The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) has donated Agricultural inputs to the Jigawa state government. The inputs include 10,000 Water Pumps with all accessories, 10,000 pieces of Knapsack’s sprayers, 10.000 liters of Herbicides, 10,000 liters of Pesticide and 10,000 liters of Organic Fertilisers. The move is to support agricultural transformation in the…
The Niger State House of Assembly has raised an alarm over the takeover of a key military training camp in the state. During plenary session on Tuesday, the Assembly revealed the troubling situation at Nagwamase Military Cantonment in Kontagora, one of Nigeria’s largest military training grounds. Heavily armed bandits have reportedly seized control of the…
Nigerian farmers are beginning to learn to overcome the crisis of climate change. The development will not only increase food production and better economic management, it will also reduce the avoidable losses of lives and resources in the farms every year. Among the latest farmers who are learning to adopt climate-smart agriculture are the 5,119 rice…
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ben Kalu, has solicited the cooperative efforts of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in boosting the exportation of primary products from Nigeria and Africa in general. Mr. Kalu made the call, when he visited the Director-General of the WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in Geneva on the sidelines of…
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 National Chairman, Association of Greenfield Rice Producers, Marketers and Entrepreneurs, Chief Oludare Adekolu, says that Nigeria has the capacity to produce far more rice than what obtains at present if genuine producers get adequate support. Adekolu, who is the Chief Executive of Igbemo Rice Processing Company Limited, said his association, with branches across Nigeria,…
Good things are coming the way of rice farmers in Taraba State. Part of the support the are getting from the government and international agencies include training aimed at taking them away from traditional methods of farming. One of such trainings was held recently by he International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)’s Value Chain Development…
The Federal Government has restated its commitment to making agriculture the foundation of Nigeria’s economy, pledging continued support for farmers and sustainable food production. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, made the declaration in Abuja. He noted that under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, agriculture has been prioritised through bold…
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…
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…
