Self sufficiency in food production will be a pipe dream if enough attention is not paid to the right seedlings for the farmer. The new director general of the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC), Fatuhu Mohammed Buhari, recognises the importance of this in the food security chain. He has, therefore, pledged that his leadership will be instrumental in…
The Abia State Government is set to Flag off a major wet season rice farming initiative, targeting 8,500 hectares of land across Abia North, as part of its ongoing efforts to bolster food security and enhance agricultural productivity. Addressing the media during a press briefing, Prince Okey Kanu, the Commissioner for Information, revealed that the…
There are indications that the problem of post-harvest losses will be reduced soon in Nigeria. This follows the local production of cold room infrastructure in the country by a firm known as Cormart & Chi Farms Nigeria Limited. The firm is transforming Nigeria’s cold chain infrastructure with the local production of high-quality sandwich panels for cold rooms….
The National Economic Council (NEC) rose from its meeting on Thursday with members endorsing plans of action towards the enhancement of cotton production to improve the textile sector and the transformation of agribusiness, which includes impressive livestock development. The council, headed by Vice President Kashim Shettima approved the establishment of the national office for Green…
Farmers in Adamawa state have a reason to cheer. The much expected support from the government is on the way. This is because the State Government has earmarked ₦2 billion to the agricultural sector with which the government plans to provide farmers and youths with essential farm inputs. The objective is that the initiative will…
This is a good season for investors in agribusiness and farmers in Edo State. The Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has given the assurance that his government is interested in improving agricultural activities to boost food security and sufficiency in the state. The governor said this at the weekend when he inspected the Uwesan Farm Settlement…
If everything works out according to the plan of the federal government, the country will achieve a reduction in the importation of food items by 50 percent in the near future. This is part of the mandate given to a committee inaugurated Thursday by Vice President Kashim Shettima. It is an inter-ministerial committee on research…
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, CON, has inaugurated the Agricultural Sector Working Group (ASWG) to enhance food security, nutrition, and sustainable agricultural development across the continent. Speaking while inaugurating the committee, at the ASWG Inaugural and Inception meeting held at Rock View Hotel, in Abuja recently, the Minister pointed out…
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Aliyu Abdullahi has said that a revamped cooperative sector would ensure empowerment and prosperity for Nigerians, thereby making Cooperators part of the One Trillion US Dollar Economy within the decade. The Minister revealed this during the flag-off ceremony of the National Training/Workshop for Trustees, Management…
The preference of Nigerians for foreign products is being exploited by marketers in the country. For instance, it has been discovered that there are marketers who sell local rice to Nigerians as foreign brands. This came to the open, when the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) raided the Utako Ultramodern Market on Tuesday…
