The Federal Government has set 78 priority actions that would transform the food systems from farm to the dining table, including the waste. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Mr Nebeolisa Anako, disclosed this in…
Programme Manager, Enugu State Agricultural Development Programme (ENADEP),Mr Boniface Eze, has decried inadequate number of agriculture extension workers in the state. Eze in Enugu said that the programme had not expanded much because of lack of enough extension workers. He…
Some local farmers in Bwari Area Council of the FCT have expressed concerns over rise in cost of farm inputs, following increase on the price of fuel nationwide. The farmers said this in an interview on Tuesday in Abuja, feared…
Authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), on Saturday, collaborated with University Federation Welfare Club (UFWC) to launch the Animal Welfare Club at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Prof Iyabode Dudusola, an Associate Professor who doubles as the Head of Department (HOD),…
…As North African organization expresses interest in agric, allied products The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, held an economic bilateral meeting with the biggest conglomerate owned by the Egyptian Government, National Service Project Organization, with the North African…
…Says North African nation targets plantations, processing, food export Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has disclosed that the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt, under its Food Security Plan, has shown interest in the Agro Processing Zone located…
The Ogun State Government in collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, (IITA), Ibadan and the World Bank have inaugurated an information system targeted at farmers and value-chain actors for the economic growth of the state. The system tagged…
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has appealed to the Federal Government to compensate farmers for losses recorded during the implementation of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) naira redesign and cash crunch. The farmers made the plea in…
The Lagos State Government through the State Ministry of Agriculture has facilitated the mop up of 300,000 eggs from the Erikorodo Poultry Estate in Ikorodu by a private firm, Farm Alert Ltd. Ms Abisola Olusanya, State Commissioner for Agriculture, said…
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), has urged governors in the South-West zone to cultivate rice in commercial quantities to reduce the price of the commodity in the country. Mr Sakin Agbayewa, the Deputy Chairman AFAN, Lagos State, said…
