Some farmers in Ekiti State had returned to the farms after the Christmas break with the hope that they would go into the new year in some form of abundance. They had harvested cassava from their farms, and were about to ship their products to the market. They were happy that returns from the farm…
The Federal Government is leaving no stone unturned to bring about a radical increase in food production in the new year, as part of efforts to mitigate the projection that over 26 million Nigerians may be caught up in the hunger bracket in the new year. It is doing this through the Ministry of Agriculture…
Prof. Joseph Utsev, Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation has flagged off the 2023/24 dry season farming in Benue State. The Federal Government targeted 500,000 hectares irrigable land in 2024. The minister said that President Bola Tinubu had directed the ministry to ensure that the 500,000 hectares irrigable land was maximally put to use in…
The Federal Government has concluded its plans to revive the moribund Garri Processing Factory in Alapoti Village in the Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. According to a statement made available by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, the move was in recognition of the agricultural potential of the community, which…
the alarm raised by the Food And Agriculture Organisation, FAO over fears that the target of zero hunger by the year 2030 was becoming unrealizable even as the statistics of Nigerians in the hunger bracket keeps increasing, is not being held lightly by different groups in the country. Perhaps some of the non-government organizations and…
The Small Holder Women Farmers and Girls of Nigeria, SWOFON in conjunction with ActionAid Nigeria has called for the protection of the rights of women farmers in the country. SWOFON made the call in a street walk in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with support by ActionAid Nigeria to demand for their rights as…
There are indications that the current crisis in the livestock farming and production will ease in the new year. This follows the assurance by the federal government that it would double its effort to boost livestock production in the country. This commitment from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security was given by Dr. Ernest…
Airtel Nigeria has commenced its 2023 edition of its long running community feeding program, called ‘5 Days of Love’, with a commitment to feed 6,000 persons in six locations across six states in Nigeria. This was made known during a press conference held at Airtel Nigeria’s headquarters in Lagos. The initiative, which is its 9th…
The first and the oldest business on earth is farming and this was ordained by God. Farming is one of the first businesses that was given to man when the earth was created and many of the people then prospered doing farming. There was no home without a farm then because it was probably their…
Emmanuel Ijewere, successful accountant, administrator and businessman is dead. His demise was announced by Kabir Ibrahim, chairman, administration of the Nigeria Agribusiness Group, NAGB, which the deceased led for many years. Agribusiness? Not many people remember him for agriculture, because in public life in was an accountant, a businessman, a financial guru, the man who…
