A revolution is in the offing in Cross River state. The revolution is in the area of production coffee, one of the agricultural products that the state is known for. To make this happen, the State government and JR Farms have partnered to cultivate 30 million coffee seedlings across the state. The objective is aimed…
To revitalise a seamless database in the Agricultural sector, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), Temitope Fashedemi has inaugurated a Technical Working Group (TWG) on farmers’ Data capturing. Speaking at the inauguration in Abuja, Fashedemi said the process will identify and develop modalities to achieve a seamless database, that would…
The target was to fill the mouths and souls of thousands of people who went out to celebrate on Children’s Day. And he met scores of them at Ikeja, the capital of Lagos state. It was an unusual ground for soul winning but Leke Adeboye, son of Enoch Adejare Adeboye, general overseer of the Redeemed…
Determined to fight food insecurity in his constituency as well as empower the youths for self-sustenance, the member representing Isiala Ngwa North/South of Abia State in the National Assembly, Ginger Onwusibe, has enlisted the assistance of the Agribusiness Incubation Centre, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike for the realisation of that goal. The lawmaker disclosed…
The World Bank’s latest Finance and Prosperity 2024 report has revealed that Nigeria will require an estimated $2.4 billion, equivalent to about 0.6 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), to shield its households from falling into poverty after experiencing a climate shock. This projection shows the severe financial impact that climate-related events, such…
Inmates at the correctional centres in the country should be treated with dignity. That is the position of Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the minister of interior under whose supervision the correctional centres are placed. He expressed dismay at the reported dehumanising conditions to which inmates of the Afokang Custodial Centre in Calabar, Cross River State, are…
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has allocated $2.5 billion to support Nigeria’s efforts to achieve zero hunger by 2030. This commitment is part of WFP’s 2023-2027 Nigeria Country Strategy Plans (CSP), which aims to address hunger and malnutrition in the country. The WFP will work closely with the Nigerian government and other stakeholders…
Over 17, 000 farmers, drawn from the 17 local government areas of Enugu State, have received free fertilisers to enhance their farming activities. Aside from fertilisers, the farmers also received tilling machines, high-breed cassava stems, herbicides, among other farm inputs from the state government. The state Commissioner for Information, Mr Aka Eze Aka, said, “One…
THE postponement of the deadline for the enforcement of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) came as a relief to Nigeria and other affected countries. However, not a few cocoa farmers in Nigeria are still in panic mode. Read the first part of this report HERE State governments step up investments amid extension Findings show…
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (FMA&FS), Abubakar Kyari, has attributed the smuggling of food from Nigeria to other countries as the major driver of hunger and food scarcity. He also named other causes which include naira redesign and natural disasters. Kyari noted that the food shortage currently experienced in the country is due…
