Agriculture

The Executive Secretary of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the Anchor Borrowers Program to graduates of the colleges of Agriculture in the country to enable them to…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it will implement 10 percent banking sector credit to the agriculture sector, by 2024. This is from the current four percent, indicating a six percent increase. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele…

The Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, has said Nigeria's investments in the Anchor Borrowers' Programme have been paying off, with the attendant multiplier effects on the economy and Nigeria's food security. Governor Bagudu…

As part of its efforts to “reform and sanitize” the red meat value chain, the Lagos state government has announced plans to engage “relevant stakeholders” across the state In a statement on Sunday, the State Commissioner for Agriculture,…

The Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria’ (CBN) Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) has commenced the sale of 200,000 metric tonnes of paddy rice to 18 Nigerian millers. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, made this…

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA, under the Building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated Cassava Seed System, Phase 2 (BASICS-II) and SANO Food Limited have partnered to launch new cassava seed varieties and…

To curb the lingering crisis between farmers and herders in parts of the country, experts in the livestock sub-sector have stressed the need to transform all grazing reserves in the country to cattle ranches since cattle are national…

Inorder to boost agriculture, the Kano State Government has approved N344 million for the purchase of 100 tractors. This was  disclosed by the state Commissioner  for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba,  while addressing newsmen…

The National Association of Agricultural Economists has called on Government and individuals' collaborative efforts to ensure adequate sustainability of Agricultural sector in Nigeria. The national President of the association,…

About 300,000 metric tonnes of maize are soon to be released into the Nigerian market from strategic anchors under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), which watchers believe will reduce the current…