Nigeria Agriculture News

Investing in cornflakes,chips production

Nigeria is one of the leading countries in maize production in Africa. It produces...

NiMet predicts sunny, hazy weather conditions from Saturday to Monday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has predicted sunny and hazy weather conditions across...

We are investigating some dealers for selling adulterated bags of rice we gave as palliatives, says Osun govt

Osun State government on Saturday said it had commenced investigation into claims that...

Customized technology can assist smaller farms to sustain their operations

Editor’s note: Jeanae DuBois is director of growth marketing at Shift3 Technologies, a...

Agric Funding: Comparing Nigeria under Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan, Buhari

Despite repeated assurances by successive governments, Nigeria has consistently underfunded its agricultural sector,...

INTERVIEW: How Nigeria can better fund agriculture outside national budgets – Food Security Advisor

The Chief Technical Advisor to Nigeria’s National Programme for Food Security, Oyesola Oyebanji, believes...

Farmer impregnates 17-year-old stepdaughter in Ondo

Medical doctors at the Federal Medical Center, Owo, in Ondo state, are battling...

Afe Babalola donates N100m, 800bags of rice to Ekiti COVID-19 fund

Senior lawyer and founder of Afe Babalola University, Chief Afe Babalola has donated...

COVID-19: FG Distributes 3, 000 bags of rice, truck of vegetable oil in Ogun

 As the lockdown declared by the federal government continue to take its toll...

Maize shortage looms over coronavirus lockdown

Nigeria will experience maize shortage if the lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic...

COVID-19: Lagos gets 6,000 bags of rice, two truckloads of vegetable oil from FG

The Federal Government on Friday handed over 6,000 bags of rice and two...

COVID-19: Abia govt hands over N40m, 4,000 bags of rice, sanitizers to Christian, Muslim groups

Following the lockdown in Abia State over the COVID-19 pandemic, the state government...

Kogi governor bans sale of beef for 48 hours after death of 12 cows during grazing

FOLLOWING the death of 12 cows in Lokoja, Kogi State, while grazing at...

Dairy Farmers Told To Cut Milk Supplies

The dairy manufacturer Muller has ordered farmers across Scotland who supply them with...

COVID-19 And Agribusiness In Nigeria (1)

The COVID-19 pandemic came with its attendant oil price crash, as demand plummeted....

Food Safety Expert Gives Tips On Prevention Of COVID-19 Spread

The President of International Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) Association of Nigeria,...

Covid-19: FCT, Lagos, Ogun, Others Benefit From Olam Relief Support

Lagos, Kaduna, Rivers, Ogun, Kano, Delta, Kwara, Nasarawa, Ekiti, Cross River States and...

Agric Start-Ups In Edo Get Grants To Improve Farming Businesses

Edo State Government said it has commenced the disbursement of over N202million to...

Produce At Neighbourhood Markets Are Being Sold At Farm Gate Prices’

Lagos State government has assured Lagosians that farmers in the neighborhood markets in...

Amid strained supply chains, Singapore launches $21m grant program to boost local production

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) is launching a S$30 million ($21 million) grant...