In a bid to find a lasting solution to food insecurity in the country, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has outlined plans to boost food security and agricultural production in collaboration with Sokoto and Niger states. The synergy aims to ramp up the production of cassava, rice, maize, and other grains, while…
The belief that Lagos is cosmopolitan and so may not be open to the practice of agriculture is being erased by successive governments in the state. Apart from the coconut farms in Badagry, piggery farms in Ikorodu and Oke-Aro area of Ogun State (established and run by the Lagos state government), the vegetable farms across…
Mohammed Umaru Bago, Niger State Governor has disclosed that the only way to address insecurity and ensure sustainable development in the northern part of Nigeria is a return to agriculture. Governor Bago who has the official title of Farmer Governor stated this at the 10th edition of the Annual Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Lecture held…
There are indications that by the end of this dry season there would be more fruits and vegetable in the market than in the previous years. This is because the challenges that farmers in this area often faced are being addressed. Perhaps conscious of the fact that the government cannot do it alone, some foreign…
Mr. Godwin Obaseki, Edo State Governor, has restated the need to prioritise production for the domestic market to stabilise the nations food supply and the fluctuating exchange rate. Governor said this during the inspection of the Dufil Farm, Ethanol Factory and other investments in Ovia North East Local Government Area of the state. He was…
Every policy decision and implementation, since the advent of the administration of President Bola Tinubu last year May, point to the fact that there will be massive production of food in Nigeria in 2024. What that suggests is that the projection that over 26 million people risk living in hunger this year may be defeated…
As part of efforts to ensure that there is no miscarriage in progamme of the federal government to bring about massive food production from this year, the government is undertaking training for people along the value chain. The latest training was started in Jigawa State, one of the states involved in the dry season farming…
If the dream of massive food production is to be achieved in Nigeria, the federal government must end insecurity in the country. That was the submission of Samson Abodunrin, Lions Club District 404B4 Governor, Nigeria. He has, therefore, implored the federal government to take immediate action to address insecurity, which he said is the root…
The federal government has been told that there is one major step it has to take for it to win the battle against food insecurity in the land. The step would be for the government to make massive investment in innovations that would boost the production of food in Nigeria. And in taking that step…
As the state and federal governments collaborate to ensure massive production of foods and other agricultural products, farmers have been implored not to entertain any fear about how to dispose their harvests. This is because the federal government plans to bring back the commodities exchange that was used to great advantage by past governments in…
