The Federal Government says over five million smallholder farmers have benefitted from the IFAD supported agricultural programmes in the country. The programmes were funded by the Federal Government and International Fund for Agricultural Development (FG/IFAD). They include Value Chain Development…
By Umar AkiluMajeri, Dutse In line with the Federal Government’s effort to address shortage of food and food inflation in the country, the Minister of Agriculture and food security, Senator Abubakar Kyari flagged off the 2023 wheat and dry season…
Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi has harped on the necessity to utilise technological tools to boost food and nutrition security. Speaking during the Africa Agric Machines Equipment and Technology Expo (AAMETEX 2023)…
The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with John Deere, an Agricultural Machinery Company. Speaking during the signing and exchange of documents, in the Minister’s conference room, in Abuja recently, the Minister recalled that it was a…
In a bid to address the issues of food insecurity in Nigeria and alleviate poverty, create job opportunities and inclusiveness of youth and women in the agriculture sector, the Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari has…
Local production of 2,000 tractors yearly will boost food production, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, said in Abuja. It will also create jobs for farmers, especially women and youths and enhance food and nutrition security,…
Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has called on relevant state governments to provide irrigable land for the 12 river basins across the country for irrigated farming. Utsev made the call in Minna when he paid a…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, was on Monday at the operational headquarters of Niji Group of Companies in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. Niji Group (trade name of Niji Agro Services) “is a value-driven conglomerate with about three…
Founding members of a new private-sector focused Alliance for Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) have announced $3 billion in new investment to transform Africa’s underdeveloped rural areas into agro-industrial corridors of prosperity. The Alliance, comprising development financial institutions, the private…
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) – Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), has hailed Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State, for his support to Agricultural programmes in the state. Dr Edward Ishiwu, the State Project Coordinator IFAD-VCDP, gave the…
