FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PLANS TO BUILD 84 GREENHOUSE FARMS IN SOUTHWEST GEO-POLITICAL ZONE 

As part of its resolve to combat food insecurity from all fronts, President Bola Tinubu’s administration has decided to put everything in place towards achieving an all season agricultural practice in the country. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Ogun Osun River Basin Development Authority, Dr Adedeji Ashiru, has therefore announced the…

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NIGER STATE INITIATES AGRO-ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS TO TACKLE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE 

A comprehensive agro-environmental project which aims to tackle the challenges of climate change, environmental degradation, and food insecurity across Niger state has been launched by the Governor Umaru Bago. The project involves the  reclamation of 100 hectares of land, empowerment of 200 youth and women, distribution of 10 tractors, and drilling of 100 boreholes under…

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

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,…

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