The Oyo state government has approved N500m incentives to support young entrepreneurs in the state’s agricultural sector. The move is part of an ongoing effort to drive economic recovery and growth in the state known for its dominance in cassava and tobacco cultivation. This was disclosed by Acting Governor Bayo Lawal, during an executive council…
The federal government has been urged to utilise the opportunity of the nationwide protests against hunger to first address the challenges of food scarcity and then improve on the revenue of the country. The call is contained in a recent appeal by some Nigerian farmers. They are asking the government to consider setting up a…
The distribution of fertilizer to smallholder farmers in Kaduna State was flagged off by Governor Uba Sani recently. The 240,000 bags of fertilizer was given to the state by the federal government to support farmers in the state, so that the pledge to embark on massive production of food, itself a part of the programme…
The Embassy of Netherlands in Nigeria has trained over 59,000 smallholder farmers as well as 2,000 agro-entrepreneurs in Nigeria on innovative ways of farming. This areas include the production, distribution and marketing of vegetables in Ogun, among other states. The training programme was implemented by a consortium, including the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), East-West…
Farmers in Kwara State, North Central geo-political zone of Nigeria can begin to jump for joy. This is because the state government has decided that it would come to their aid in order for them to plant and yield increase this planting season. The assurance was given by Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq who said at least…
Though farmers and the governments, at all levels, are agreed that there is the urgent need to increase food production in Nigeria, with a purpose to solve food insecurity, land is one thing that may stand between them. Farmers in the Obi and Awe Local Government Areas of Nasarawa State, which comprises nine communities, have…
Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State is taking a further step in the resolve to improve the practice of agriculture in the state. His government is commencing the distribution of the second batch of tractors to farmers in the state. In the batch, farmers will get 53 compact tractors and 173 small tractors. The governor…
Nestlé Professional, the subsidiary of Nestlé Nigeria on Saturday empowered local street food vendors in Sokoto State with skills to boost their businesses. That was done through the Business of Food workshop, which the company said was in its eighth edition. The Business Manager for Nestlé Professional in Nigeria, Mrs Funmi Osineye, said the empowerment…
The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) has presented high yielding seed cane to the Golden Sugar Company Ltd (GSC) located in Sunti, Niger state. This is to support the company as it prepares for the 2024 /2025 planting season. The presentation was made as part of efforts to empower sugar operators to step up production…
Farmers and community leaders in parts of the Cross River northern senatorial district have lamented excessive extortions by government agents and the terrible state of evacuation roads for farm produce. In the agro-based northern Cross Rivers including Yala, Ogoja, Obudu, Bekwarra, and Obanliku, farmers, in different interviews, said excessive extortion and a bad road network…
