The Ogun State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Bolu Owotomo, announced on Monday that the state government has invested N498 million to support smallholder farmers with essential inputs, equipment, and infrastructure under the OGUN-CARES FADAMA project. Owotomo revealed that…
Governor of Borno, Babagana Zulum says his administration will sell petrol at N600 per litre to farmers in the state. Zulum announced the subsidy on Friday during a ceremony to distribute equipment to farmers in Bama town. In a statement…
By Umar Akilu Majeri Dutse At least 80,000 farmers would benefit from the Federal Government support for wheat farming in Jigawa State in the 2024/2025 dry season farming cycle. The State Co-ordinator of the project, Engineer Sale Salisu, disclosed this…
The African Development Bank Group has mobilized $2.2 billion to support the second phase of Nigeria’s Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) initiative. This disclosure was made at the Africa Investment Forum in Morocco, where Nigerian governors, diplomats, multilateral organizations, and…
…Says State allocates $136m to agriculture, eyes 15% of wheat production By Jeleel Olawale Jigawa State has emerged as a trailblazer in Nigeria’s agricultural sector, with Governor Umar Namadi announcing plans to achieve $200 million in import substitution. The governor…
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) and Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) of Brazil, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance private sector development in fertiliser production, hybrid seed technology, and…
…Says hub will create thousands of jobs for Ibarapa youths Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has performed the ground-breaking ceremony for the upgrade of moribund 3,250 hectares Eruwa Farm Settlement to an Agribusiness Industrial Hub. The Governor said that the…
Olaseinde Gbenga, Abuja The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Mr Peter Temitope Fashedemi has expressed the ministry’s readiness to train 819 Tractor Operators and Mechanics to equip them with broad knowledge, practical skill in handling Agricultural…
…as beneficiaries shower encomiums on Tinubu, Marine Minister As part of efforts to support agriculture and ensure food security, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola on Thursday distributed hundreds of bags of fertilizer to farmers in Osun…
The Kogi Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in partnership with the State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), has vaccinated more than 200,000 livestock against anthrax. The State Project Coordinator of Kogi L-PRES, Dr Olufemi Bolarin, disclosed this…
