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The need to optimise climate information provided by NIMET has been identified as a way to improve agricultural yield to tackle food shortages in the country. This was made known at a one-day agriculture stakeholders workshop on improving…

Experts have advised that for Nigeria to tap from the yearly global exports of $9.8 billion worth of tomato and by-products, productivity of farmers per hectare, storage, and processing, among other factors, have to be boosted. Nigeria is…

The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), trained and empowered women and youths farmers in capacity building and investment in fishery, poultry and vegetable farming in Akoko-Edo Local Government Council of Edo State.…

The Akwa Ibom government has a N5.5 Billion agribusiness centre as part of efforts to provide responsive training services for the development of agro-allied industry in the country. The state commissioner for trade investment, Ukpong…

To boost food production in Nigeria, the African Agriculture Technology Foundation (AATF), Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and the Seed Entrepreneurs Association of Nigeria (SEEDAN)…

By Amina Mohammed, Lafia Residents of Shabu community of Lafia, Nasarawa State Capital have protested over the demolition of Seseme Processing Centre built by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The residents…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN) have kicked off the 2021/2022 dry season farming in Gombe State. Speaking at the lunch of the initiative in Yamaltu/Deba Local Council of the state on Tuesday, Head,…

To boost agricultural production in the country, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of N2.4 billion for the procurement of seeds of various crops for the farmers in 2022. The Council also approved over N1billion for…

A sustainable food and feed system consultant, Saidat Shonoiki, has advocated adopting family farming as a sustainable strategy towards achieving food security in Nigeria. Shonoiki stated this during a virtual conference in Abuja, saying…

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE), has said it would provide 50 persons from 24 states of the federation with employment opportunities in agriculture. According to the agency, the individuals would be employed in the second…