By Omolola Dede Adeyanju The Honourable Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari (CON) has called for synergy amongst all players in the Agriculture sector to create a sustainable and consistent food supply in the nation. The Minister…
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has called for the widespread adoption of the ‘Ounje Eko’ Lagos Food Discount Market model across the nation, particularly in South West states. Speaking to journalists on Monday in Lagos, PAN’s National Publicity Secretary,…
The Federal Government has announced plans to organise an agriculture and food security summit this year. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, disclosed this during a meeting with Dr Donal Brown, Associate Vice-President, International Fund for…
By Aminu Garko, Kano President of Dawanau International Grains Market, Kano State, Alhaji Muntaka Isa, has called on the Federal Government to provide subsidised farming implements to farmers, to ensure the production of assorted foodstuff in the country. Isa made…
The Ogun State Government has stated that it has lent its support to farmers in the state in a bid to cushion the effect of the current high food prices and boost food production. The state Commissioner for Agriculture and…
In its second phase of the distribution of agricultural inputs, ThriveAgric, Nigeria’s leading agricultural technology company is targeting the production of over 300,000MT of grains by empowering over 100,000 smallholder farmers. In a statement, ThriveAgric said it would provide farmers…
By Umar Akilu Majeri, Dutse Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) Plc in partnership with the Jigawa State government has trained 355 agents, 706 wheat farmers in Jigawa. This is in a bid to deepen collaborations with…
The New Acting Comptroller General, Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service, Dr. Godwin Audu has assured that the service under his watch will enforce policies that will make export of agricultural produce easier for exporters. He stated this at the handover ceremony…
Mr. Temitope Peter Fashedemi, yesterday assumed duty as the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. This is sequel to a recent deployment of Permanent Secretaries to man various Ministries by the Office of the Head of Civil…
1,950 farmers have been earmarked as beneficiaries in the second phase of the distribution of COVID-19 Economic Recovery and Economic Stimulus in Jigawa state. The Governor made this known at the flagging off of the distribution of the multi-million Naira…
