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Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural development, Mrs. Asabe Asma’u Ahmed has pledged Federal Government’s readiness to collaborate with Pakistan in Agriculture. Ahmed made the pledge recently when she …
Agriculture: FG pledges collaboration with Pakistan Read MoreIf Nigeria’s agricultural potentials are harnessed, it is enough to given the country more than crude oil is currently giving and increase its gross domestic product (GDP) further. The former …
‘Agriculture will give Nigeria more than oil if’… Read MoreOLAM International, hosting one of the world’s largest agricultural conglomerates, had established one of the largest rice farms in Africa through its Nigeria branch, OLAM Nigeria Limited. It has become …
OLAM Farms: Bringing peace to Nasarawa communities through rice farming Read MoreThe provision of inputs to farmers under the current administration’s Growth Enhancement Scheme (GES) has been described as a waste of energy as Nigerian farmers are supposed to be able …
‘Nigerian farmers don’t need inputs’ Read MoreNigeria Cassava Growers Association (NCGA) has called on the Federal Government to support the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) to take money from the capital market to finance agriculture. The National …
….Cassava growers want sector funded through capital market Read MoreMinister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr.AkinwumiAdesina, has stated that the major reason for high rural poverty and malnutrition in Africa is the poor performance of agriculture, the main source …
Poor performance in Agriculture bane of poverty in Africa Read MoreLate last year, the Federal Government announced the release of N10 billion for Cassava Bread Development Fund(CBDF) to further boost the cassava production and to support research and development efforts …
As stakeholders seek bill on cassava flour inclusion Read MoreThe increased production of genetically modified crops around the globe has led to a higher number of incidents of low levels of GMOs being detected in traded food and feed, …
Modified crops lead to low GM in traded food – FAO Read MoreChairman of UMZA Farms and owner of Umza Rice Mill, producers of Sarauniyya Golden Rice brand in Kano, Alhaji Umar Abubakar, has said that with the current surge in the …
‘We should be self-sufficient in rice production in 4 years’ Read MoreMinister of agriculture and rural development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has stated that venture-driven, private sector-led commodity marketing companies to fill the gap left by erstwhile commodity boards that were scrapped …
FG to set up venture-driven commodity corporations Read MoreIn 1987, the federal government banned the importation of wheat and implemented an Accelerated Wheat Production Programme aimed at stimulating local production of wheat in the country. Farmers were mobilised …
Navigating through the muddy water of wheat importation Read MoreThe African Exchange Holdings (AFEX) has disclosed that it has proposed a N40 billion disbursement budgetary allocation to help farmers operate the warehouse receipt system in Nigeria. The fund will …
Banks earmark N40bn for farmers’ training Read MoreThe newly appointed Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Hajiya Asmau Asabe Ahmed, has called on Nigerians to support the federal government’s quest to achieve food security for …
Support FG’s quest on food security, Nigerians urged Read MoreTo address the problem of malnutrition among children, especially those of school-going age in the country, the federal ministry of agriculture and rural development has proposed the introduction of school …
FG to introduce school feeding programme Read MoreThe booming world fish trade is generating more wealth than ever before, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). But countries like Nigeria must help small-scale fishers and fish …
What hopes for the Nigeria fishery sector? Read MoreIn furtherance to the Agricultural Transformation Agenda, (ATA), the federal government at the weekend, had renewed its partnership with the State of Israel as it established Nigeria-Israel Agribusiness Partnership on …
FG renews partnership with Israel on agric Read MoreSenator Abdullahi Adamu has urged farmers to approach agricultural extension workers in other to get the best information on their profession as farmers. Adamu made the called while fielding questions …
Farmers urged to engage agric extension workers Read MoreFollowing the spate of attacks on Nigerian fishermen on the country’s territorial waters, the federal ministry of agriculture and rural development has said that it is collaborating with the relevant …
Ministry seeks collaboration with security agents Read More