(First published in THE GUARDIAN of 25 January 2024) The farmer waits for rain in the early months of the year. If it rains properly, not the scattered rain that deceives you to plant early, then the farmer would know it is time to plant the yam seedlings. He prays for rain, and when it comes,…
As part of efforts to ensure that there is no miscarriage in progamme of the federal government to bring about massive food production from this year, the government is undertaking training for people along the value chain. The latest training was started in Jigawa State, one of the states involved in the dry season farming…
The federal government has been told that there is one major step it has to take for it to win the battle against food insecurity in the land. The step would be for the government to make massive investment in innovations that would boost the production of food in Nigeria. And in taking that step…
Senator Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, has declared that achieving food security through agricultural development is among the topmost agendas of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s eight-point agenda. The minister who said this also affirmed that all the programmes on the agenda are connected to agriculture. Kyari made this known at the launch…
Senator Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security has disclosed the partnership between the federal government and the Nigerian Agro Input Dealers Association (NAIDA) to enforce strict compliance of sales and distribution of certified and approved inputs in the country. Kyari said this in Abuja while receiving Kabir Umar Fara, President of NAIDA, and…
The federal government is working hard to defeat food insecurity in Nigeria. In this wise, it is not leaving any stone unturned. Part of the effort is to give hope to farmers who had found themselves at the mercy of natural disasters like floods. So, the government has sent the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA…
Farmers from five local government areas in Enugu State have joined their counterparts in Anambra, Benue, Ebonyi, Niger, Ogun and Taraba states to benefit from the federal government efforts at fighting food insecurity by promoting dry season farming in Nigeria. They were recently presented with farm implements and seedlings worth N40 million. The federal government…
Senator Abubakar Kyari, Minister for Agriculture and Food Security is the minister for the season. His office is the one stop place for most visitors to Abuja, especially state governors. The reason is the emphasis placed on agriculture and food production by the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Governors are either visiting the minister to…
Four genetically modified TELA maize varieties have been endorsed by the federal government in Nigeria. The varieties which have been approved for commercialisation are insect resistant and drought tolerant varieties. That is the position of the federal government now to improve maize yield in the country. The approval was granted by the National Committee on…
The hope that food production will increase in 2024, giving impetus to the goal of targeting zero hunger in the near future, appears to be coming to reality by the day. This is because the decision by the federal government to undertake massive production of food items is being keyed into by the state governments,…
