The administration of President Bola Tinubu appears to be working hard to ensure that the problem of food insecurity is tamed within the shortest time possible. It has continued to give support to states and farmers so they can produce food towards making Nigeria self-sufficient in food production. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security,…
The federal government has announced the establishment of an N200bn Consumer Credit Corporation aimed at funding Nigerians’ credit purchases in the wake of economic hardship. President Bola Tinubu unveiled the plan on Sunday in his ‘State of the Nation’ address after hunger led to a nationwide protest with a major theme: #Endbadgovernance. But Tinubu maintained…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State believes that food processing companies have a role to play in bringing relief to Nigerians in this hard time. The governor said that the agro-allied companies can do this by helping to crash the prices of food items produced by them. He said this in the backdrop of the…
The dearth of capital, which invokes poor investment in the agricultural sector, has been the bane of the sector despite plans and promises by the leadership to encourage growth. This was espoused by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning Atiku Bagudu, while speaking at the launch of the ‘Nigeria Country Focus Report’ presented by…
There are fears that the on-going food inflation in Nigeria could be a threat to the projection that the economy of the country may grow at the rate of 3.2% and 3.4% in the 2024/2025. This fear was expressed by the African Development Bank, AfDB at the AfDB launch of the ‘Nigeria Country Focus Report’….
The federal government is convinced that for the country to effectively address the problem of food insecurity a concerted effort is needed to deal with the impact of climate change on agriculture. that is why it is preaching the priority should be given to soil health and the practice of climate-smart farming. This is because…
The prevailing hunger that has provoked the current nationwide protest, except in the southeast region of the country, can only solved if Nigerians take the available opportunities and give more attention to farming. This was the appeal of the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), Senator Abubakar Kyari. The minister, therefore, pleaded with the…
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…
About 9,000 farmers in Kwara state have received a total of 260,000 tree seedlings to improve the environment, food nutrients, erosion control, and income generation, among others. The distribution was anchored by One Acre Fund Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation, as an effort to address the increase in cases of deforestation recently. Speaking during the free…
There are indications that state governments are beginning to take proactive measures towards enrolling in the global effort to fight deforestation in the country. That will also be some cheerful news to farmers who will not face limitations as to where to market their products in the international market. This effort appears to be a…
