By Tosin Kolade The World Bank announced its commitment to reposition Nigeria’s irrigation farming for sustainable economic development and for food security on Thursday in Abuja. It announced the commitment…
By Tosin Kolade The Green Sahara Farms (GSF) on Wednesday announced that it had planted 386,000 trees in some communities to manage the impact of climate change in the country.…
By Christian Njoku The National Rubber Producers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NARPMAN), Cross River Chapter, has sought the approval of the state government to cultivate 100,000 hectares…
By Patricia Amogu Tremma Agro Services, an agro-ecosystem firm in Africa, is poised to inaugurate an “incubator hub” in Nigeria, a project designed for agro-entrepreneurs and viable innovators ready to…
By Bukola Adewumi Some associations in the Aagric sector have asked President Bola Tinubu to ensure that the N100 billion agriculture fund is disbursed through the Central Bank of Nigeria…
By Abigael Joshua The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has warned tobacco companies in the country that it would push for their sanction if they fail to indicate the new…
By Vivian Ihechu As part of efforts to address the immediate food security requirements of member countries, the Executive Committee of the Arab-Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Programme, a multi-donor,…
Mrs Karima Babangida, a Director at FMARD, has said that Nigeria has the potential to produce more than 40 metric tonnes per hectare (mt/ha).
By Doris Esa The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Nanono, on Thursday inaugurated the 5th Council of Nigerian Institute of Animal Science, expressing confidence it could deliver on…
By Nefishetu Yakubu The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has trained no fewer than 30 agricultural Extension Agents in Edo State ahead of 2021 farming season. The…