Good times are here for women farmers in Nigeria. The tenth Senate is said to be committed to addressing challenges faced by the farmers so as to improve their participation in agriculture. The senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, made this known recently. It was at this years Gender Policy in Agriculture organised by the…
A fresh attack on over 35,000 hectares of rice farm in Enugu State has caused new concerns about the success of efforts to tackle food insecurity in Nigeria. This was made known by a group known as the Enugu State Graduate Farmers. The group which expressed sadness over the development said the farmland is at…
The Abia Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise, Niger Delta (LIFE-ND), has resuscitated the Monthly Technology Review Meeting (MTRM) for the state’s Agricultural Development Programme (ADP). The MTRM which was held at the National Root Crops Research Institute Umudike recently, had stakeholders from NRCRI and ADP share knowledge and ideas on the current agronomy practices. During the meeting, the researchers…
Despite reports of government intervention and supports in the agricultural sector, there are projections that hardly support that the federal government will achieve the desired massive production this year. Experts continue to give a gloom picture of what to expect in the year. The prognosis does not portend warm ride for food supply and good…
The issue of racial slur makes the headlines in western nations. An average white man ( pink, we should say) cannot but look at his fellow being whose skin pigmentation looks darker, brown or black, as they want us to believe, and form an opinion. God ensured that those with the “black” pigmentation are majorly…
Gov Alex Otti of Abia State has advocated increased production of cashew as a means of foreign exchange earner to boost the economy of Nigeria. He said cashew, and they Agricultural sector generally potentially holds the magic wand that will transform the economy of Nigeria and sub saharan Africa. Dr Otti who spoke in Enugu…
In a bid to find a lasting solution to food insecurity in the country, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has outlined plans to boost food security and agricultural production in collaboration with Sokoto and Niger states. The synergy aims to ramp up the production of cassava, rice, maize, and other grains, while…
The belief that Lagos is cosmopolitan and so may not be open to the practice of agriculture is being erased by successive governments in the state. Apart from the coconut farms in Badagry, piggery farms in Ikorodu and Oke-Aro area of Ogun State (established and run by the Lagos state government), the vegetable farms across…
Mohammed Umaru Bago, Niger State Governor has disclosed that the only way to address insecurity and ensure sustainable development in the northern part of Nigeria is a return to agriculture. Governor Bago who has the official title of Farmer Governor stated this at the 10th edition of the Annual Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Lecture held…
There are indications that by the end of this dry season there would be more fruits and vegetable in the market than in the previous years. This is because the challenges that farmers in this area often faced are being addressed. Perhaps conscious of the fact that the government cannot do it alone, some foreign…
