Agriculture

The Benue state government has alleged that the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state is colluding with armed herdsmen to unleash mayhem on the people. The allegation came on the heels of Tuesday’s media outing by the state…

Ukraine expresses readiness to establish grain hub in Nigeria The Government of Ukraine has expressed its readiness to establish grain hubs in Nigeria and other African countries as it donated about 25,000 tonnes of grains to Nigeria to…

President Muhammadu Buhari said Nigeria’s agricultural revolution had led to the creation of over 13 million direct and indirect jobs in the last seven and half years. Malam Garba Shehu, the president’s spokesman, in a statement on…

Nigeria is hosting five other member states of the African Union(AU) to strategise on the use and adoption of genome editing technology in boosting agricultural productivity. This is contained in a statement issued by Mrs Toyin Omozuma,…

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 marketing. The five-year project to be…

African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has appointed former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan as Africa’s Ambassador for Agricultural Technology. This is contained in a press statement issued by Alex Abutu, the AATF…

Nigeria is yet to meet its national demand of 2.44 million metric tonnes of onion production and currently contributes little to the export market. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Ernest…

The Federal Government has urged farmers to deepen collaborations that would strengthen the agricultural sector and diversify the nation’s economy. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, made the appeal…

Farmers, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and others have benefitted from the World Bank-assisted Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project in Enugu State. The Enugu State Deputy…

The Federal Government has handed over the 228 hectares Gari Irrigation Project to farmers in Jigawa and Kano states. Five Local Government Areas of Kazaure and Roni in Jigawa State, and Kunchi, Dambata and Makoda LGAs in Kano State, under…