Why upward review of agric budget in 2023 is imperative
A dismal 1.7 per cent was allocated to the Agriculture sector in the 2022 annual national budget – a far cry from the 10 per cent benchmark recommended at the Malabo Declaration on Accelerated...
View ArticleCapacity building in modern rice cultivation for Katsina farmers
As a way of boosting local rice production, another set of 70 rice farmers participated in a three-day training programme on modern ways of cultivating the commodity on a large scale in Katsina State....
View ArticleIITA urges institute to collaborate with varsities on food production
Prof. Lateef Sanni of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has urged the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) to collaborate with universities and other research...
View Article‘How Nigeria can optimise food production’
Nestlé Professional Business, the out-of-home arm of Nestlé, has explained how Nigeria can improve its food business and production. The post ‘How Nigeria can optimise food production’ appeared first...
View ArticleYou will never get enough funding, minister tells institute
Resource allocations to ministry, departments and agencies will never be enough, hence prudent management of the available resources would make greater difference between good and poor managers. The...
View ArticleNigerian, other scientists improvise techs for food post-harvest management
Dr. Daniel Onwude, from Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories of Material Science and Technology, Switzerland, and his team have been working closely with another Swiss organization, Basel Agency for...
View ArticleIndustrial agriculture activities responsible for global warming — HOMEF
The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has attributed the climate change disasters affecting Nigeria and the earth planet to growing activities of industrial farming. The post Industrial...
View ArticleOxfam seeks implementation of progressive taxation measures to address food...
Worried by the long-standing global food crisis, Oxfam has appealed to countries, including Nigeria to urgently implement progressive taxation measures and use them to invest in powerful and proven...
View ArticleNAQS trains youths, women on mechanised poultry business
The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) has trained over 50 residents of Ajeromi/Ajegunle Federal Constituency, Lagos State, on agro-mechanised poultry business. The post NAQS trains youths,...
View ArticleImpact of banditry, insurgency on farmers is real
Compared to other lingering challenges confronting the agriculture sector, armed banditry, farmers/herders clashes and other forms of onslaught on farmers have become a serious threat to Nigeria’s food...
View ArticleCRIN tackles internal crises, revives cocoa, cashew research culture
For a major part of the last decade, the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) was in the doldrums. Various administrations and leadership of the institute were distracted The post CRIN tackles...
View ArticleAuchi monarch commends revamp of Edo fertilizer factory
The Edo State Government has been commended for the revamp of the 60,000mt Fertilizer and Chemical Company Limited in Auchi, which has improved economic activities in the state. The post Auchi monarch...
View ArticlePSAG’s masterclass 2.0 to spotlight best agro practices
Still basking in the euphoria of impacts recorded through its first edition, the Private Sector Advisory Group (PSAG) Nigeria, Cluster 5 is set to spotlight the best practices and key business...
View ArticleExperts develop hybrid seeds to boost maize, cowpeas production
Agricultural experts, under the umbrella of the ECOBasicSeed have developed new breed of maize and cowpeas seeds to boost productivity and food sufficiency in the country. The post Experts develop...
View ArticleAPPEALS train 100 physically challenged people in Kaduna
One hundred physically challenged people are among the 1,700 people that have received financial assistance and training on agribusiness from the Kaduna State Agro-Processing, Agricultural Productivity...
View ArticleHorticulture industry receives boost through Fit for Market Plus initiative
To mitigate the negative economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the horticultural industry actors have been assured of steady technical assistance and capacity-building activities The post...
View ArticleCommercial release of GM beans took 15 years of hard work – AATF
The Head of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, at the African Agriculture Technology Foundation (AATF) in Nairobi, Kenya, Dr. Francis Nang’ayo, said the commercialisation of Genetically Modified The post...
View ArticleHigh quality cassava inclusion in bread will save Nigeria $2b yearly
The inclusion of cassava flour in the production of bread, in addition to price reduction, is capable of saving the country at least $2b yearly. The post High quality cassava inclusion in bread will...
View Article‘Inclusive strategy to drive rice fortification is vital’
The food and agricultural sector players have called on the Federal Government and other stakeholders to consider the adoption of an inclusive strategy that recognises the market structure of the...
View ArticleFG honours JB Adebutu with national award for contributions to economy
The Federal Government has shortlisted the Managing Director of JB Farms, Mr Ajibola Adebutu, for a national honour over his numerous contributions to the economy, especially in agro-industrial...
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