Dr Abubakar Ballah, the Officer-in-Charge of Snakebite Treatment and Research Centre, Kaltungo, Gombe state, has called on Nigerians to embrace snake rearing to enhance their economic...
Chief Ogbonna Nwifuru, Speaker of Ebonyi House of Assembly (EBHA), on Friday distributed 700 bags of fertiliser to farmers in Izzi West constituency of Ebonyi. Nwifuru...
The National Cotton Association of Nigeria (NACOTAN), has called for an alternative seaport for the export of agricultural produce in the country. Mr Anibe Achimugu, the...
Participants at a conference on “Optimising the Nigerian Agricultural Value Chain Through Innovation’’, have said that only deepening technological innovation would drive agricultural productivity, improve food...
The Federal Government said on Thursday that the official inauguration of five new national commodity associations was aimed at developing the agriculture sector by increasing production...
Chinese scientists have found a key gene in crops that make them more efficient in utilising nitrogen fertiliser, which will help reduce the use of fertiliser....
The Maize Farmers Association of Nigeria (MAAN) in Gombe has advised beneficiaries of Federal Government’s Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) farming inputs to refrain from selling their...
The Tilapia and Aquaculture Developers Association of Nigeria (TADAN) on Tuesday decried the exemption of Tilapia, a farmed fish species, from the Federal Government’s import prohibition...
The National Cotton Association of Nigeria, (NACOTAN) on Tuesday urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to fast-track its intervention in the Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP)...
Australia is in the grips of its worst drought in 50 years, Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, said on Tuesday. Addressing the parliament, Turnbull said the situation...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted N14.9 billion loan to the North East Commodity Association (NECAS), on the platform of its Anchor Borrowers’ Programme...
The Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) on Monday advised crop farmers to patronise only certified fertiliser distributors to avoid purchasing fake fertilisers from...
Returnee inhabitants of some towns in Yobe liberated from Boko-Haram insurgents have pledged to contribute a certain percentage of their harvests this year for rehabilitation of...
The Federal Government/IFAD-assisted Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) in Ogun has trained 10 women cassava processors on various food recipes. Mr Ibukun Faneye, the Knowledge Management...
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has once again accused the federal government of keeping its leader, Nnamdi Kanu in an unknown place. The group is...
Nestle Nigeria on Wednesday pledged its support to the newly inaugurated women farmer cluster to promote industrial sustainability and food security in the country. Mrs Victoria...
The Ondo State Government (ODSG) says that farmers operating in its forest reserves across the state must embrace the self-identity cards it introduced which are aimed...
An NGO, Development Exchange Centre (DEC), has donated 10,000 tree seedlings of various species to Misau Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Mrs Titi Yakubu, the...
The Minister of Agriculture Chief Dr Audu Ogbeh has inaugurated the construction and rehabilitation of 22 rural roads covering 59.09 kms across the seven participating states...
The African Development Bank through its Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) programme is targeting to increase aquaculture production in Africa by five million tonnes by...
The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) has assured farmers of its commitment to ensuring prompt disbursement of agricultural loans under the Central Bank...
Dr Ken Ukaoha, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) Consultant, has advised farmers to embrace scale of measurements. Addressing farmers on...
Worried by fake fertilizer in circulation, the Fertilizer Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) on Friday called on the Federal Government to intervene without further...
Dr Adeola Odedina, Provost, Federal College of Agriculture (FECA), Akure, Ondo State, on Friday advised the Federal Government to attract youths into agriculture with technology and...
World food prices fell 3.7 percent in July from the month before with declines seen across all crop types, the United Nations food agency said on...
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said its 2019 humanitarian response plan for Nigeria had only been 53.6 per cent funded with the year already halved....
The Yobe Government on Wednesday appealed to farmers in the state to be calm over the late distribution of fertilizer. Alhaji Mustapha Gajerima, the State Commissioner...
The EU and Oxfam Project in Katsina State on Wednesday said that they were collaborating with farmers to plant 700,000 assorted seedlings of trees in the...
An EU and Oxfam project in Katsina State has commenced a two-day training of community-based organizations on sustainable land management to enhance environmental conservation. Dr Christo...
Mr Richard-Mark Mbaram, the Chief Executive Officer, AgroNigeria, says the Nollywood industry has a major role in projecting Nigeria’s agriculture digitally to the world. Mbaram made...
Jakande Fruit Market Maize Sellers Association, Ketu, Lagos, says it has made the disposal of maize husks and other vegetable wastes from the market easy with...
The Taraba Government has procured 1,900 tonnes of fertiliser for sale to farmers at N 5,500 per 50kg. bag in the current cropping season. The Commissioner...
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has said that 33,974 rice farmers will benefit from the CBN Anchors Borrowers loan in Zamfara state. Chairman of...
Some of the 3, 509 farmers in Kwara State have begun to benefit from the first phase of the N1billion 2019 Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) facilitated...
Harvestplus, an international agricultural organistaion, in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), on Tuesday, trained 60 women on vitamin A cassava processing and...
Alhaji Mohammed Iyimoga, the Chairman, Obi Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, has advised the farmers and other people in the area to shun indiscriminate felling of...
The Fishery Society of Nigeria (FISON) says that the value of the country agricultural sector is estimated to reach about 256 million dollars (over N91 trillion)...
The Federal Government through the Raw Material Research and Development Council (RMRDC) on Monday distributed improved tomato seeds to vegetable farmers in Oyo State. The RMRDC...
The Climate Adaptation and Agribusiness Support Programme of the International Food and Agricultural Development (IFAD-CASP) say it will visit 207 villages in seven states to scrutinise...
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) on Friday stressed the need for journalists in Benue to be trained on effective reporting of agricultural policies. The...