Food security: Delta ecology suitable for special breed of rice – NACCIA
Mr Felix Okonti, the National President, National Cooperative for Commercial and Industrial Agriculture (NACCIA), says Delta has suitable ecology for...
Agriculture
Nigeria, Brazil partner on supply of tractors to farmers, says Minister
Nigeria and Brazil are to partner on the supply and distribution of 10,000 tractors to farmers across the country. The...
IFAD-VCDP train Anambra rice farmers on best practices
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) have advised rural rice farmers in Anambra on...
Diversification: Coconut, palm economy major game changer – says Soludo
Gov. Charles Soludo of Anambra Stateon Wednesday said coconut and palm economy would be a major game changer in terms...
Every state can generate N60bn from coconut production – Association
The National President of the National Coconut Producers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NACOPPMAN), Mrs Nma Okoroji, in a...
Enugu State trains 80 agriculture extension workers
Enugu State government began a five-day training for more than 80 agriculture extension workers on Tuesday in the state capital,...
South-East Farmers demand direct access to FG’s subsidised fertilizers, inputs
Farmers in the South-East geopolitical zone have urged the Federal Government to supply subsidised fertilizers and other farm inputs directly...
99-year-old farmer wants FG give more attention to mechanised farming
A 99-year-old farmer, Mr Emmanuel Okeke, has advised the Federal Government to further stimulate the economy through increased mechanised farming....
32 states risk impending flood disasters, Minister warns
The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, has warned that 32 states and 233 Local Government Areas, including the Federal...
FG inaugurates 400sq metres greenhouse, solar borehole in Akure
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) on Friday inaugurated a 400sq metre greenhouse, solar borehole and solar dryer...
Whitefly disease outbreak: FG trains 120 cassava farmers in 3 states
The Federal Government has trained 120 cassava farmers in Ondo, Edo and Ekiti states on how best to combat whitefly...
Use of tricycles by farmers will aid food sufficiency – Minister
Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Shehuri, says the use of tricycles would ease transportation for smallholder...
Our policy has made Nigeria fertiliser powerhouse in Africa – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has attributed Nigeria’s rising prominence as Africa’s fertiliser powerhouse to the implementation of the right policies by...
Fuel scarcity impeding dry season farming — Farmer
A farmer from Gbako Local Government Area of Niger, Mr Mathias Tsado, has said that the lingering fuel scarcity would...
Africa: 13bn hectares of land lost to agric., says FG
The Federal Government on Thursday expressed worry over loss of 13 billion hectares of Africa’s land to agriculture every year....
UNILORIN gets CBN N600m to establish poultry farm – Official
The University of Ilorin UNILORIN) has secured N600 million loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria to establish a commercial...
Food Security: Give us access to soft loans, farmers tell FG
Some farmers on Monday in Abuja, urged the Federal Government to ensure that farmers have easy access to soft loans...
Cocoa association denies report of EU’s plan to ban export of cocoa
Mr Mufutau Abolarinwa, the National President of Cocoa Association of Nigeria, has described as falsehood the news making rounds that...
FCT’s agricultural programme gets $55.4m support
The FCT Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat says the Islamic Development Bank (ISDB) has committed about 55.4 million dollars to...
Implementation of innovation policy will fast track agric revolution – Minister
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Mustapha Shehuri, says if implemented, the National Agricultural Technology and...
