THE Federal Government on Thursday put the economic cost of post-harvest losses at N3.5 trillion annually in the Agricultural sector. […]
RCategory: Agriculture
Wheat: Expert calls for end to over-reliance on agro-imports
AN agriculture expert, Dr Fadlullah Issa, has called for an end to over-reliance on agro-imports to boost the nation’s agriculture […]
Insecurity: Over 400 poultry farms shut in Katsina – PAN
THE Chairman of Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Katsina State chapter, Alhaji Musa Danhassan, has said that over 400 poultry […]
Foreign firm targets N150m investment in oil , cashew processing
PET Agro Farms,a Nigerian-based foreign firm, says plans are on to invest about N150 million in Nigeria via production and […]
Agric. Cooperative empowers 4,572 Kano residents in poultry farming
THE National Agricultural Mechanisation Cooperative of Nigeria (NAMCON), says it has empowered no fewer than 4, 572 residents drawn from […]
Gombe govt warns against diversion of subsidised fertilisers
THE Gombe State Government on Wednesday warned stakeholders in the agriculture sector against diverting the state government’s subsidised fertilisers meant […]
ADP trains 30 extension agents on new farming approach
CROSS River Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) on Wednesday in Calabar, began step down training programme for 30 extention agents on […]
NGO inaugurates team to address agricultural challenges in Yobe
A global NGO, ‘SYNERGOS’, on Wednesday inaugurated a multi stakeholders’ platform to address issues affecting agriculture in Yobe. Mr Muhammed […]
FG sets to internalise climate change in national policy, target net -zero emissions
THE Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, says plans are on to incorporate and internalise climate change into the […]
Cocoa farmers urge improved regulation of pesticides use in Nigeria
THE Cocoa Association of Nigeria (CAN), Cross River chapter has urged the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to ensure that […]
NG-CARES: 210 farmers get free farming inputs in Katsina
KATSINA State Government has distributed free agricultural inputs to 210 farmers in Daura, Sandamu and Batagarawa local government areas of […]
FG trains 30 veterinarians to tackle emerging, trans-boundary animal diseases
THE Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has organised a frontline In-Service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Training (ISAVET) programme for […]
Food Security: Sokoto Govt. secures N4bn loan for 16,000 farmers
THE Sokoto State Government says it has secured a N4 billion loan to be distributed to 16,000 rice, wheat and […]
Al-Makura distributes 3000 bags of fertiliser to farmers
SEN. Umaru Al-Makura (APC-Nasarawa South) has distributed 3000 bags of fertiliser to farmers across the five local government areas of […]
Weather: Expert proffers access to information for precision in crop cultivation
FOLLOWING recent weather variations, an agriculture expert, Mr Ismail Olawale, has called for adequate access to information to ensure precision […]
How Remote Sensing centre boosts agriculture -Gajere sector-DG
THE Director General of National Centre for Remote Sensing (NCRS), Dr Effron Gajere, says the centre is critical to boosting […]
Poverty reduction: IFAD invests US$459m in Nigeria
THE International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), said it had directly invested 459 million US dollars in Nigeria through domestic […]
Zulum interacts with farmers, gives reason for shortage of fertiliser
GOV. Babagana Zulum of Borno on Wednesday paid surprise visits to farmers in four Local Government Areas to discuss challenges […]
NEPC tasks potato farmers on quality production for export
THE Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has tasked potato farmers in Plateau on the need to produce high quality crop […]
Plateau farmers lose N18bn to potato blight, says commissioner
DR. Hosea Finangwal, the Plateau State Commissioner for Agriculture says that farmers in the state lost potatoes worth N18 billion […]
SMEDAN trains Bayelsa youths, women on agric-business
THE Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) says it is training at least 150 youths and women […]
FG trains, empowers 150 agric cooperative societies in Oyo
THE Federal Government says it has commenced training and empowerment of 150 agricultural cooperative societies in Oyo State as part […]
Shun illegal migration, invest in agriculture, Odida tell youths
MISS Agriculture Nigeria, Miss Eucharia Odida, has called on Nigerian youths to shun illegal migration to Europe through the Mediterranean […]
Shun illegal migration, invest in agriculture, Odida tell youths
MISS Agriculture Nigeria, Miss Eucharia Odida, has called on Nigerian youths to shun illegal migration to Europe through the Mediterranean […]
OYSADA onboards 100 YEAP beneficiaries for enterprise support
THE Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA) has onboarded beneficiaries of the Youths Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness (YEAP) in crop production […]
ActionAid, NASS collaborate on 10% annual budgetary allocation to agriculture
ACTIONAID says it is collaborating with the National Assembly to ensure Nigeria meets its commitment to the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture […]
FG pledges to support farmers with mechanised equipment, aid food security
THE Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, has re-assured farmers of the Federal Government’s commitment to support […]
Goje distributes N300million worth fertilizer to Gombe farmers
SENATOR Muhammad Danjuma Goje, representing Gombe Central Senatorial District, on Monday, flagged off the distribution of 20 trucks, containing 12, […]
Food coy distributes seeds to groundnut farmers in Kano, Jigawa
SILVEX International, a food processing company in Kano, has distributed groundnut seeds to 420 groundnut farmers in Kano and Jigawa […]
Agriculture key to Nigeria’s economic diversification, improved revenue generation — UNIDO boss
MR Jean Bakole, the Country Representative, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), says agriculture is critical to diversifying the Nigeria’s […]
FG, IFAD LIFE-ND project empower 900 youths, women in agri-business in Delta
A cross-section of beneficiary of LIFE-ND project at a -one- day orientation programme on Monday in Agbor, Ika South Local […]
FG moves to regulate manufacture, sales of Agro-chemicals
THE Federal Government says it is working with relevant National Assembly Committees on Agriculture to have a framework to ensure […]
Strengthening ADPs for sustainable food security in Nigeria
By Oboh Linus. GLOBALLY, food security has become an issue that raises concern especially in recent times with its attendant […]
High cost of fertilizer forces Kano farmers into sorghum farming
SOME maize farmers in Kano State have resorted to planting sorghum due to the high cost of fertilizer, instead of […]
Anambra set to empower poor farmers—says ADP Programme Manager
ANAMBRA State Government says it is ready to empower poor farmers in all the 177 communities in the state through […]
Agribusiness: 17 Abia youths get LIFE-ND poultry equipment
THE Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises for Niger-Delta (LIFE-ND) has distributed poultry equipment to 17 youths in Abia.In a speech at […]