By Bukola Adewumi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) A 2022 Food and Agricultural Organisation of United Nation (FAO) report estimates that 19.4 million Nigerians in 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory are at the recent of hunger However, the Federal Government disagrees, insisting that the country is capable ofContinue Reading
By Kevin Okunzuwa The Government of the United Kingdom has expressed its readiness to support Edo Government and Management of Okomu Oil Palm Company in their efforts to preserve forest reserves in the state. Ms Martine Sobey, Head of Climate Change and Energy at the UK Embassy, Nigeria, saidContinue Reading
By Doris Esa The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari has reiterated Federal Government’s commitment to ensuring food security in Nigeria. Kyari stated this when he assumed office with his Minister of State for Agriculture, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, on Monday in Abuja. He said that there isContinue Reading
By Mercy Omoike The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) Lagos chapter, said it was ready to take measures to elicit the government’s intervention in the sector. The PAN Lagos chapter Chairman, Mr Mojeed Iyiola, said this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. Continue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Wednesday trained 130 persons from Anglophone countries in West and Central Africa on financial management. Dr Dede Ekoue, IFAD Country Director said this in Abuja at the first regional workshop on Financial Management of IFAD-Funded projects, for Anglophone countriesContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), an NGO on Wednesday joined other stakeholders in warning against the harmful usage of pesticides to safeguard public health in the country. Mr Nnimmo Bassey, Director, HOMEF said this at a dialogue in Abuja with decision makers on hazards ofContinue Reading
   By Olayinka Olawale The Lagos COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus Programme (Lagos-CARES) has distributed various farm assets to 1,531 processing and producing farmers in the state. Speaking during the distribution at the Lagos Farm Service Centre, Agege, on Tuesday, Mr Jonathan Obayemi, theContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Shefarmers Initiative, a platform, established to support women farmers in Nigeria has inaugurated the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter. The President, Mrs Kudirat Ande, while inaugurating the Advisory Board and members of the Executives in Abuja on Thursday, said the platform was designed to empower AfricanContinue Reading
By Olayinka Olawale Mr Samson Ogbole, Team Lead, Soilless Farm Lab, Ogun State, has urged the Federal Government to provide support for greenhouse farming for all-year-round food production in the country. Ogbole told the News Agency y of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos that government need to pay attentionContinue Reading
By Olayinka Olawale Mr Samson Ogbole, Team Lead, Soilless Farm Lab, Ogun State, has urged the Federal Government to provide support for greenhouse farming for all-year-round food production in the country. Ogbole told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos that government needs to payContinue Reading
