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Edo Farmers Benefit From FG’s NPRGS Empowerment Programme
No Fewer than 243 smallholder farmers in Edo have benefitted from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security’s capacity building and empowerment programme.
The empowerment was carried out under the National Poverty Reduction…
FG Trains 250 Farmers In Kebbi For Sustainable Agricultural Practices
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is training 250 smallholder farmers in Kebbi to foster sustainable agricultural practices.
The Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mr Temitope Peter-Fadeshemi, made this known on…
FG Distributes Inputs To 250 Smallholder Farmers In Sokoto
The Federal Government has distributed inputs to 250 smallholder farmers in Sokoto state.
The exercise was done by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Budget and National…
2,050 Youths Shortlisted For LIFE-ND Agripreneurs Training in Bayelsa
No fewer than 2,050 youths from Bayelsa have been shortlisted to undergo agriculture empowerment training in four commodity areas of poultry, aquaculture, cassava and plantain farming.
The youths are beneficiaries of the Livelihood…
Food Consortium Commissions Living Laboratory In University Of Ibadan
As food security is consistently being threatened in Africa, a food consortium, INCITIS-FOOD Project, made up of food experts from the European Union and six African countries, has commissioned a living laboratory in the University of…
University Of Ibadan Collaborates With Food Consortium On Agrifood Supply
The University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, is collaborating with the INCITIS-FOOD Consortium, a group of food experts from the European Union and six African countries, to improve the food system and agrifood supply in Nigeria and Africa.…
Oyo Government Set To Disburse N340m Loan Support To More Farmers
As part of efforts to mitigate the economic hardship being experienced by residents, the Oyo State Government, under the Sustainable Action for Economic Recovery (SAfER) initiative, is set to disburse a total of N340,270,000 to another set…
Food Inflation: Kano Anti-Graft Agency Prepares To Tackle Hoarding
The Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-corruption Commission,(PCACC) has threatened to lock down the warehouses and stores, hoarding foodstuff or essential items.
It also threatening to seize the property anyone found hoarding and take…
Nigerian Government Directs Release of 102,000 metric tons of grains
The Nigerian government has directed the immediate release of 102,000 metric tons of food items as an instant measure to address food shortage in the country.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris stated…
FG Distributes Farm Inputs To 243 Yobe Farmers
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, FMAFS, has distributed farm inputs to 243 farmers in Yobe State, South-Eastern, Nigeria, under the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy, NPRGS.
Malam Usman Garba, Director…