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Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri The federal government has asked states and local governments to invest at least five percent of their budget in agriculture to achieve zero hunger by 2030. Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, appealed to a symposium to celebrate World Food Day […]
The government of Abiola Adjimoby of the state of Oyo called on agricultural research institutes and farmers in the state to embark on demand-based projects, depending on the specific needs of their consumers. He called for an open state agricultural investment summit at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (ITA), Ibadan. Summit theme –Transformation of […]
Aminu Tambuval. Photo: Twitter / SokotoGovtHouse IFAD distributes cash: The support program of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, Climate Change Adaptation and Agribusiness Support IFAD-CASP on Sunday distributed cash and pet to five farmers in Sokoto. Presenting the points to the beneficiaries, the Governor Aminu Tambuval of Sokoto described the IFAD as a formidable […]
Kogi State Assembly committed to improving the allocation of budgetary allocations in the agricultural sector in 2019 to ensure the achievement of the Maputo 2003 Declaration, which provides at least 10 percent for the sector. Abdulkarim Kekere-Sani (APC-Okehi) and Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives revealed this during a parliamentary […]
in partnership with the development area of the Ibarapa Local Council (LCD), Ibadan, Oyo State, JDPC are concerned about the effects of climate change, PHOTO: Flickr The Commission for Development and Justice World (JPDC) in partnership with the development area of the Ibarapa Local Council (ISPAR), Ibadan, Oyo, expressed concern about the effects of climate […]
[FILE PHOTO] Osun The American company Cade Creek International, Colorado, USA, in partnership with the non-governmental organization Youth Off The Streets Initiatives (YOTSI), creates a $ 25 million farm in Iphone, headquarters of the Ion-Orolu district in Osun State, Announcing the partnership during the presentation of the memorandum of understanding by all parties, Patrick Alley, […]
The National Agricultural Seeds Council, burdened with the responsibility to ensure that farmers have access to quality seeds in Nigeria, held its annual seed fair in the capital Abuja, Nigeria. The fair was attended by interested parties in the seed subsector and secondary school students in the federal metropolitan area. The theme of this year's […]
Following the recent floods in parts of Nigeria, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Oudu Oghbe warned of a significant food shortage in the country if measures are not taken to mitigate the effects of the flood on farms. Speaking about the commissioning of the National Molecular Agriculture Fund and the Seed Fair in 2018 […]
A Tunisian official blamed climate change to the detriment of the country's agricultural sector, an estimated $ 71.3 million. USA. The head of the Tunisian Union of Agriculture and Fisheries, Abdel Majed Al-Saar, told reporters that compensation for damage increased by only 5 percent, or by $ 3.5 million. According to him, up to 18 […]
Agriculture expert Ismail Olawale urged local farmers to adopt a greenhouse farm to improve food security in the country. Olavale says that the benefits of agriculture are enormous. Greenhouse agriculture is an alternative method of farming, where plants are grown in environmentally controlled structures or buildings, which, in turn, leads to an increase in crop […]
More than 450 members of the Association of All Nigerian Farmers (AFAN) in Kebbi allegedly confiscated their 14,000 hectares of land by the state government of Kebbi in the village of Gvazava district of the local government of Danko / Wasagu state. The chairman of the association in this area, Alhaji Aliyah Batura, told reporters […]
Participants undergo practical training. About 150 former militants / agitators from the delta of the Niger Delta have started monthly training for agricultural enterprises in Umuakhia, the capital of Abia, as part of the presidential amnesty program of the federal government. The State Program for the Development of Agriculture of Abiya (ADP) in cooperation with […]
At least 400,000 cocoa seedlings and 25,000 cashew seedlings were distributed by the Ondo government to farmers in 18 local government districts of the state. Speaking at the time of the distribution of the seedlings, the Governor of the state, Mr. Rotemi Akerdolu, said that this initiative is part of the efforts of the state […]
Harvest Plus Nigeria, an international agricultural agency, has trained more than 1.2 million farmers in parts of the country in the production of cassava vitamin A. Young people and women also learned how to turn cassava by-products into confectionery and food products. He said that the training provided recipes for the production of vitamin varieties […]
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Oyo state government today signed a deal to develop an agricultural blueprint for the state, and the establishment of agribusiness park. The agricultural policy will clearly outline the opportunities, strengths, weaknesses, threats, and more importantly what the state needs to do in the short, medium, and long […]