Nigeria Agriculture News

Nwanze, Ayodele, Others For Agrobusiness Times Food Security Conference

 Dr. Kanayo Nwanze, former President, The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Toyosi...

“Investment in agric is key to nation-building”

The Head, Agribusiness Banking, Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, Wole Oshin, said that the...

Nigeria’s Ban on Maize Importation: Sustaining Productivity, Backward Integration and the Way Forward

With the recent Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revised forex policy excluding Maize from the...

Group Urges Youths To Embrace Agriculture

 An Abuja-based NGO, Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC) says diversifying the...

Leveraging Agribusiness Investment Opportunities in Nigeria to Feed the Cities

The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) had a Webinar on “Leveraging...

Expanding irrigation facilities for food production

Nigeria’s farm irrigation capacity of less five per cent of the arable farmland is...

Makinde partners IITA on $1.2m agribusiness initiative

Makinde Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, yesterday approved partnership with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture...

Adamawa govt commends Buhari over grain donation

Adamawa govt commends Buhari over grain donation Adamawa State governor, Alhaji Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has...

Afreximbank gives group $400m ‘to drive agricultural productivity’

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), says it has approved a 400 million dollars revolving global...

Poultry farmers protest multiple taxation, rising cost of maize

POULTRY Farmers in Enugu state, on Wednesday, carried placards to the state government...

ARCN Appoints 7 New Provosts For Federal Colleges Of Agriculture

The Agricultural Research Council Of Nigeria (ARCN) on Tuesday appointed new Provosts for  seven...

IITA and EAGC agree to work towards producing aflatoxin-free grains for health and trade

Ibadan, Nigeria/Nairobi, Kenya - The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the Eastern...

Expert Urges Adesina To Sustain Development Projects

 Mr. Promise Amahah, an agribusiness expert has urged the president of African Development...

Nutrition: Why FG must promote sustainable agriculture by 2030

As the end of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs gradually approaches,...

Nigeria agriculture’s contribution to GDP rises despite economic decline

The agricultural sector contributed 24.6 per cent of the GDP in the second quarter...

ECOWAS donates 3.4 metric tonnes worth of cereals to Nigeria

The Economic Commission of West Africa States (ECOWAS) in conjunction with its donors and financial partners...