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Holding such an inclusive event and bringing together key stakeholders and experts was a significant feat and the culmination of a long process from consultative meetings to policy recommendations. The next action steps for stakeholders is further engagement with and support to the National Centre on Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM), constituted by the Federal Ministry of […]

Residents of Gobbiya under the auspices of Gobbiya Development Association in Boggoro local government of Bauchi State have tasked federal government on completion of Gobbiya dam project which commenced since 2016. Chairman of Gobbiya Development Association, Bulus D. Gobbiya who made the call when he paid a courtesy call on the Managing Director, Upper Benue […]

Niger state government in collaboration with the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) is set to boost dry season rice farming across five local government areas of the state. Governor Abubakar Sani Bello disclosed this in his address at the end of the 2nd Niger Dry Season Agricultural Inputs and Agro-Equipment Fair on Sunday […]

Farmers in Zamfara State have endorsed Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle’s decision to revoke farmland allocations, saying a lot of racketeering was the order of the day in respect of farmland distribution in the state. Farmers who spoke to Daily Trust on Sunday on the matter said land racketeers were among major contributors to herders/farmers conflicts […]

At least 4,644 seed samples of crop wild relatives from four continents have been collected in a six-year effort to deliver climate change support for farmers. The 10-year Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change (Crop Wild Relatives) Project is managed by Crop Trust, in partnership with the Royal Botanic Gardens and Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank (MSB), […]

As the effect of climate change on arable lands continues to disrupt food quality and availability in various ways, development of crops that can yield under uncertain and extreme climatic and soil conditions would play a key role in improving food security. To this end, Stress Tolerance Orphan Legume (STOL) crops such as mung bean, […]

The Federal Government and Russia have signed an agreement for the supply of potash, a raw material for fertiliser production. Mr Uche Orji, the managing director of the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), signed on behalf of Nigeria while Mr Dmitry Konyaev, the deputy chairman of URALCHEM, a Russian company, signed on behalf of the […]

The Lagos State Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project have commenced the process of raising over 1,600 Agro Entrepreneurs within the next two years, through its Women and Youth Empowerment Programme (WYEP) scheme. 
 To achieve this, a two-week intensive residency-training programme was flagged off last week and holding simultaneously in Lagos […]

Stakeholders at the Farm2Fork Dialogue have urged all players and actors involved in policy making to create proactive policies at the grassroots level, to benefit farmers and create jobs. This resolution was made in a Special Policy Plenary with theme: “Food Security and Job Creation through Public-Private Partnership”. While urging government to be bullish about […]

Nigeria’s Rice economy is estimated at $5.2b and has been projected to hit $6.3b by 2025. However, the country is far from attaining the feat, as the industry is plagued by impediments that are capable of jeopardising its potentials. At the third Agric Conference & Exhibition of Daily Trust Newspaper, with the theme: Repositioning Rice, […]

Lagos State Government has inaugurated what it termed-a three-prong strategy to sanitise the red meat value chain, ensure consumption of healthy and wholesome red meat in the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal who kicked off the pilot scheme Ita Faji Market in Lagos Island, said the state is committed to cleansing the […]

Date Palm Tree (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is a flowering plant species in the palm family, Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit. Its trees typically reach about 21–23 metres (69–75 ft) in height, growing singly or forming a clump with several stems from a single root system. Date fruits are single, oblong, one-seeded berry with terminal stigma, […]

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has urged the federal government to sustain its current border closure, saying it would help boost the economy. Idris Abini, the chairman of Niger state chapter of the association, made the call in Minna during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. Mr Abini […]

The Netherlands on Friday said the child labour practice, which a PREMIUM TIMES’ investigation revealed in the Nigerian supply chain of Dutch multinational, FrieslandCampina, is being taken “seriously” and already a subject on the agenda of the European country’s food industry. The Dutch government’s response to the investigation by PREMIUM TIMES came two days after […]