Abara-Laserian Dr Tony Bello, a food scientist, has urged the Federal Government to tap into the expertise of food technocrats among Nigerian diaspora to enhance the growth of the country’s consumer packaged food sub-sector. Bello, who is the Chairman of Shine Bridge Global, a U.S.-based foodContinue Reading
By Olatunde Ajayi The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has conducted training and empowerment programmes for selected women-owned farmers’ cooperative societies in Oyo State. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the primary objective of this initiative is to enhanceContinue Reading
By Bukola Adewumi The Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) in Africa, Nigeria Chapter, has engaged editors in the Nigeria media industry in an interactive session aimed at enhancing accurate science communication. The interaction, which held in Lagos, was supported by the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) and hosted underContinue Reading
