To revitalise a seamless database in the Agricultural sector, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), Temitope Fashedemi has inaugurated a Technical Working Group (TWG) on farmers’ Data capturing. Speaking at the inauguration in Abuja, Fashedemi said the process will identify and develop modalities to achieve a seamless database, that would…
Cocoa producing countries like Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Ghana will need to brace up. This is because that money spinning crop, which occupies a prime place on the list of growers of the GDP, is under threat. The threat is that cocoa may soon lose the appeal which made companies in Western nations compete to…
Civil servants in Nigeria would be the first set of people to be considered for the sale of rice at N40,000 per bag of 50 kg. And that would not be done arbitrarily. Rather, the authorities will use data that will ensure equity in the sale of the food item. This was made known by…
The religious institution is the latest to catch the message in a seeming Agri revolution and awareness that is catching the country. The Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Nnewi, Rt Rev Ndubuisi Obi the diocese has acquired extensive land in various parts of the South East for agricultural activities in what is a large-scale…
Consumers in some states in the northern and the southern part of the north are yet to feel the impact of the reported downward in inflation in the month of July. So, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Borno, Sokoto and Enugu States led the country as the most expensive states to live in…
THE postponement of the deadline for the enforcement of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) comes as a relief to Nigeria and other affected countries. However, not a few cocoa farmers in Nigeria are still in panic mode. Had the European Union (EU) stuck to its deadline to enforce its European Union Deforestation Regulation, EUDR,…
If the report of the All Farmer Association of Nigeria (AFAN) is anything to go by, Nigerians should brace up for a food crisis in 2025. The President of AFAN, Kabir Ibrahim urged citizens to prepare for tough times ahead, unless something is done urgently to curb currency volatility, insecurity and climate change. “Nigeria is…
The record of trade between Nigeria and Germany in 2023 shows that food exports from Nigeria to Germany has contributed to an increase in trade for Nigeria, thereby making the balance of trade to be in favour of the country against the European nation. Weert Borner, Consulate-General of the Federal Republic of Germany made this…
There is an attempt to improve on the capacity of stakeholders in the livestock value chain in Nigeria. This is evident in the collaboration between the Federal Government and the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL). The initiative is aimed to undertake a Feedlot Management Training Programme. The gains of the initiative…
Senator Kashim Shettima, Vice President of Nigeria has called for active and proactive participation from all involved, including ministries, departments, agencies, development partners, and other stakeholders to address malnutrition and food insecurity in Nigeria. Shettima, who is also Chairman of the National Council on Nutrition, NCN, made the call while meeting with the council members…
