The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 2024 report saw food prices record a significant rise that year. The report states that Food Price Index (FPI) increased from 117.6 points in January to 127.0 points in December. The FPI, which tracks monthly changes in international prices for key globally traded commodities reflected a 6.7%…
It was a gathering of experts in the agro processing and packaging sub-sector at a round table meeting organised by the Association of Women in Agro Processing and Packaging (AWAP) which held in Lagos. Themed: “Round table meeting towards greater 2025 in agro processing, branding and packaging,’’ they called for proper branding and wrapping of…
A group, Nigerian Institute For Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) Childhood Friends of 1979-1983 Association, says it has finalised plans to invest massively in the agricultural sector. This according to its President Mr. Wilson Etinosa Ekhomogiazin was to support President Tinubu’s effort in tackling food insecurity in 2025. At a get together ceremony in Benin, the…
The federal government has been urged to bring back “Operation Feed the Nation,” an erstwhile agricultural policy of the military administration of then General Olusegun Obasanjo. The proponent of this move believes that this will in address the food insufficiency currently faced by Nigerians. While making the appea, an agriculturist, Mr. Tiltilayo Adebanjo disclosed that…
The Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) may be ready now to rise up to the challenge in the effort to fight food insecurity in the country. This is because the institute has announced that it will develop a technology to reduce post-harvest losses in agriculture. This is what the institute, which changed its name…
In a significant step toward reducing post-harvest losses and curbing exploitative practices in the agricultural sector, the Ekiti state government has established the Ilu Eye Agro Trading and Aggregation Company. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Ebenezer Boluwade said the firm will oversee direct buyback of key commodities, including rice paddy, beans, maize, garri,…
The announcement by Professor Babagana Zulum, Borno State Governor, to subsidise cost of petroleum products in the state will be of greater benefit to farmers. It will particularly bring relief to those of them impacted by insurgency. Professor Zulum had said that he was going to bring down the cost of petrol per litre to…
Governor Bassey Otu has revealed that his administration’s agricultural programmes in Cross River state have started yielding fruits. He re-emphasised food as a compulsory factor for the growth of any society and reiterated his commitment to better feed the people of the state. The governor said agriculture was receiving serious attention in the state, since…
Nigeria’s inability to tap into the livestock market was due to the absence of a robust system to track and monitor livestock movement and health status. This is according to Muritala Alade-Bamgbala the Chief Executive Officer of Protein Trail Technology, a government solution-focused firm with the aim of sanitising Nigeria’s meat value chain. He, therefore…
The Abia State government has decided to initiate fresh bids for the management of its four farm estates. The government had revoked the contracts of the former investors reportedly in public interest, and alleging that they failed to fulfill their contractual obligations. The government also said that the terms of their contract were against the…
