Four genetically modified TELA maize varieties have been endorsed by the federal government in Nigeria. The varieties which have been approved for commercialisation are insect resistant and drought tolerant varieties. That is the position of the federal government now to improve maize yield in the country. The approval was granted by the National Committee on…
The focus on agriculture under this dispensation is not limited to food items alone. Part of it is also geared towards bringing back that era when Nigeria was a known big producer of cocoa in the world. The development now is that just as some states in the country are revving up the effort in…
The hope that food production will increase in 2024, giving impetus to the goal of targeting zero hunger in the near future, appears to be coming to reality by the day. This is because the decision by the federal government to undertake massive production of food items is being keyed into by the state governments,…
The budgetary allocation for the school feeding programme is a further demonstration by the administration of Bola Tinubu that it is a lover of children and education. This was stated by Dr. Yetunde Adeniji, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to President Bola Tinubu on School Feeding at an event in Abuja. She said that by…
Those who have been praying for a reprieve in the flying inflation in the food sector may have to apply more energy on that spiritual exercise. This is because there are indications that rather than abate the cost of food will continue to soar in the new year. That is the result of the survey…
While federal legislators from some parts of the country are said to have been given palliatives by the federal government, which they expect to give to their constituents, federal legislators from Kwara State have said that they are yet to receive their own. This was stated by the Kwara State’s National Assembly caucus has said…
The worrying escalation of the cost of food in Nigeria is not peculiar to the country. That is stated in the latest report by the World Bank in its Food Security Update. Other countries most hit by food inflation include countries in Africa, North America and Latin America. According to the report, aside from the…
The federal government has shown demonstrable energy at increasing the production of wheat in the country. If this is done, it will not only assist in getting more food for the people, it will also reduce dependence on foreign countries. And wait for this: the economy will also breathe because the amount of foreign exchange…
The federal government continues to work on its plan to boost food production in 2024. The latest effort by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is the launching of irrigation project to achieve that objective. The irrigation production is expected to assist between 200,000 and 250,000 farmers. And from their efforts the federal government…
The federal government is not alone in the race for improved production of food in 2024. It has the support of state governments who have shown considerable pursuance of the goal towards the production of food items with a purpose to making same available at affordable rates. One of such state is Niger State. Governor…
