MECHANISED FARMING

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PLANS COMMERCIAL FARMS IN TEN UNIVERSITIES

Vivian Ikemba2 months ago2 months ago06 mins

The Federal Government is establishing mechanised commercial farms and livestock operations in ten universities. The project will be handled under the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) 2025 intervention. Speaking while inaugurating the five-member Committee on Agricultural Commercial Farms Evaluation, Chairman, TETFund Board of Trustees, Hon. Aminu Bello Masari, explained that the beneficiary institutions must meet…

EXPERT EMPHASISES MODERNISATION IN FARMING TO SOLVE FOOD INSECURITY

Anthony Ogbekile 022 months ago04 mins

If Nigeria is to solve the challenge of food availability and rising cost, the Federal and state governments must give priority to the modernisation of smallholder farming. Not only that, the government should also, as a matter of urgency, support processors through robust policies aimed at achieving food security and boosting agribusiness in Nigeria. This was…