The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) says it will disburse 1.7 million dollars to support farmers affected by floods in nine states of the country before ending of the year. The intervention according to the organisation is to ameliorate…
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has accepted an appointment from the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), as Africa’s Ambassador for Agricultural Technology. This is contained in a press statement issued by Alex Abutu, the AATF Communications Officer and made available…
The Nigeria Institute of Soil Science (NISS) says soil nutrient loss remains the greatest threat to nutrition and sustainable food security across the world. Prof. Victor Chude, Registrar of the institute said this in an interview on Wednesday in Abuja.…
The International Fund for Agricultural Development-Value Chain Development Programme (IFAD-VCDP), says it supported 262 rice farmers to cultivate 214 hectres under its Rural Poor Stimulus Facility to cushion the COVID-19 effects within three years in Anambra. Mr Emmanuel Agwuncha, State…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration will sustain the tempo of its support programmes towards enhancing food security in the territory. The Mandate Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat, Malam Abubakar Ibrahim, gave the assurance in a statement by…
Some farmers in Ogun on Saturday received free agro-inputs under the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (OGUN-CARES FADAMA RA2) project. Reports state that the project a state and federal government initiative in collaboration with the World Bank is…
The Senate has urged the Agriculture Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) to work towards repositioning the council in capacity enhancement of its personnel to deliver the mandate of training and research in agricultural sector. It also urged ARCN to liaise…
By Matthew Denis Abuja As the war between Russia and Ukraine hits harder, it’s gradually affecting the supply and causing the scarcity of wheat worldwide. This scarcity has become an opportunity for African countries to increase their wheat farming and…
By Umar Akilu Majeri, Dutse Forty thousand members of the millet farmers association will receive agriculture soft loan in Jigawa State to boost millet farming in the state under the federal government support programme. The state coordinator of the association…
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, has re-assured farmers of the Federal Government’s commitment to support with mechanised equipments to promote Agricultural development for a sustainable economy. Abubakar gave this assurance at the maiden edition of…
