Agriculture
CSOs call on FG to revisit National Food Safety Bill
Some Civil Society Organisations (CSO) have called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to revisit the National Food Safety Bill....
Katsina governor approves N16.7 billion for fertilizer
The Katsina state government has approved over Sixteen Billion Naira for the procurement of fertilizer to farmers across the state...
Nigeria won’t import food despite surging prices — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has ruled out the option of importing food to address the soaring cost of food production in...
FG mulls commodity board to tackle surging food prices
The Federal Government has hinted at plans to establish a National Commodity Board as a solution to the escalating food...
Kogi cashew farmers, buyers groan over alleged multiple taxation, harassment
Cashew farmers and buyers in Kogi, under the aegis of the Farmers Forum of Nigeria (FFN), have called on Gov....
Food crisis: Agric minister says Nigerians smuggling food to other countries
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari has identified smuggling of food by Nigerians to neighbouring countries as...
Zulum inaugurates panel on farmers-herders conflict, others
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has inaugurated a committee to stop the incessant farmers and herders clashes that often resulted...
Wheat processor advocates policy consistency to boost agriculture
A large-scale wheat farmer and processor in Kano State, Alhaji Mannir Babba Dan’agundi, has called for consistency in policy in...
AfDB begins disbursement of $540 million agro-processing fund
The African Development Bank (AfDB), says it will commence the disbursement of US$540 million to the first batch of states...
Poultry farmers lose N3 trillion investments
Poultry farmers nationwide said their members lost more than N3 trillion investments from the prevailing economic hardships in the country....