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ENE OKWANIHE, ABUJA The Nigerian government says it is committed to providing incentives and needed support to feed millers and agribusiness companies in the country to ameliorate the effects of high cost of feed to boost the livestock…

As farmers across the country begin harvest, various farm produce have started flooding the markets, with slight effects on their prices. A visit to the popular Dawanau grain market in Kano revealed that in the last seven days, there…

Yam farmers in Benue State are excited over bumper harvest across most locations in the 23 local government areas of the state, this season. However, despite the bountiful harvest, new yams are not yet plenty in the markets even as prices…

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that with increased investments in the agriculture sector, particularly in the areas of infrastructure, Nigeria can produce more food. The President made this known during a bilateral meeting with Her…

The Federation of Agricultural Commodity Associations of Nigeria (FACAN), Edo State Chapter, has distributed 150,000 free cashew seedlings to farmers in Edo State. Over 3000 hectares worth of sesame seeds were also distributed to farmers…

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed agricultural inputs on behalf of the federal government to no fewer than 2,463 farmers in Ogun State, as a result of flood disaster in 2020. This was disclosed on Tuesday by…

AS part of its technical support to Nigeria to curb emerging animal diseases, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), through the Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) programme, is empowering…

It has been lamented that the spate of insecurity in Nigeria is negatively affecting the agricultural sector as farmers particularly peasants who form the majority of the farmers are gradually abandoning their farms for fear of falling…

NIGERIAN Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) Kwara state has flagged off the distribution of improved storage facilities for vulnerable rural women and youth in 19 selected states in the country. The facilities distributed in the…

The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc) said it has trained about 780 farmers on modern, business-oriented pre-upstream, upstream, midstream, and downstream operations to enhance their income.…