Our goal is feeding Nigerian with local fish, says NIOMR trainees
Some participants in a two-week capacity-building course for unemployed graduates and women in Lagos have said their goals include feeding Nigerians with nutritious fish, export processed products,...
View Article‘Food security is impossible without viable seeds, adequate funding’
Dr. Philips Ojo is the Director- General of the National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC). During the just concluded AgraInnovate’s exhibition in Lagos, he spoke with Head, Agro-Economy Desk, FEMI...
View ArticleFAO urges countries to adopt innovations to attain sustainable agriculture,...
Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has urged member countries to adopt innovations and encourage collaborative efforts at achieving sustainable agriculture and food security globally. The post...
View ArticleNASFAT members undergo agric business training
One thousand members of the Nasrul-Lahil-il-Fath Society of Nigeria (NASFAT) are currently undergoing trainings on agric business, to add their quota to food production in the country. The post NASFAT...
View ArticleCross River trains 1000 on digital farming
In a bid to boost food production, the Cross River State Government has trained 1,000 farmers on how to improve farming with modern technology. The post Cross River trains 1000 on digital farming...
View ArticleDon on how to stop rejection of Nigeria’s agro produce in international market
For the country’s agricultural produce to be widely accepted by the international markets, all players in produce export must strictly follow the standard set by the countries. The post Don on how to...
View ArticleWe spend over N20 billion on food imports yearly, says Obaseki
With the revelation that Nigeria spends over N20b on food importation yearly, there is need for financial inclusion in the country’s agricultural system, to change its method of farming from producing...
View ArticleStakeholders’ strategies for re-awakening Nigeria’s cocoa economy
Head, Agro-Economy Desk, FEMI IBIROGBA writes on the efforts of stakeholders in the cocoa value chain development to make the crop the mainstay of the economy; climate change management through...
View ArticleOndo women farmers allege marginalisation
Female farmers in Ondo State, through the Small Scale Women Farmers’ Organisation of Nigeria (SWOFON), have alleged the government at all levels of marginalisation in the agricultural businesses. The...
View ArticleECOWAS parliament advocates10% budget for agric
The Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) has urged member nations to invest at least 10 per cent of their annual budgets in the agricultural sector. The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament,...
View ArticleCSOs protest influx of GMOs products into Nigeria
A coalition of civil society organisations has condemned the continuous influx of Genetically Modified (GM) crops and products into the country. The CSOs, comprising of Health of Mother Earth...
View ArticleProtecting livestock, crop farms from fire outbreaks
Fire outbreaks have the history of leaving behind losses not only of property, but also lives. As the dry season comes in, to be followed by a period of harmattan, the Head, Agro-Economy Desk, FEMI...
View ArticleCorps members cultivate groundnuts, rear livestock in Sokoto
Three members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Sokoto State are making the best of their service year by engaging in sheep/goat rearing; broiler, groundnuts and onion production. The young...
View ArticleJumia Food unfolds innovations for 2019 operations
Jumia Food, one of the ancillaries of the Jumia Group, has unfolded plans and innovations for better customer experiences in 2019. Managing Director of Jumia Food, Mr Guy Futi, while reviewing the 2018...
View ArticlePrices of tomatoes, pepper drops in Enugu
The Prices of tomatoes and pepper have dropped considerably in major markets in Enugu metropolis, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A market survey conducted by NAN on Saturday revealed that...
View ArticleBan on fertiliser will encourage smuggling
Experts in the agricultural sector have warned the Federal Government to reconsider its position on the ban placed on importation of fertiliser, predicting that the policy will encourage smuggling of...
View ArticleOCP Africa Invests $2.35 million to boost agric in 2019
The OCP Fertilisers Nigeria Limited is set to pump a total sum of $2.350m to develop the country’s agriculture sector in 2019, through its various projects. Through the projects, which include OCP...
View ArticleLargest online African food recipe database unveiled
An African Food Network, meant to serve as an online recipe database to showcase and promote African food recipes to the rest of the world, has been launched. The founder, Kevin Eze, an entrepreneur...
View ArticleFG commends IFAD $500m investment in agric
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has commended the International Fund... The post FG commends IFAD $500m investment in agric appeared first on...
View ArticleKebbi secures 250MTs of fertiliser for farmers
The Kebbi State government has purchased 250 tonnes of fertiliser to be subsidised to farmers for the dry season farming. The post Kebbi secures 250MTs of fertiliser for farmers appeared first on The...
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