The Enugu state government has reiterated its determination to empower youths with agricultural innovations to drive the process of the GDP projection of the state to $30b. Dr Patrick Ubru, Commissioner for Agriculture and Agro- Industrialisation in Enugu State who made this known on while declaring open the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program Phase-1 (ATASP-1)…
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike has got laboratory equipment from the PZ Cussons Nigeria PLC. The company donated the equipment, which will be used to upgrade Chemical Engineering and Chemistry laboratories at the university. Engr. Ifeanyichukwu Abadom, the CEO of the company, represented by Supply Chain Director, Africa, in his speech at the occasion,…
The Nigerian government is concerned about the soaring prices of tomatoes in the country. The prevailing food inflation, which is the highest in decades, has been a challenge for the administration of Bola Tinubu, which declared a state of emergency in food production last year, as part of efforts to battle food insecurity. Unfortunately, a…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has warned traders, and farmers to desist from the forceful practices of ripening fruits, adulterating palm oil, and sale of contaminated meat and grains. During a sensitisation campaign in Abuja, the Acting Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC, Dr Adamu AbdullahI on Thursday decried the unhealthy attitude of…
The World Bank has revealed plans to disburse $500m as loan to enhance rural road infrastructure and agricultural marketing in Nigeria. The financial institution said the fund requested was contained in the final draft of the Resettlement Policy Framework for the Nigeria Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project Scale-UP (RAAMP-SU) under the Federal Ministry of…
In a bid to cushion the effect of hardship and the food crises in the country, the Federal Government has donated 70 trucks of fertilisers to support farmers, agricultural activities in Kano state. In a statement released by Malam Sunusi Bature, Director- General, Media and Publicity it was made known that Kabir Yusuf, Kano State…
Lagos State Government through Dapo Olakulehin, General Manager, of Lagos State Coconut Development Authority has reiterated the urgent need for everyone to focus on tree planting in order to contribute efforts at mitigating climate change. It is also necessary to create a sustainable environment, as well as affirm its commitment to promoting coconut heritage and…
Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of the federal republic of Nigeria has urged the federal government to prioritise food security by offering single-digit interest loans to farmers. Obasanjo recently made the call at the 2024 Agriconnect summit, themed “Bridging the Divide: Fostering Collaboration and Innovation for a Sustainable Agricultural Future,” held at the Landmark Event Center,…
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and other stakeholders have shown commitment to controlling and eradicating the Peste Des Petits (PPR) disease in livestock in Nigeria. The FMAFS said the move aims to improve the livestock sub-sector as a…
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN is in crisis. The crisis is not about limited farming inputs, insecurity or absence of funding, though all these factors remain present dangers for farming and food production in the country. Rather, the crisis that has bedevilled the association stems from the disagreement among its members. This has…
