The Dangote Cement has launched a Farmers Empowerment Programme (FEP) in Benue to support the government’s food security efforts. The initiative is aimed at enabling 50 farmers to produce subsistence and cash crops in commercial quantity from Benue, which is considered to be the food basket of the nation. TheContinue Reading
By Daniel Obaje Experts in the agriculture sector have urged the Federal Government to prioritise organic farming and reduce reliance on hazardous agrochemicals, which threatens public health and limit Nigeria’s access to international markets. They made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) inContinue Reading
By Patricia Amogu The Federal Government has urged small and large scale farmers to adopt organic farming to produce healthy food. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Dr Marcus Ogunbiyi, made the call in Abuja, during the election of executive members of Organic Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers Association ofContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The International Fund for Agricultural Development-Value Chain Development Programme (IFAD-VCDP) has trained field staff, farmers, and processors in VCDP states on downscaling seasonal predictions and adopting climate-smart agriculture. The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) provided the 2025 seasonal climate predictions. The training, which held in Nasarawa on Wednesday,Continue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has pledged to help farmers displaced by farmer-herder conflicts and land encroachment regain their livelihoods and improve food security. The Executive Secretary of NALDA, Cornelius Adebayo, made this commitment during an interactive session with journalists on Tuesday in Abuja. HeContinue Reading
By Ikenna Osuoha A member of House of Representatives, Nnamdi Ezechi, has advocated for strict implementation of extant laws prohibiting open grazing in the states. Ezechi stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja while reacting to the recent killing of a member ofContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme has empowered no fewer than 505 rice farmers and 504 tomato farmers in Kano. Dr Kabir Yusuf, National Programme Coordinator of SAPZ, said this in a statement on Monday following the ongoing Field DayContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya Niger Government on Wednesday advised farmers to insure their farms against disasters, following recent floods that devastated farmlands in the state. Alhaji Musa Bawa-Bosso, Commissioner for Agriculture in Niger, gave the advise during an on-the-spot assessment of farms affected by flood in Mokwa Local Government Area ofContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi Some beneficiaries of the Federal Government/International Fund for Agricultural Development-Value Chain Development Programme (IFAD-VCDP) in Niger say they have become millionaires and landlords through the scheme. The farmers in Ezhigi community, Edati Local Government Area, spoke on the sidelines of media tour of FG/IFAD-VCDP project in someContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, on Thursday distributed inputs to 2000 farmers for dry season wheat farming in Niger. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the scheme is under the National Agricultural Growth Scheme and Agro-Pocket (NAGS-AP). Mr IshakuContinue Reading
