Barely a year after announcing the outbreak of Tuta absoluta, commonly known as the tomato leaf miner or ‘Tomato Ebola,’ the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, revealed on Wednesday that the disease destroyed over N1.3bn worth of tomatoes. The economic loss recorded in Kano, Katsina and Kaduna States was revealed at the…
The Federal Government has commenced the establishment of a Bamboo development factory in Kogi State. The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, who disclosed this on during a ministerial briefing held in Abuja, stated that the initiative aims to boost the Bamboo and Rattan Economy in Nigeria. “The Ministry has commenced implementation of a Bamboo development…
Is the SAO Agro Allied Service Limited guilty of allegation of destruction of farmland said to be located within the Oluwa Forest Reserve in Ondo State? What really is the true situation of things? The firm was accused of destroying the affected farmland, as claimed by farmers in the area. The farmers, in their hundreds,…
Kano State is witnessing a revolution in agriculture. Aside from the investment in livestock, where feeds are grown and herders made to herd their cattle within a forest reserve, the government of Abba Yusuf is encouraging investment in storage and agro-allied establishments in the state. One major step is the commissioning recently by the Minister…
Livestock development is getting a great boost under the present administration. The latest news is that the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has made a significant breakthrough in livestock production with the submission of eight new pasture varieties for registration, release, and certification. It is reported that the development marks a major milestone in the…
There are growing concerns for ginger farmers in Nigeria, particularly the ones in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Farmers in the area have cried to the government for protection and support for them to overcome the problems faced over production of ginger. The affected farmers in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)…
The government of Ondo State has started to address one of the major problems of agricultural development in the country, which has to do with the statistics of farmers, their location and the size of their farms. Towards this end, the state government has commenced registration of farmers across its 18 local government areas. This, it…
The days when the government will integrate women and youth farmers into agricultural initiatives introduced by the government are around the corner. This is because farmers who know where the foot pinches are getting close to assisting government in policy interpretation and implementation. One of them, Mrs. Omolara Svensson, former national coordinator of Nigerian Women for Agricultural…
The federal government has demonstrated that it would not give in to challenges that tend to work against efforts to achieve food security and self sufficiency in agricultural produces in the country. The latest step along that line is the inauguration in Abuja recently of the Agricultural Sector Working Group, ASWG. The exercise was performed…
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, on Thursday emphasized the critical connection between agriculture and Nigeria’s emerging blue economy, particularly through aquaculture, inland fisheries, irrigated agriculture, and wetland management. Speaking through the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Marcus Ogunbiyi, during a courtesy visit by participants of the Senior Executive Course (SEC)…
