Agriculture
Rice farmers lament destruction of 35,000 hectares of farmland in Enugu
A group known as the Enugu State Graduate Farmers (ESGF), has expressed dismay over the destruction of its 35,000 hectares...
Consortium secures $5 million funding from Gates Foundation for dairy sector
The Value4Dairy Consortium, has secured a $5 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the Nigerian dairy...
Over 50% of poultry farms in Nigeria shut down in 2023 – Official
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has lamented the closure of over 50 per cent of its farms in 2023...
Poultry farmers groan as feed prices soar
Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) on Friday called for urgent intervention of President Bola Tinubu’s administration on the astronomical hike...
NEMA distributes agro inputs to 2,000 households in Anambra
About 2,000 households in Anambra have received agriculture inputs from the Federal Government through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)....
Food security: IFAD, NAERLS train 102 private e-extension services providers
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)’s Value Chain Development Programme(VCDP) implemented by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food...
World Bank warns of food insecurity in Nigeria
The World Bank has said Nigeria and other countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa region face imminent food scarcity if the...
Kano to spend N3.9 billion on milk collection centres
The Kano State Agro-pastoral Development Project (KSADP), says it will spend about N3.9 billion on the construction of 60 Milk...
We’re not delaying distribution of palliative — Ministry
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has debunked stories of its delaying the distribution of rice palliative. The...
Nigeria will soon witness food sufficiency, price reduction – NACGRAB
The National Centre For Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB), says Nigeria will soon witness sufficiency and price reduction in food...