Nigeria Agriculture News

Fish Preservation: FG talks tough on illegal use of dangerous chemicals

Following growing concerns about the illegal use of dangerous chemicals for the preservation of...

Border closure will enhance productivity,profit optimisation – Expert

Despite the hue and cry that greeted the closure Nigeria's land borderCoordinator of the...

No alternative to agriculture for economic progress- Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has reiterated the need for states across Nigeria to embrace...

Herdsmen attack police convoy, occupy farmlands in Jigawa

A group of armed herdsmen injured an officer during an attack on a police...

Six million Nigerians to face food crisis in 2020 – FAO

The Country Director of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) , Suffyan Koroma, has warned...

Collaboration key to sustainable agric growth — Experts

Agriculture experts have called for collaboration among the government, research institutes, farmers and processors...

Six directors of Dangote Flour resign

Six directors of the Dangote Flour Mills PLC have resigned from the board of...

Border closure: Farmers promise to increase output

Mr Femi Oke, Chairman, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Lagos chapter, on Monday...

A continental gathering for food safety, to combat aflatoxin in Africa’s food

Tanzania plays host to a critical continental convention on food safety that opened today...

National Gender Policy to improve food security, poverty – Minister

The National Gender Policy will improve food security reduce poverty and sustain the livelihoods...

Why price of rice will drop soon – Atiku

Consumers of rice have been assured that the price of the staple would soon...

Border closure has created more jobs, increased local rice production – Minister

Hon. Mustapha Shehuri, Minister of State for agriculture commended the Federal Government on its...

Starting a sustainable pig rearing business

Pork is a universal meat, and its consumption is on the increase despite religious...

‘AfCFTA will aid Nigerian food products ‘penetration into Africa’

The Chief Executive, Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Dr Olufemi Oladunni, sees...

Farmers to Purchase Farming Equipment At 50% Discount – Minister

The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Baba Shehuri, at the...

Agriculture Will Produce Future Billionaires in Nigeria, Africa – Adesina

The President of Africa Development Bank (ADB) Adewumi Adesina has disclosed that, if properly...

DepEd pushes for greater interest in agriculture among learners

For the Department of Education (DepEd), the interest in agriculture should start at the...

IITA Unveils Digital Tools For Agricultural Transformation

…As Dr Sanginga marks 8 years in IITA as Director General; The International Institute...

Obasanjo tasks DR Congo on agric funding to cut Africa’s $50b import bill

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has called on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)...

Speaker, panelists seek better funding for Agric

For Nigeria’s agriculture sector to be at par with countries like Israel, the Netherland...