Agriculture
FG urges BOA to adopt innovative financing for agriculture
By Doris Esa The Federal Government has urged the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) to explore innovative financing mechanisms and blended finance arrangements to reduce…
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Features
Bridging Nigeria’s mechanisation gap through tractorisation
By Doris Esa, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) For decades, inadequate mechanisation has remained one of the major constraints to agricultural productivity in Nigeria,…
Agriculture
Agribusiness: FG to boost agro-industrialisation through SAPZ
By Doris Esa The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to drive agro-industrial growth and transform the agricultural sector through the Special Agro-Industrial Processing…
Agriculture
Nigeria, IFAD train stakeholders to unlock climate finance
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have commenced capacity building for stakeholders to scale up climate…
Agriculture
Nigeria loses 24m tonnes of topsoil annually — FG
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government says Nigeria loses about 24 million tonnes of topsoil annually due to erosion and land degradation, warning that…
Agriculture
Nigeria, World Agriculture Forum to transform cold chain infrastructure
By Doris Esa The Federal Government and the World Agriculture Forum, Nigeria (WAF) are collaborating to transform post-harvest management and cold chain infrastructure in…
Agriculture
World Agriculture Forum unveils Nigeria council to boost food security
By Doris Esa The World Agriculture Forum Nigeria (WAF) has inaugurated its Country Council to advance transformative dialogue, action on agriculture, food systems, and…
Agriculture
FG pushes cooperative revitalisation for economic growth
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government has pledged to revitalise the cooperative sector to enhance food security, job creation, inclusive growth, and sustainable development.…
Agriculture
Nigeria, EU partner to improve food systems with climate-smart technologies
By Doris Esa The Federal Government and the European Union (EU) are collaborating to improve food security and food systems in Nigeria through climate-smart…
Agriculture
ActionAid, others urge improved funding structure for agric sector
By Felicia Imohimi ActionAid Nigeria and other stakeholders have faulted the proposed N1.45 trillion allocation to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security…