Nigeria Agriculture News

NALDA Partners NYSC To Establish Rice Farm In Ebonyi

The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

INTERVIEW: ‘Price of fertilizer under presidential initiative likely to go up’

The managing director of leading blender says with the current mode of operation...

Nigeria Only Meets 20% Of Its Coconut Local Demand, FG Says

ABUJA – The Federal Government on Tuesday said Nigeria only meets 20 percent...

Nigeria coconut market worth over $6 billion — Minister

Minister Marian Katagum says the local supply can only meet about 20 per...

FG Trains Potato Farmers On Agribusiness

ABUJA – The Federal Government has begun an intensive training for Irish potato...

Women in Agriculture: How fear of hunger pushed me into agriculture — Farmer

Mrs Sodeke, a widow, has struggled alone without government support, yet she is...

Onion traders to discontinue supply of onions to Southern Nigeria

Traders cite insecurity and the government's failure to compensate its members who suffered...

‘600m people suffer from foodborne sicknesses yearly’

CREDIT: Independent London • Unwholesome food leads to 420,000 premature deaths worldwide• Say food...

NALDA To Establish Integrated Farms In 109 Senatorial Districts

ABUJA – National Agricultural Land Development Authority(NALDA) said it would establish Integrated Farms...

Makinde flags-off 1,200Ha Fasola Agro-Industrial Hub project

Makinde flagged off the construction of the Fasola Agribusiness Industrial Hub at Fasola,...

Why irrigation farming is strategic to counter rainfall shortage

Irrigation“Just like what we experienced last year when a shortage of rainfall impacted...

World Environment Day – FCMB Restates Commitment to Environmental Sustainability; Expands Support To Renewable Energy Sector

First City Monument Bank (FCMB), has re-assured that it will continue to champion, execute...

ANALYSIS: Despite investments, agric growth under Buhari weakest since 1999

The administration has done marginally better in terms of agriculture contribution to GDP.When...