Institute rolls out five-year plan to checkmate soil degradation
The Nigeria Institute of Soil Science (NISS) has rolled out a five-year strategic action plan to tackle soil degradation promotion and sustainable soil management The post Institute rolls out five-year...
View ArticleOyo farmers get subsidised inputs as Makinde wants transfer of dam
Various smallholder farmers in Oyo State have received different categories of Kenaf, yam and cocoa seedlings as part of the Federal Government’s coronavirus pandemic The post Oyo farmers get...
View Article‘To grow Nigeria’s non-oil export, policy makers must walk the talk’
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating effect on global economy and Nigeria is not exempted. The economy is just emerging from the impact of three months of total inactivity. The post ‘To grow...
View ArticleSave poultry industry from imminent collapse, Ogun farmers implore FG
Poultry farmers in Ogun State have bemoaned what they termed “arbitrary increase” in the price of maize and other essential ingredients used in poultry feed production The post Save poultry industry...
View ArticleMaize anchor borrowers program to inject over N1b into Abia economy
Program Manager of the Abia State Agricultural Development Programme (ADP), Chief Israel Amanze has predicted that the Central Bank of Nigeria Maize Anchor Borrowers Program The post Maize anchor...
View ArticleN20b tomato processing factory launched in Kebbi
In a bid to boost local production and processing of fresh tomatoes, reduce pre and post-harvest losses, and also develop the value chain to improve revenue streams for tomato farmers The post N20b...
View Article‘Agric varsity in Kebbi will commence academics in September
The Vice Chancellor of the newly established Federal University of Agriculture Zuru, Professor Musa Isiyaku Ahmed, has said the university will start academic activities in September as planned. The...
View ArticleSanni leads Nigeria, Tanzania’s cassava project team
Prof. Lateef Oladimeji Sanni has been appointed the Project Manager of the Building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated Cassava Seed System Phase II (BASICS II). The post Sanni leads Nigeria,...
View ArticleFarmers seek exclusion of ‘impostors’ in CBN’s zero-interest scheme
Nigerian farmers and agricultural scientists have warned that ‘political farmers’ should not be permitted to hijack the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) ‘Agric for Food and Jobs Plan (AFJP)’ and the...
View Article‘Access to finance remains prevalent challenge to farming in Nigeria’
The Abadini Group, a Nigerian enterprise, is the producer of Abadini rice. From five hectares of farmland, it has rapidly grown to 200 hectares with the total rice output of 300,000 bags of rice so...
View Article155,000mt palm nut cracker plant launched to bridge sector’s deficit gap
To bridge the huge deficit gap in the palm nut cracker sub-sector, a 155,000-tonne capacity palm nut cracker plant has been built in the country.The Golden Seed Fats and Oils Limited, responsible for...
View ArticleScientists form coalition for deregistration of harmful pesticides
A group of eminent researchers and journalists have formed a coalition to sustain advocacy efforts against paraquat importation and use in Nigeria, as concerns mount on safety of the toxic herbicide in...
View ArticleFAO distributes hybrid goats to 3,400 Borno households
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) in Nigeria has distributed hybrid goats to 3,400 households in Borno State to restore their means of likelihood. The post FAO distributes hybrid goats to...
View ArticleFarmers demand value chain schemes, condemn lopsided interventions
Farmers and agronomists in Nigeria have condemned lopsided and frivolous interventions in the agricultural sector while they also demand that such interventions should be channeled towards value chain...
View ArticleMaximising Nigeria’s potential in potato production, industrialisation
Nigeria has huge potential in many arable crops, including grains, cereals and pulses. To its credit, the country is the largest producer of cassava tubers and yam in the world. The post Maximising...
View ArticleFG commends IITA’s impact in cassava seed sector
The Federal Government has commended the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and its partners for their impact on the Nigerian seed system, especially in the cassava sector. The post...
View Article3,500 farmers in Edo get support
The Edo State government has said fertilisers, crop protection products and cassava cuttings have been given to 3,500 farmers under the state’s Independent Farmers Initiative The post 3,500 farmers in...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Vegetable farmers record huge losses
Like other commodity farmers suffering from the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, vegetable farmers have continued to count their losses due to low patronage. The post COVID-19: Vegetable farmers record...
View ArticleReviving Nigeria’s Bank of Agric for allied industries
Head of Agro-Economy, FEMI IBIROGBA, takes a look at the history of the Bank of Agriculture, its mandate and the realities of inefficiency, failures and unmet expectations as Nigeria needs The post...
View ArticleCOVID-19: FG has been quiet over compensation to smallholder farmers - Oxfam
The Federal Government has been accused of keeping mute overcompensation to smallholder farmers who suffered losses due to the effect of the ravaging coronavirus pandemic The post COVID-19: FG has been...
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