The Federal Government of Nigeria is collaborating with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to give support to farmers in Ebonyi state to enhance food production during the ongoing dry season. The support comes under the FG/IFAD -assisted Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP). 150 farmers from the state have been selected for the support….
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has called for collaboration between the organised private sector and the government needed to attract investments that would grow the states economy. The governor made the call in his speech at the 50th Annual General Meeting of the Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA), recently in…
Mr. Godwin Obaseki, Edo State Governor, has restated the need to prioritise production for the domestic market to stabilise the nations food supply and the fluctuating exchange rate. Governor said this during the inspection of the Dufil Farm, Ethanol Factory and other investments in Ovia North East Local Government Area of the state. He was…
(First published in THE GUARDIAN of 25 January 2024) The farmer waits for rain in the early months of the year. If it rains properly, not the scattered rain that deceives you to plant early, then the farmer would know it is time to plant the yam seedlings. He prays for rain, and when it comes,…
Every policy decision and implementation, since the advent of the administration of President Bola Tinubu last year May, point to the fact that there will be massive production of food in Nigeria in 2024. What that suggests is that the projection that over 26 million people risk living in hunger this year may be defeated…
One major thing that has dominated public discourse in Nigeria in the past nine months is the rise in food prices, even as the purchasing power of the citizenry continues to slide. So, when the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS released its findings for the last quarter, not many people were surprised about the rise…
The women wing of All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria, AFAN has a bright idea on how the government can successfully win the war against food insecurity and sustain the success. The group believes that they should be made an element in a partnership that would involve the government and officials charged with implementing policy decisions….
As part of efforts to ensure that there is no miscarriage in progamme of the federal government to bring about massive food production from this year, the government is undertaking training for people along the value chain. The latest training was started in Jigawa State, one of the states involved in the dry season farming…
At any gathering there is one delicacy that is in a class of its own. It is rice alright, but it is rice with a unique taste and different aroma! Ofada rice enjoys a high demand at parties, and it is a special delicacy at home. However, one thing people dread about the common ofada…
If the dream of massive food production is to be achieved in Nigeria, the federal government must end insecurity in the country. That was the submission of Samson Abodunrin, Lions Club District 404B4 Governor, Nigeria. He has, therefore, implored the federal government to take immediate action to address insecurity, which he said is the root…
