The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that eradicating world hunger can only be achieved if food is safe, nutritious and of good quality. According to the UN Agency, eating unsafe food increases the […]
The smallholder farmers have been advised not to give in to politicians’ empty promises, but to vote based on issues in forthcoming elections. Teaching a select group of farmers’ cooperatives at the week end in […]
African youth International Development Foundation(AFYDEF), in collaboration with African Union, Economic, Social and Cultural Council ( AU ECOSOCC) is set to establish a cassava processing centre in Shere community in Bwari Area Council. This […]
A German organisation in Nigeria (GIZ), has embarked 3.5mn Euros for farmers’ capacity building and selected financial institutions to develop financial products that fits the needs of farmers and agro-processors or companies. The intervention […]
The impact of the smallholder women farmers in Nigeria’s agriculture sector can never be quantified. With over 70% food in the country food need produced by this group of abandoned farmers, ActionAid Nigeria says there […]
The Zero Hunger Commodity Association has stated that the recent rise in rate of cancer, liver and kidney failure are traceable to some of the chemicals consumed directly from fruits and vegetables planted with inorganic […]
The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) has called on dealers in agro-commodities to observe the mandatory requirement of stopping at the Quarantine Control Posts along the Federal Highways for inspection of their goods. statement by […]
The women leader of Alayare community, in Ondo State, Chief Folsshade Ogunsusi, has lamented the inability of the State government to women farmers from herdsmen invasion of their farmlands. Ogunsusi who was in tears while […]
Farmers in Gombe state have in the past few weeks been keeping vigil in their farms because of rumours of herdsmen attacks. Farmers especially in Kupto and Lalopido farmers, who majorly are women, were informed […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said it will be spending $120 million to train 40,000 farmers in Africa on the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) project in three years. The training will be […]
The GMO-Free Nigeria Alliance, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and over 35 other Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have reacted to the recent registration and release of genetically modified (GM) cotton varieties (Mahyco C567 BG […]
The challenges of food insecurity in the North-east, has reduced the 2.6 million persons affected by insurgency in the region to 1.7 million persons in October 2018. The Food and Agriculture Organisation Representative in Nigeria, […]
ActionAid Nigeria has stated that Nigeria farmers, especially the rural women farmers have little or no extension engagement. The ActionAid Nigeria coordinator of Food and Agricultural Programme, AzubikeNwokoye, disclosed this recently in Abuja at Community […]
The Nigeria Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) has called on the Nigerian public to shun the use of antibiotics as fees additives or growth boosters for their livestock. The association in a statement by the National […]
After months of waiting, the FCT FADAMA Graduate Youth Unemployment Scheme (GUYS) have commenced revalidation on it 117 unemployed graduates, JOHN OBAreports. Finally, the 117 revalidated FADAMA Graduate Youth Unemployment Scheme (GUYS) are set to […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rerual Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has on behalf of the federal government overseen the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Nigerian Agricultural Mechanization and Equipment Leasing Company (NAMEL), […]
In a bid to boost food production in the country, the federal government has indicated interest to partner with private investors in the area of irrigation in order to achieve food sufficiency. The Minister of […]
The Coordinating Director of the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service, (NAQS) Dr. Vincent Isegbe, has warned dealers on beans to desist from using Sniper to store their produce as the chemical is too toxic for human consumption. […]
Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has described Nigeria as the most influential country in the global poverty ranking, in spite of its huge economic potentials in the African sub-region. He made the disclosure […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said revamping agriculture and its value-chain is one of the giant strides of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. The minister stated this on Monday in Dutse […]
The minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, said with the on-going reform in the Bank of Agriculture, Nigerian farmers would start accessing loans at 5% interest rate. Chief Ogbeh, who made the […]
The Director General of Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) Osita Aboloma, Esq has assured that arrangements are ongoing among the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, other regulatory agencies and SON for a nationwide advocacy programme for […]
A Company known as Dutch African Agricultural Projects based in Netherland has declared its readiness to invest the sum of $400m into various Afro allied products in Kogi state. The Coordinator of the project, […]
The Cross River State Government has fixed a target of 30,000 tons of cocoa to be crushed annually beginning from this years’ farming season. This was confirmed by the Cross River State Governor on Cocoa […]
The National Programme Coordinator, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Value Chain Development Programme, Dr. Ameh Onoja has stated that it Value Chains Development Programmes (VCDP) has contributed $68.9 million to the Nigerian economy since […]
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