Bauchi wheat farmers promise bumper harvest in 2023
The National Wheat Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NWFPMAN) has disclosed that the 2023 dry season wheat farming would produce more yields than the previous years, to close...
View ArticlePIND, CRIN certify 14 nursery operators
The Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) and the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) have certified 14 cocoa seed nursery operators at the CRIN’s headquarters in Ibadan, Oyo State....
View ArticleEdo launches 2022 dry season farming, distributes irrigation equipment
Edo State Government has launched the 2022 dry season farming with the distribution of irrigation equipment to over 500 farmers, to enhance year-round food production. The post Edo launches 2022 dry...
View ArticleEdo reaffirms commitment to driving sustainable commodities in Africa
As part of its commitment to ensuring sustainable and responsible production of oil palm, cocoa, coffee, rubber and other tree crops, Edo State Government has signed the Africa Sustainable Commodities...
View ArticleNIHORT trains agribusiness owners on tomato production
As part of moves to curb post-harvest losses and improve revenue generation among tomato farmers, a total of 50 agribusiness owners in Ondo State received training from the National Horticultural...
View ArticleOsinbajo, UK envoy to lead conversation at Feed Nigeria Summit
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Muhammad Abubakar and the United Kingdom High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing are among dignitaries expected...
View ArticleFACAN raises the alarm over planned regulation of cocoa, others crops in...
The President, Federation of Agricultural Commodity Association of Nigeria (FACAN), Dr. Victor Iyama has warned the Cross Rivers State Governor, Ben Ayade to discontinue the regulation of cocoa and...
View ArticleSanginga bows out of IITA
The outgoing Director-General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Oyo State, Dr. Emmanuel Nteranya Sanginga has been lauded for developing a strategy that turned...
View ArticleBuhari launches $575m RAAMP project in 18 States
President Muhammadu Buhari has launched the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) to the tune of $575m. This is aimed at providing access roads in rural areas to boost agricultural...
View ArticleSnail farming: Agribusiness with huge potential most farmers ignore
Snail farming is one of the sustainable, money-spinning Agribusinesses that most Nigerians ignore. Also known as heliculture, snail farming is a process of raising edible snails for human consumption...
View ArticleKatsina: Boosting rice farming the South Korean way
A partnership between the Katsina State Government and Saemaul Foundation (SF), from South Korea to boost rice farming in Nigeria is already yielding positive result, as farmers are beginning to...
View ArticleWhy more Nigerians must embrace farming now
An agriculturist and founder of UMeRA Business School, Ms Olamide Alao, has urged more Nigerians, especially the youths to embrace agriculture to mitigate the impending food crisis. Alao, who made the...
View ArticleNIHORT seeks U.S. collaboration on routine food testing, others
The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan, Oyo State has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the United States of America on routine testing of food products before export...
View ArticleBowen Varsity redefines dairy production for local farmers in Iwo
• Repositions Nigeria On SuperDARN Global Map Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State is on the verge of rewriting the narrative of the dairy industry in Nigeria. The move is basically meant to reduce the...
View Article60 African food systems leaders complete inaugural Advanced Leadership Programme
Forty food systems leaders from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia have graduated from the AGRA-led Centre for African Leaders in Agriculture’s (CALA) Advanced Leadership Programme in Nairobi, Kenya....
View ArticleNiWARD seeks support for women researchers in agriculture
The Nigerian Women in Agricultural Research for Development (NiWARD) has called for concerted efforts to deepen research in agriculture to aid female farmers to boost the drive for the country’s food...
View ArticleTanzania to host the AGRF, Africa’s Food System Forum 2023
Tanzania has been booked to host the AGRF 2023 Summit. The announcement was made by Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan, the president of the United Republic of Tanzania and H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn,...
View ArticleNCRI develops flood resistant rice varieties
The National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi, Niger State, says it has produced two flood-resistant rice varieties, to mitigate the impact of flood on the production of the commodity. The...
View ArticleFG raises concern as Ghana increases yam export
The Federal government has raised concern over the inability of the country to export yam despite accounting for 67 per cent of the global output. The post FG raises concern as Ghana increases yam...
View ArticleObaseki assures of unlocking livestock production potential in Edo
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has promised to unlock the state’s potential in livestock production, create job opportunities, and bolster the government’s efforts at diversifying the...
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