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The federal and state governments have been urged to partner with private manufacturing companies to produce tractors and simple labour-saving devices using prototypes from the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM). This…

The Federal Government says research revealed that public procurement accounted for an average of 25-3 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP ) in developing and emerging market economies. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of…

Dr Bala Modi, Director, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Gombe State University, has urged stakeholders in agriculture to explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) to boost food security in the country. He stated that with the…

The Jigawa Government says it has increased the compensation rate for land and economic trees in the state. This is contained in a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Information, Youths, Sports and Culture, Mr Sagir Musa, in…

The Federal Government has trained 27 Civil Servants of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security on entrepreneurship skills development on Agro- Allied enterprises. The 4th edition of the entrepreneurship skills development,…

Connected Development (CODE), a civil society organisation, says there is need to sensitise people and build their capacity on climate change issues to mitigate its effects. Ms  Hyeladzira  James, Programme Manager, CODE, expressed this…

The Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) Coordinating Office, has advised livestock farmers in the Kwara South Senatorial District to leverage the programme to improve livestock businesses in the area. Mr. Olusoji…

Transparency Advocacy for Development Initiative (TIDA), a coalition of civil society group, has called on governments at all levels to invest more in agriculture, to boost production in the sector and provide food at affordable rates.…

The Niger State Government, in north central Nigeria, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TATA Group of Companies on emergency intervention in Agriculture. According to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the…

Stakeholders in the Poultry industry in Nigeria have called on the Federal Government to restrict importation of Poultry products into the country as a means of protecting and boosting production in the sub sector. Former Nigerian…