The Federal Government and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-assisted Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) say a national summit to boost the nation’s cassava production in...
Over 200,000 farmers will be engaged in Pioneering Regenerative Agriculture projects introduced by a private food company, the News agency of Nigeria reports. Sanusi Bature, the...
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has began the distribution of cash and food to vulnerable people in Abuja. The initiative, in partnership with the Ministry...
Mrs Sharon Ikeazor, Minister of State for Environment, has stressed the need to adopt modern technologies inherent in geospatial science to address biodiversity loss and climate...
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, the Minister of Science and Technology, on Friday inaugurated the North-East Zonal Office of the Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis and (Onchocerciasis) Research (NITR)...
Gov. Mai Mala-Buni of Yobe has approved N73.8 million, for reactivation of the state fertiliser blending plant in Gujiba. The state’s Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and...
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has appealed to the Federal Government to assist in land development for rice cultivation in the state. Ayade made the...
FG trains Vets to combat a contagious Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease outbreak Training Jos, Nov. 2020 The Federal Government is training Federal and states epidemiology officers on...
Dr. Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of Health, has said that although a lot is being done to end open defecation in Nigeria, more can still be...
Prof. Kingsley Adesehinwa, of the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, has emerged the Vice President of the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS),...
Gender and Environmental Risk Reduction Initiative (GERI), an NGO, has called for an end to open defecation through the implementation of policies that would increase access...
9 Dr Andrew Kwasari, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Agriculture, on Thursday said over 10 states are ready to implement the National Livestock Transformation...
The National Economic Council (NEC) has expressed concern over the current food prices and called for urgent measures to address the trend. Laolu Akande, Senior Special...
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has raised concern over antibiotics used in animals and plants purchased off the counter in Nigeria without expert prescription. FAO says...
Alhaji Muhammad Nanono, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has sought the collaboration of stakeholders in the agriculture sector on ensuring food security in the country....
Some 3,000 youths and women, who were beneficiaries of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Agricultural Loan Scheme in Bayelsa, on Thursday commenced entrepreneurship training for...
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to invest in the irrigation sub-sector to achieve sufficient food security. The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu,...
The National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) has asserted that industrializing Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) will revolutionize agriculture in Nigeria, as cultivating it is fast...
Congo’s Commercial Agriculture Development Support Project (PDAC) on Tuesday signed partnership agreements with four public organsations totalling 390.5 million CFA Francs for the development of commercial...
Prof. Eustace Iyayi, Registrar Nigerian Institute of Animal Science( NIAS) has disclosed that the country can make N13 trillion annually from the livestock sector. Iyayi made...
