(First published in the Vanguard Newspaper of February 21, 2024) I READ with great delight the statement credited to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his vision for food self-sufficiency. On February 12, 2024, The Punch reported the intention of the President to make Nigeria a major food exporter through aggressive mechanised farming. I have been…
The federal government is working on the supposition that the current acute food supply in the country, which has heightened the hike in the price of food items, is brought about by the penchant for smuggling of food items by some Nigerians. This was stated by Vice President Kashim Shettima at a conference in Abuja,…
Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, Oluwo of Iwoland has offered a solution for the food crisis ravaging the nation. The monarch has suggested to President Bola Tinubu by opening the borders to cushion the effect of the food crisis ravaging the country. Oluwo urged President Tinubu to prioritise the importation of grains and building materials to create…
In its bid to improve productivity and food security, the Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), has distributed plant seedlings, fertiliser, herbicide and poultry feeds to 250 farmers in Anambra State. The items were distributed at a Training and Empowerment of Verified and Validated Beneficiaries of the National Poverty…
In a bid to end hunger and high cost of living in Nigeria and South East in particular, the wife of the president, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has concluded arrangements to empower Twenty farmers each from the five South East States. This is even as she assured Nigerians that hard times would soon be over. The…
By the time he started out as a farmer he was sufficiently interested and learned about the art of farming that it would be wrong to say he went in out of sheer necessity or because he had no options. Yes, he took up a job on a farm when it was becoming difficult to…
Ibrahim Kabir, National President, All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN has commended Nigeria Agro Input Dealers Association, NAIDA for the initiative to launch Compliance Monitoring Team on Agricultural Input Distribution/Sales in Nigeria. He said the initiative gives hope to Nigerian farmers, thereby guarantying food security in the country. Kabir spoke at the launching of the…
Despite reports of government intervention and supports in the agricultural sector, there are projections that hardly support that the federal government will achieve the desired massive production this year. Experts continue to give a gloom picture of what to expect in the year. The prognosis does not portend warm ride for food supply and good…
In a bid to find a lasting solution to food insecurity in the country, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has outlined plans to boost food security and agricultural production in collaboration with Sokoto and Niger states. The synergy aims to ramp up the production of cassava, rice, maize, and other grains, while…
The Federal Government of Nigeria is collaborating with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to give support to farmers in Ebonyi state to enhance food production during the ongoing dry season. The support comes under the FG/IFAD -assisted Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP). 150 farmers from the state have been selected for the support….
