A total of 500 Anambra farmers will benefit from the Co-operative Farmers Scheme sponsored by John Bosco Onunkwo Foundation, a private initiative. The scheme, which is distributing fifty seed yams to farmers across the twenty-one local government areas of Anambra state, has commenced the first phase of the programme in Aguata local government area.According to…
As part of moves toward addressing Nigeria’s flood-related challenges, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, on Wednesday, held an inaugural meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Technical Committee on the Evaluation of Dams. The meeting was chaired by the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engineer Joseph Utsev. At the…
As part of efforts to cushion the impact of the rising cost of living in the country which has led to economic hardship, the Lagos State government will soon commence the distribution of food packs to residents of the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State said this while briefing journalists at the State House,…
The government of Ondo State has started to address one of the major problems of agricultural development in the country, which has to do with the statistics of farmers, their location and the size of their farms. Towards this end, the state government has commenced registration of farmers across its 18 local government areas. This, it…
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, FMA&FS Abubakar Kyari, has expressed concern over the delay in the delivery of 2,000 tractors to farmers in Nigeria. Kyari expressed his worries in Abuja on Wednesday while speaking with John Deere, the agricultural equipment manufacturer, over the slow pace in supplying the first batch of 500 tractors…
Government has been advised to focus on boosting food production through mechanized agriculture this year rather than on unnecessary expenses. This advice was given by the newly elected Chairman of the Poultry Association of Ogun State, (PANOG), Yinka Lawal who blamed those he labeled as “emergency backyard poultry farmers” and middlemen for the high prices…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Nigeria, Ethiopia, Cameroon, South Africa, and Somalia are seeking $600bn in climate financing support from financial institutions. The Washington-based lender also said that Nigeria is struggling to attract climate-related Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) due to its inability to end parallel foreign exchange rates and other policy uncertainties….
Inflation rate in Nigeria takes an all time high driven mainly by the high cost of food, fuel, drugs and transportation, as well as the dwindling fortune of the naira, even as local production of foods in particular continues to drag. This is contained in the latest report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS),…
The Mushin Fresh Food Agro-Hub established by the Lagos State Government in 2023 has generated N2.5bn in transactions in 12 months. The 6,400 square metre site in Idi-Oro, facilitated by 348 vendors attracted 75,000 visitors in trading activities during the 81 market days held for commercial transactions. The food hub was established to reduce farmers’…
The Abia State Government has disclosed that it is poised to create the enabling environment to empower farmers to produce more food, process their farm produce, create jobs and value addition to realize more revenue for the AGRO produce in every locality. Speaking at the flag-off of Abia North Senatorial zone farming season in Bende…
