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CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE MAKES STRIDES IN IMPROVEMENT OF FOOD PRODUCTION AND NUTRITION

Anthony Ogbekile 022 months ago2 months ago03 mins

The National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) in Nigeria has made significant strides in transforming the country’s agricultural sector through innovative crop breeding techniques. By partnering with CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research organization, NRCRI has developed improved root and tuber crop varieties that are climate-resilient, high-yielding, and nutritious. “We’ve adopted a stage-gated breeding model,…

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE PARTNERS BORDER AGENCY TO MONITOR AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AT THE BORDER

Sarah Chinaza1 year ago03 mins

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has expressed readiness to partner with Babanna Border Development Agency (BBDA) to check agricultural activities at the border. Speaking while playing host to the Management of the Agency led by its Director-General, Mohammed Garba Danladi, in Abuja recently, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security,…

HARDSHIP: REPORT SHOWS THAT A POT OF JOLLOF RICE COSTS A MINIMUM OF N20,000 TO COOK

Sarah Chinaza1 year ago04 mins

When majority of nigerians go to parties, the food they love to request for is jollof rice. Now, either at home or at such social function, do people bother to ask the question about the cost of a plate of their favourite delicacy? Do you feel like you want to do that right away? That…

NIGERIA CALLS FOR A REVIEW OF CLIMATE FINANCE FRAMEWORK AS A FOSSIL FUEL PRODUCER

Vivian Ikemba11 months ago04 mins

Director-General/CEO of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), Dr. Nkiruka Chidia-Maduekwe has emphasised that Africa will persist in advocating for changes to the climate finance framework. Maduekwe stated this during an interview with journalists at the Nigerian pavilion at the COP 29 in Baku Azerbaijan. She noted that change for climate change architecture is…

LAGOS EMPOWERS RESIDENTS IN POULTRY

Sultan Bello2 years ago02 mins

In a bid to boost food security in Lagos state and enable financial independence of its residents, Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation has partnered with Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery Limited to empower residents on poultry farming. The collaboration is happening at time many Nigerians are affected by food insecurity, which is said to…

VILLAGERS RECOVER THE REMAINING FOUR BODIES AT THE COLLAPSED MINING SITE IN NIGER STATE TWO MONTHS AFTER ACCIDENT

Sarah Chinaza1 year ago02 mins

Two months after a mining accident in Galadima-Kogo community of Shiroro Local Government Area in Niger state, the bodies of four trapped miners have been recovered. The incident, which occurred on June 3rd, initially claimed the lives of 20 people, with 14 more said to be still trapped underground at the time. Alhaji Umaru Aliyu,…

Big Gains Ahead for Nigeria in High Wheat Investment

TAIWO FAROTIMI2 years ago05 mins

The federal government has shown demonstrable energy at increasing the production of wheat in the country. If this is done, it will not only assist in getting more food for the people, it will also reduce dependence on foreign countries. And wait for this: the economy will also breathe because the amount of foreign exchange…

TINUBU COMMISSIONS AFRICAS LARGEST TOMATO PROCESSING PLANT IN KEBBI STATE

Sultan Bello2 years ago03 mins

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended GB Foods for establishing the biggest tomato processing factory in Africa in Nigeria. The president said that the investment has affirmed the confidence of foreign investors in Nigeria. Tinubu said this during the inauguration of the GB Foods state-of-the-art integrated tomato processing plant and expanded farm facilities in Gafara,…

ENUGU STATE GOVERNMENT CAUTIONS RESIDENTS AGAINST SALE OR CONSUMPTION OF DEAD ANIMALS

Sarah Chinaza1 year ago03 mins

The government of Enugu State, on Monday, cautioned butchers as well as poultry farmers against the sale of animals and chickens that died under mysterious circumstances to unsuspecting members of the public. The caution was contained in a press release co-signed by the Commissioner for Health, Dr Ikechukwu Obi, and that of Agriculture and Agro-Industrialisation,…

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INAUGURATES WORKING GROUP TO NEUTRALISE CHALLENGES AGAINST FOOD SECURITY

Anthony Ogbekile 026 months ago08 mins

The federal government has demonstrated that it would not give in to challenges that tend to work against efforts to achieve food security and self sufficiency in agricultural produces in the country. The latest step along that line is the inauguration in Abuja recently of the Agricultural Sector Working Group, ASWG. The exercise was performed…

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DEPLOYS DRONES FOR EFFECTIVE ALL-ROUND FARMING

Northwest Governors Get AfDB Support

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Enugu Farmers Get Tools and Seedlings Worth ₦40 million

NIHORT Empowers Vegetable Farmers for Better Production

GOVERNOR MBAH SIGNS MOU FOR MODULAR FERTILIZER PLANT

CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE MAKES STRIDES IN IMPROVEMENT OF FOOD PRODUCTION AND NUTRITION

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE PARTNERS BORDER AGENCY TO MONITOR AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AT THE BORDER

HARDSHIP: REPORT SHOWS THAT A POT OF JOLLOF RICE COSTS A MINIMUM OF N20,000 TO COOK

NIGERIA CALLS FOR A REVIEW OF CLIMATE FINANCE FRAMEWORK AS A FOSSIL FUEL PRODUCER

LAGOS EMPOWERS RESIDENTS IN POULTRY

VILLAGERS RECOVER THE REMAINING FOUR BODIES AT THE COLLAPSED MINING SITE IN NIGER STATE TWO MONTHS AFTER ACCIDENT

Big Gains Ahead for Nigeria in High Wheat Investment

TINUBU COMMISSIONS AFRICAS LARGEST TOMATO PROCESSING PLANT IN KEBBI STATE

ENUGU STATE GOVERNMENT CAUTIONS RESIDENTS AGAINST SALE OR CONSUMPTION OF DEAD ANIMALS

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INAUGURATES WORKING GROUP TO NEUTRALISE CHALLENGES AGAINST FOOD SECURITY