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Experts in soil science have been tasked to find a lasting solution to address the persistent problem of soil degradation to mitigate food shortages and enhance food security in the country. The vice-chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University…

The Deputy Governor of Kano State and the state’s Commissioner of Agriculture, Dr Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, emerged chairman of the Forum of Commissioners for Agriculture. According to a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Hassan…

The Federal Government has disclosed plans to set up a body that will follow up on the decisions of the National Council on Agriculture and Rural Development (NCARD) in the areas of policies to ensure they are implemented appropriately.…

As part of efforts to ensure food sufficiency in Nigeria, the Akwa Ibom State government has distributed farm inputs to 3000 farmers for this year’s planting season . The development was disclosed in Uyo by the state Chairman of the All…

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), among other partners have harped on the need to increase support for livestock and pastoralism to tackle conflict in the West African…

The Lagos State Government has tasked youths on environmental sustainability and the need to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle. The Lagos government gave the charge through its environmental agencies in a statement signed by Mrs Bola…

By Hudu Yakubu Abuja In line with the FCT 2019 Parks Policy, the Federal Capital Territory Administration, has performed the ground breaking ceremony of the beautification and landscaping of the Umaru Musa Yar’adua Express Way in…

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has supported 29 states in tackling environmental projects across the country, through the Global Environment Facility’s Small Grants Programme (GEF-SGP). The GEF-SGP National Coordinator,…

To encourage farmers whose farmlands were destroyed during the various crisis in Nasarawa State to go back to their farms, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has provided inputs to 400 farmers, selected from the affected…

Millions of Nigerian youths can significantly contribute to the economy and get profitably employed if various technologies developed by research institutes and universities will be adopted, up-scaled and escalated to every local…