Livestock farmers raise concerns as disease kills 2,000 cattle
Palpable fear has gripped stakeholders in livestock industry following the outbreak of cow disease – haemorrhagic septicaemia, which has killed over 2,000 herds within few days. Currently, stakeholders...
View ArticleNigeria's cotton industry revitalization to create 1.4 million jobs annually
The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), has kickstarted the resuscitation of Nigeria’s cotton industry. The target is to create over 1.4...
View ArticleGHAPP pledges to transform Agric sector, mitigate urban migration
The Greener Hope National Agricultural MechanisationProgramme (GHAPP), has pledged to enhance food security and economic development to end food crisis in the country. The body, recently approved by...
View ArticleAMOByng partners Kwara state to support soybean farmers
AMOByng Nigeria Limitedsays it has commenced a strategic partnership with the Kwara State Government to bolster local soybean production, and to address the current shortage impacting poultry feed...
View ArticleUnveiling nutritionist’s engagement with ‘the food-feed struggle’
The incessant rejection of Nigerian livestock and fish abroad has been partly linked to wrong application of antibiotics by farmers, which has been identified as causes of serious cases of antibiotics...
View ArticleI hired workers from Togo for farming, says Osun varsity ex-VC
Former Vice Chancellor of Osun State University and the current Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), African Forest Forum, Nairobi, Kenya, Prof. Labode Popoola, has lamented the...
View ArticleYobe distributes N14b free agric inputs to 1,590 farmers
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has distributed N14b agricultural inputs to farmers to boost employment and food security in the state. The procured 71, 835 units of farm inputs The post Yobe...
View ArticleRoSF trains female smallholder farmers on soilless farming
As part of efforts to provide added streams of income for widows and further empower them, the Rose of Sharon Foundation (RoSF) has concluded a three-day training for the women on new urban farming...
View ArticleImpact Ranking 2024: FUNAAB ranks first in SDG 2 on zero hunger
The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State, has been ranked first in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 2) Zero Hunger Impact Ranking for the year 2024 in Nigeria The...
View ArticleBandits demand N224m as farm levies in three years – report
At least N224m was demanded as farm levies – including planting and harvesting across the Northern region of the country between 2020 and 2023, worsening the current food insecurity in the country. The...
View ArticleLagos distributes farm inputs to farmers, agro processors
The Lagos State Government has expressed optimism for the reduction in the prices of food items and other consumables within the shortest period of time, following the distribution of farm inputs to...
View ArticleNigeria International Agriculture Expo to revolutionise agriculture
The organisers of the Nigeria International Agriculture Expo (NIAEXPO 2024), said the expo will drive transformative change in the agric sector. The post Nigeria International Agriculture Expo to...
View Article‘Agriculture is backbone of Nigeria’s economy, contributing substantially to...
Despite infrastructural challenges and limitation to credit facilities, Agriculture remains the backbone of Nigeria’s economy, employing a significant portion of the population and contributing...
View ArticleShortage of cassava still persists
Against all expectations, the severe shortage of cassava in the country seems to be getting worse by the day, as supply continues to shrink against the increasing demand. The post Shortage of cassava...
View ArticleTractor-hailing app debuts to upscale growth of small-scale farming
With the launch of the electronic equipment-hailing application (app) – Tractor on The Go (TOG), the persistent lack of mechanisation support that has stunted the growth of small-scale farming in...
View ArticleNIPC lauds TGI’s commitment to Nigeria’s industrial growth
The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Aisha Rimi, has commended the Tropical General Investment (TGI) Group on its commitment to sustainable food production,...
View ArticleNigeria's food crisis may linger without intervention, expert warns
An agriculture expert and former Senior Special Assistant to the late Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, on Agriculture and Agribusiness, Akin Olotu, has raised the alarm that the food...
View ArticleDon underscores importance of biomass resources, endogenous technology, others
A Professor of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), Abia State, Professor Kayode Joshua Simonyan, has underscored the strategic...
View ArticleFG approves GHAPP, measures to address hunger
The United Nations, last month, predicted that 82 million Nigerians, or about 64 per cent of the country's population, may go hungry by 2030. The Federal Government is leaving no stone unturned to...
View ArticleHorti Nigeria reiterates resolve to stimulate youth interest in Agric
The Horti Nigeria, a Dutch funded agricultural programme, has reiterated its resolve to raise awareness and stimulate youth interest in agriculture, as part of moves to address food crisis in the...
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