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 federal government is about to get a fresh loan from the World Bank. The loan is targeted at three sectors, including the agricultural sector. The other areas are health, and infrastructure sectors. The loan is of the value of of $1.5bn. The loan set to be approved on Thursday September 26, 2024 will be…
The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has announced plans to provide N1.6 billion worth of inputs to ginger farmers in three states, aiming to mitigate the impact of the ongoing blight epidemic affecting ginger farmlands nationwide. The initiative, unveiled at the launch of the Ginger Blight Epidemic Control Task Force support program in Kaduna,…
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 United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised fresh alarm on the number of women who die during childbirth, pregnancy or shortly after giving birth. The body says there is no reason any woman should die during pregnancy or child delivery with modern technology. The UNICEF Chief of Field, Bauchi Field Office, Dr. Nuzhat Rafique,…
The Enugu State government has affirmed that its partnership with the federal government on cassava to bioethanol production was yielding the desired results. The government said it was intensifying cassava cultivation in the state to boost the economy, while helping to address unemployment and insecurity. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Agro-Industrialization, Mr. Patrick Ubru made…
Cashew dealers in Kogi State are calling on the government to intervene and stop foreigners from disrupting the cashew value chain, citing exploitation and poverty as major concerns. Baba Mohammed, the BOT chairman of the Kogi Cashew Dealers Stakeholders Association, explained that foreigners, especially Indians, are bypassing local merchants and buying directly from farmers, disrupting…
If the performance of the agro-allied companies on the stock exchange is the right indicator to rate commodities in the country, then agriculture may have started the race to the top. This is because the sector gave the other sectors a beating at the beginning of this week at the stock exchange. The sector gained…
A socio-political group that agitates for the development of the middle belts of Nigeria, the Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has urged President Bola Tinubu to reverse the decision to establish the Ministry of livestock Development. In a statement signed by its National President, Dr Bitrus Porgu, President Tinubu was urged to immediately disband the Presidential…
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy Bosun Tijani has revealed reasons behind the seeming failure of the government to record major achievements in the agricultural sector despite huge investments. He said the agricultural sector of the economy is unable to harness its full potential due to a dearth of digital innovation in the…
