All is set for the African Development Bank (AfDB) to commence the disbursement of $540 million fund to the first set of States in Nigeria for the development of Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZs) in the country. This is just as Vice President Kashim Shettima called for immediate action, saying it was time for the…
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has called for collaboration between the organised private sector and the government needed to attract investments that would grow the states economy. The governor made the call in his speech at the 50th Annual General Meeting of the Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA), recently in…
Senator Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, has declared that achieving food security through agricultural development is among the topmost agendas of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s eight-point agenda. The minister who said this also affirmed that all the programmes on the agenda are connected to agriculture. Kyari made this known at the launch…
Senator Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security has disclosed the partnership between the federal government and the Nigerian Agro Input Dealers Association (NAIDA) to enforce strict compliance of sales and distribution of certified and approved inputs in the country. Kyari said this in Abuja while receiving Kabir Umar Fara, President of NAIDA, and…
Bob-Track Limited, an indigenous Nigerian firm based in Port Harcourt has unveiled a 120-horsepower tractor that is capable of performing multiple functions on the farm. The Chief Executive Officer of Bob-Track, Mr. Ibifiri Bobmanuel, said at the unveiling ceremony in Port Harcourt that the tractor was designed for African soils and farms and its work…
The annual dry season farming inputs distribution to out-grower farmers by WACOT Rice Limited has been inaugurated by Senator Abubakar Kyari, minister of Agriculture and Food Security. The ceremony was performed in Argungu, Kebbi State, which also hosts WACOT’s rice mill. The dry season farming inputs distribution was part of efforts to assist the small…
The federal government is working hard to defeat food insecurity in Nigeria. In this wise, it is not leaving any stone unturned. Part of the effort is to give hope to farmers who had found themselves at the mercy of natural disasters like floods. So, the government has sent the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA…
Farmers from five local government areas in Enugu State have joined their counterparts in Anambra, Benue, Ebonyi, Niger, Ogun and Taraba states to benefit from the federal government efforts at fighting food insecurity by promoting dry season farming in Nigeria. They were recently presented with farm implements and seedlings worth N40 million. The federal government…
If you are the type who indulges in eating between meals, and your favourite is that snack you can readily grab on the road, you must watch what you eat from now on. This is because there are suspicions that some of the people who sell snacks, particularly along the road, most especially in traffic,…
Senator Abubakar Kyari, Minister for Agriculture and Food Security is the minister for the season. His office is the one stop place for most visitors to Abuja, especially state governors. The reason is the emphasis placed on agriculture and food production by the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Governors are either visiting the minister to…
