Nigeria Agriculture News

Abia to partner NALDA on Back -to-Farm programme

THE Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, moves to partner with National...

How CBN Forex Ban Policy Can Help Boost Maize Production

LAGOS  – When the Federal Government, through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),...

Agriculture Mechanisation Opportunities

Mechanisation is a multi-dimensional concept and widely used in agriculture. There is, however,...

Gov Ikpeazu to partner NALDA on FG’s back-to-farm programme

The Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, moves to partner with National...

Revving up yam production, farmers’ profit with technologies

Tubers of yam Yam has been described as the most important source of dietary...

‘Why Nigeria is not doing well in rubber production’

Stakeholders who have been lamenting neglect of the rubber sub-sector hold a strong...

Official warns Nigerians against eating deadly fish, fugu

The Assistant Director, Fisheries of the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s Department of Fishery,...

Mechanization, digital solutions‘ll boost agricultural production in Nigeria — AATF

The African Agricultural Technology Foundation, AATF, said mechanisation and digital solutions will boost...

Accessing CBN’s oil palm intervention funds is very difficult, says Ibru

Ibru Mr Emmanuel Ibru, Chief Executive Officer, Aden River Estates Limited and Chairman, Plantation...

CBN partners Imo govt to boost oil palm production

To ensure economic diversification from oil to non-oil sectors, the Central Bank of...

I built hotel from my yam farms – Adeniyi

The Chairman, National Association of Yam Farmers, Processors and Marketers in Oyo State,...

Farmers to increase incomes through FG’s food, job plans

The Federal Government recently launched a 12-month intervention scheme called Agric for Food...

‘How cost of fertiliser will drive food prices’

Farmers are currently grappling with the rising cost of fertiliser which is an...

FG sets up c’ttee on loss of food in transit

The Federal Government has set up a tripartite committee to find a lasting...

Why tomato farmers are not meeting demands

In the last few years, there have been a number of investments in...

FG moves to reduce herbicide, pesticide costs

In an attempt to address the high cost of herbicides, the federal government...

Obaseki restates commitment to economic diversification, food security, others

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reaffirmed that his government remains...

‘How Nigeria can ensure food security amidst economic crisis’

In this interview, the managing partner of Sahel Consulting Agriculture and Nutrition Ltd,...

Lagos to establish N10bn aquaculture centre empowers 2,743 farmers

A N10 billion Lagos Aquaculture Centre of Excellence (LACE) will be established by...