At the end of the first quarter of this year the records show that Nigeria Customs and Excise recorded an increase in receipts from agriculture exports at the Onne Port, in Rivers State by over 17 percent, in comaprison to the same period in 2024. The Port Harcourt command of the NCS said the sector…
The prayers of consumers of food items in Nigeria would be said to have been answered when the price of wheat went down recently. So, it is proper that they rejoice, hoping that such a fall in prices would eventually affect the prices of the processed products. However, wheat farmers, in Jigawa State in particular,…
Nigerian farmers are beginning to learn to overcome the crisis of climate change. The development will not only increase food production and better economic management, it will also reduce the avoidable losses of lives and resources in the farms every year. Among the latest farmers who are learning to adopt climate-smart agriculture are the 5,119 rice…
Stakeholders in the agriculture sector in Africa have reached an understanding on the need for a stronger regional cooperation for sustainable food production and water management across the continent. They also agreed on the need for climate-resilient solutions and investment in irrigation infrastructure. The understanding was reached at the 6th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage,tagged ARCID 2025….
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 plans of governments at various levels in Nigeria to give battle to food insecurity may suffer another set back. This is because, as farmers prepare for a new planting season a palpable anxiety hangs over Nigeria’s agricultural heartlands following a fresh wave of violent attacks by some criminal elements. This has cast a long…
Despite recent security challenges in the state, the federal government chose Benue for the launching of the collaboration between it and the International Fund for Agricultural Developemnt, IFAD. That is a repudiation of the brains behind the recent return of hostilities in the state, as championed by criminal elements that has turned farmers to endangered…
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…
The ministry of finance has pledged its readiness to throw its weight behind efforts to increase development in agriculture in order to tackle food insecurity and grow the economy. The pledge was made by Mr.Wale Edun,minister of Finance and co-ordinating minister of the economy. Mr. Edun was speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Agricultural Sector Working…
As his contribution to efforts at fighting food insecurity in Nigeria, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, representing Edo North senatorial district has facilitated training programme for over 100 farmers from his constituency. The beneficiaries were trained on modern agricultural practices. The training, organized in partnership with the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) and Sam Sedi…
