Nigeria Agriculture News

Lagos charges farmers to develop value chain in fish production

The Lagos State government has charged members of the Lagos State Catfish and Allied...

‘Biotech crops contribute to global food security’

Project Manager TELA, African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), Sylvester Oikeh, has said biotechnologically produced...

Making Nigeria’s food products exportable

A report that Nigerian food products are being rejected in the international market is...

The future of food: Why farming is moving indoors

A car park opposite the infamous New York City housing estate where rapper Jay-Z...

Desertification threatens livelihood of 40m Nigerians – Ministry of Environment

The Federal Ministry of Environment says 35 per cent of Nigeria’s landmass has been...

Meet the New Minister of Agriculture

The New Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Muhammad Sabo Nanono is a 73-year old...

NIHORT trains Delta youths in mushroom, ginger production

The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) has said that at least 2,000 unemployed youths...

Oyetola seeks private partnership to revamp agric sector

Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has re-affirmed the government’s commitment to partner private sector...

Gov Makinde spends 74 hours with state officials drawing plan to transform agriculture

Gov Makinde drawing plan to transform agriculture …IITA and AfDB salute Makinde’s vision At a retreat...

Nestlé – Committed to Youth Agripreneurs’ access to opportunities through the ‘Nestlé Needs Youth’ initiative

Nestlé Nigeria in partnership with IITA (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture) & Youth Agripreneurs...

Beware! Unwholesome tilapia in Lagos markets

Lovers of fish have been warned of fake and unwholesome Tilapia fish, flooding the...

FUNAAB acquires mechanised farming equipment to enhance efficiency

To promote productivity and enhance efficiency, the Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture (FUNAAB), Professor...

A double-digit investment in the agricultural sector is needed to transform agriculture, IITA’s Sanginga says

A double-digit investment in the agricultural sector backed by a vibrant rural infrastructural network...

Circular agriculture, the model of the future

In September 2018, the Dutch minister for agriculture Carola Schouten announced that circular agriculture...

Chicken Feathers an Underutilised By-Product of Poultry Industry

A poultry company and a research organisation have put forth a new use for...

How Heritage Bank is investing in young people

The performance of Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, is one of the sterling factors that...

How to Maximise ROI from Your Farm

How to Maximise ROI from Your Farm: When aiming to get the most return...

Cross River seeks to recover N700m from cocoa farmers

The Government of Cross River State has set up a task force to recover...

Cross River partners Zenith Bank to boost agricultural value chain policy

The efforts of Governor Ben Ayade to industrialise Cross River State through its agricultural...

TOTAL to Boost Next Generation of Agribusiness in Nigeria

Value Drivers Investment Limited in partnership with TOTAL Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited has rounded off a three-week knowledge empowerment initiative, tagged 'TOTAL Agriculture Entrepreneur Skills Acquisition Training Program’ in Lagos, aimed at empowering youths and boosting agribusiness in Nigeria.