By Adesewa George The Agricultural Agenda Nigeria Initiative (AANI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to deploy renewable energy solutions and energy-efficient equipment that will support smallholder farmers across Nigeria. The agreement was signed on Thursday in Abuja during the National Stakeholders’ EngagementContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) has unveiled the 2026 wet season input distribution in Katsina under its Smallholder Farmer Input Support Programme to boost food production and improve farmers’ incomes. The programme, implemented with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), targets cultivationContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has commenced the distribution of 80,640 of free fertiliser to 20,160 smallholder farmers in South-South geopolitical zone . The initiative was under the fund’s Farm Input Support pogramme (FISP) which reinforces the Federal Government’s commitment to boost agricultural productivity,Continue Reading
By Bashir Bello International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) have linked Kano irrigation farmers to access financial support to acquire solar-based irrigation technology aimed at boosting food production. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the institutes unveiled the intervention during a two-dayContinue Reading
By Olukayode Babalola The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has trained farmers, researchers, policymakers and extension personnel on carbon finance to position them for opportunities in the emerging carbon economy. The two-day capacity building workshop, funded by the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ), began on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government on Tuesday unveiled nationwide distribution of 515,720 bags of urea and NPK fertilisers to 128,930 smallholder farmers across 25 states and the FCT. Vice President Kashim Shettima, at the event in Abuja, said the intervention was under the National Agricultural Development Fund’sContinue Reading
By Fuseh Markus The Federal Government has commenced the distribution of 11,720 bags of fertilizer to 2,930 smallholder farmers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud said at the distribution exercise in Abuja on Tuesday, that the gesture was under the Renewed Hope FarmContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Commercial Dairy Ranchers Association of Nigeria (CODARAN) has called for increased support and empowerment for women dairy farmers across the country. The association said empowering women in the dairy value chain is crucial to boosting local milk production, improving nutrition, creating jobs and reducing dependence onContinue Reading
Virus By Lawal Taofeek The Central and West African Virus Epidemiology for Root and Tuber Crops (WAVE) has launched a sensitisation campaign for cassava farmers in Kebbi to curb a new cassava mosaic virus spreading across Africa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the sensitisation programme was heldContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Sasakawa Africa Association has organised an integrated training for farmer groups on financial literacy and digital tools in Niger State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the training is supported by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)-funded project. ItContinue Reading
