Agriculture
WFP approves $2.56bn to fight hunger, poverty in Nigeria
The World Food Programme has approved a new Country Strategic Plan (CSP) for Nigeria for $2.56 billion to combat food...
UN allocates $20m to food security in Nigeria
The United Nations (UN) has allocated $20 million dollars to urgently ramp up the response to the alarming food security...
Katsina rice farmers decry hike in labour, inputs
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) Katsina chapter on Monday expressed worries over the high cost of transporting labourers...
Africa needs grain imports, key states say ahead of Putin talks
Key African states stressed the need for grain imports to tackle food insecurity as Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares to...
Lack of cattle traceability affecting export opportunities – Butchers
The Chairman Lagos State Butchers Association, Mr Bamidele Alabi, says lack of traceability of cattle being produced and consumed in...
Contaminated foods kill 420,000 yearly – WHO
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to celebrate the 2023 World Food Safety Day on Thursday, Dr Walter...
Lagos Eko Rice hits major markets in June
The Lagos State Government has said its commercial sale of Eko Rice from Imota Rice Mill has begun in some...
FG assures farmers of access to quality seeds
With the recently launched Revised National Agricultural Seed Policy 2022, the Federal Government has assured farmers across the country of...
Traders, consumers lament tomatoes price hike
Some tomato traders and consumers have lamented the recent scarcity and hike in the price of the produce in the...
RIFAN president commends WACOT for setting up second rice mill in Kebbi
The National President of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Engineer Aminu Goronyo, has congratulated WACOT for successfully establishing a...