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Stakeholders in Nigeria’s Agricultural sector have urged farmers across the country to adopt the already commercialized Bt. cotton as it has the capacity to revive Nigeria's moribund textile industry. This disclosure was…

The Lagos State government, South-west Nigeria, has announced the celebration of the World Food Day 2022 with a week-long lined-up activities. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United…

The Nigerian Incentive-based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) has restated commitment towards providing highly valued support to agricultural investors and agribusinesses to improve performance under its Credit Risk…

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) has attributed the huge loss of agricultural produce in the country to farmers' non-adherence to its weather prediction information. The NiMET Head of Climate Services Unit, Adeleke Oyegade,…

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has praised Nigeria, particularly its smallholder farmers for the considerable progress in rice production. However, according to the FAO, more still needs to be done. The…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Executive Committee has approved the participation of the FCT in the Agro-Climate Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape (ACReSAL) project of the World Bank. This decision was…

Thirteen communities in the Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, South-east Nigeria, have been hit by a deluge, rendering over 300 families homeless. The flooding which occurs yearly has inflicted much…

No fewer than 68,000 Nigerian farmers in Abia, Cross River, Ekiti, Akwa Ibom, Ondo and Osun States will benefit from the United States intervention in the country's cocoa value chain. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food for…

Many communities across Lokoja, the capital of Kogi state in North-Central Nigeria, have been hit by flood.   The flood, which has displaced residents in Adankolo, Ganaja and Natako areas, including other local…

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s agricultural sector say the country needs a standing policy framework on standards, quality and certification for agricultural produce in order to stop rejection in the international market. The experts, who…