The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan, has announced a partnership with an Indian-based not-for-profit organisation, the Foundation for Advanced Training in Plant Breeding (ATPBR) Maharashtra to boost mass production of okra in the country. This was disclosed by the Executive Secretary of, the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), Professor Garba Sharubutu, at the…
The Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has said that President Bola Tinubu released 1,200 bags of fertiliser to each senator for onwards distribution to farmers in their districts. Bamidele also said the President also made 600 bags of fertiliser available to each House of Representatives member for farmers in their 360 federal constituencies. The Senate…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday destroyed various categories of harmful products worth N10bn in Gombe. The Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said that the items were seized from the six states in the North East region, comprising Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Taraba, Gombe and Yobe. The…
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has vowed to reduce post-harvest losses in the agricultural sector by 25 per cent as part of its broader efforts to ensure food security and boost domestic production. This commitment was made during the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones High-Level Implementation Acceleration Dialogue held in Abuja on recently….
Ahead of the October 16, World Food Day, the Food and Agriculture Organizations (FAO) of the United Nations said more than 600 million people fall ill and 420,000 die every year as a result of eating food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites, toxins and chemicals. This is as the FAO said Over 2.8 billion people…
The federal government on Wednesday convened a high-level dialogue at the African Development Bank (AfDB) to revolutionise Nigeria’s Agricultural Sector and accelerate the implementation of the Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ-1) Programme. This was disclosed by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun at the AfDB country office in…
The federal government has taken a major step towards enhancing efforts to increase agricultural output in the country. This will involve the increase of production of soyabean and sugar. Towards this end the government has decided to partner with Trans Sahara Consortium in the areas of Soyabean and Sugar production. This was disclosed by the…
The President of, the African Development Bank, (AfDB) Dr Akinwumi Adesina on Wednesday commended Nigeria’s National Wheat Self-Sufficiency Plan as he revealed the demand for wheat in Africa has surged to over 75 million metric tonnes. Adesina, at the commencement of the ongoing West and Central Africa Wheat Summit 2024, in Abuja, said it was…
The National Bureau of Statistics on Thursday said the national average Cost of a Healthy Diet was N1,255 per adult per day in August 2024. This, the statistics hub said, was prominent in Ogun state at N1,641, Lagos State at N1,615 and Rivers State at N1,572. However, Katsina, Kaduna and Sokoto states accounted for the…
Global rice prices fell on Monday after India, the world’s No.1 exporter of the grain, gave the go-ahead for exports to resume, boosting global supply and helping poor Asian and African buyers secure more affordable supplies, exporters said. India on Saturday allowed exports of non-basmati white rice. That came a day after New Delhi cut…
