Irrigation

Competition for scarce water resources is evident in the North, climate change is expected to worsen the situation. Experts have met in Sokoto to discuss how to increase food production through irrigated agriculture, Adamu Suleiman of…

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has provided $350,000 in technical support for irrigation farming in Nigeria. This is as a result of the Technical Cooperation Programme which member states enjoy through…

As part of efforts to ensure sustainable food production through developed and efficient irrigation systems, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Federal Ministry of Water Resources (FMWR) are going to…

The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) in Nigeria have trained over one hundred rice farmers on irrigation farming in Paikoro local government area of Niger state North Central Nigeria. NALDA state coordinator Mr.…

Kano state has launched water plant for irrigation to relief rural dwellers in Danja and Gamoji communities in Gezawa and Gaya Local Government Area of the state. Representing the minister, Northwest Regional Director of the…

Timothy Choji, Abuja The Nigerian cabinet has approved N200 million for the completion of an irrigation programme in Kwara State. Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents…