Agriculture
Coffee firms turning away from Africa as EU deforestation law looms
Importers of coffee to the European Union are starting to scale back purchases from small farmers in Africa and beyond...
Stakeholders fault 2024 proposed agric budget of N363billion
ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) and other stakeholders in agriculture sector have faulted the 2024...
Radda probes beneficiaries of Anchor Borrowers Programme
Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State has inaugurated a 12-man committee to investigate the beneficiaries and implementation of the Federal...
Adamawa plans farm cluster to boost food production
The Adamawa government says it will encourage cluster farming to boost productivity and enhance food security. The state governor, Ahmadu...
FCTA, World Bank target 12,283 farmers for Fadama CARES grants
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and the World Bank said they will provide grants to 12,283 farmers, under the...
50m hectares of Nigeria’s arable land uncultivated—Minister
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Sabi Abdullahi, says about 50 million out of the 80...
SAA/KSADP trains, empowers 45 agric machine fabricators
SASAKAWA Africa Association, in collaboration with Kano State Agro-pastoral Development Project, (KSADP), has trained 45 local fabricators in the manufacturing...
Kano to vaccinate 1.8 million cattle, goats, sheep
Kano State Agro-pastoral Development Project (KSADP) says 1.8 million cattle, goats and sheep will be vaccinated in this year’s annual...
Complete Hadejia irrigation project, Jigawa governor urges FG
Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has urged the federal government to accelerate the completion of the Hadejia Valley irrigation...
Egypt’s soilless farming: Rooting for a sustainable future
Amidst water scarcity and diminishing arable land, some individuals in Egypt are transitioning to soilless farming. However, experts caution that...