By Sodiq Adelakun The School of Agricultural Technology, Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Epe Campus, Lagos State, has called for innovative and sustainable strategies to overcome the growing challenges threatening Nigeria’s food production. Speaking at a conference themed ‘Rethinking Food…
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…
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, has assured farmers of rolling out tractors to boost food production during the wet season farming. Kyari stated this on Wednesday in Abuja during a technical meeting with John Deere…
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…
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)…
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,…
An environmental expert, Ms Gloria Bulus, has proffered the adoption of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) techniques to ensure enhanced food production locally. Bulus, the founder of Bridge-that-Gap Initiative, an environmental non-profit organisation, said this in an interview with the News…
The Kaduna State Agricultural Development Agency (KADA) on Thursday called for increased investment in the agricultural sector to address malnutrition. The KADA General Manager, Dr Abubakar Bayero, made the call when the state’s committee on food and nutrition paid him…
Statistics from World Population Review shows that Nigeria population is growing at the rate of 2.57 per cent. It projected that the overall population of Nigeria will reach about 401.31 million by 2050. This projected increase in the Nigerian population…
