By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it will strengthen synergy with agricultural research institutes to revitalise the agricultural sector in the FCT. Mr Lawan Geidam, Mandate Secretary, Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat, FCTA, stated this during a visit to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)Continue Reading

President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina

  By Lucy Ogalue   The African Development Bank(AfDB) Group has unveiled a country-by-country economic reportson Africa’s climate change and green growth financing needs.   The aim of the report is to guide African policymakers in their discussions during the 28th United Nations(UN) Conference on Climate Change (COP 28).   TheContinue Reading

  By Mercy Omoike The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) distributed 14,633 hybrid coconut seedlings to farmers in five states on Tuesday to boost productivity. The states that benefitted are Lagos, Edo, Anambra, Akwa-Ibom, and Kogi. The ministry explained that it carefully selected the five major coconut-producingContinue Reading

By Bukola Adewumi ECOWAS has given $77,942 as training grant to 150 farmers in Bauchi State and the FCT to boost food security in Nigeria. The beneficiaries are farmers of the Community Allied Farmers Association of Nigeria (COMAFAS). Mrs Massandje Toure-Litse, ECOWAS Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture made thisContinue Reading