The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, stated on Thursday in Abuja that food security, is a fundamental right of citizens, which should not be treated as a privilege. He made this assertion at the 22nd Annual Daily Trust Dialogue with the theme “Food Security: Availability or Affordability?” He said every…
2025 is set to see a boost in mechanised farming. This is because the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has received a presidential mandate to spearhead the rollout of 10,000 tractors throughout Nigeria in the bid to enhance food productivity. Though this may not be enough for use in the country as the minister said…
The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has announced an outbreak of Anthrax in Zamfara State. Anthrax, a zoonotic disease transmitted from animals to humans, originates from spores naturally found in the soil and commonly affects domestic and wild animals. In a statement signed by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Ben Bem Goong, the…
The global feed additives market, valued at $45.38bn in 2024, is projected to grow to $59.82bn by 2029, according to a report by Markets and Markets, a research company that offers in-depth analysis of different sectors of the economy. The global feeds additives sector is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of…
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Ebonyi has launched a campaign against the use of harmful chemicals in food preservation. It has, therefore, advised foodstuff dealers in the state to avoid the dangerous practice. The State Director of the Agency, Mr. Theophilus Nwokpor, made the appeal on Monday in Abakaliki during an awareness campaign on…
Farmers at Ebonyi State University, EBSU, farm, in Abakaliki, have lamented that the herders grazing over two hundred cows stormed their farmlands and destroyed their vegetable and crop farms. Speaking to newsmen, they recounted how these herders have incessantly destroyed their farmlands rendering their crop yield useless. A widow, Ibi Eunice, narrated that her family…
Governor Hyacinth Alia has reassured farmers in Benue State of his administration’s commitment to eliminate all concerns inhibiting farming and about food insecurity in the state with the resumption of full-scale cultivation in 2025. He disclosed this when he spoke to journalists after meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima at the State House. Governor Alia…
Nigerian government has been indicted for not honouring the Malabo declaration, which it assented to in 2003, and good ot the Nigerian parliament to approcge ign 2005. They declaration contains an understanding by African countries mandating the government of each member state devoting a minimum of 10% of its national budget to agriculture. This was…
Government has been advised to focus on boosting food production through mechanized agriculture this year rather than on unnecessary expenses. This advice was given by the newly elected Chairman of the Poultry Association of Ogun State, (PANOG), Yinka Lawal who blamed those he labeled as “emergency backyard poultry farmers” and middlemen for the high prices…
In the latest move to foster peace and solve the lingering crisis between farmers and herders in Adamawa State, a non-governmental organization, Search for Common Ground (SFCG) in its end of the peace project in the state has handed over the peace structures it created to the government at both the state and local council…
