By Talatu Maiwada No fewer than 70 small-holder farmers were trained on good agricultural practices and pesticide management by the Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) in Adamawa. Mrs Nonye Ayeni, the NEPC Executive Director, made this known on Saturday at the closing of a capacity-building workshop in Numan LocalContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) says the Agricultural Mechanisation and Export of Quality Products in Africa (AGROMEQA) Expo 2026, will connect farmers, investors, researchers and technology providers for economic growth. The President of the chamber, Chief Emeka Obegolu, made this known while briefing newsmenContinue Reading
By Sunday John The Kaduna Business School, in collaboration with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), has trained 95 Business Development Service Providers (BDSPs) to facilitate access to finance for agricultural Small and Medium Enterprises (agri-SMEs) in Nasarawa, Niger and Kaduna states. Dr Ameh Omagwu, Project Manager,Continue Reading
By Mercy Omoike The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Lagos State Chapter, on Thursday sensitised poultry farmers on the importance of adopting modern technology to improve productivity and profitability. The sensitisation took place during the association’s annual summit in Alausa, Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
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
