Piggery Farmers Demand For Piggery Colonies In Northern States
The National Association of Piggery Farmers are demanding colonies for their pigs…
Pastoralist-Farmers Conflicts and the Search for Peaceful Resolution
Introduction Pastoralists-farmers’ conflicts in Nigeria have grown, spread and intensified over…
NEWS ANALYSIS: How hygienic is meat from Nigeria’s abattoirs?
...Asks Okon Okon, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The surroundings of most…
EFCC Debunks GT Bank’s Involvement in Innoson Boss Arrest
Recently, the Innoson/GTBank story has gained so much media prominence, especially following…
Atiku Opens Chicken Cottage Outlet
Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has spoken of plans to develop…
Kwara Govt. To Engage 10,000 Youths via Agric
Mr Bamidele Adegoke, Kwara State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, says…
6,520 Farmers Selected For Dry-Season Rice Farming
No fewer than 6,520 farmers from five north-central states and Abuja have…
FG Urged To Ban Maize Importation
The President, Maize Association of Nigeria (MAN), Alhaji Bello Abubakar-Funtua, has called…
El-Rufai Launches Poultry Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State, on Wednesday in Kaduna, inaugurated a…
Bill Gates Pledges $300m To Help African Farmers
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged 300 million dollars (about N108…
Elephant Group To Flood Market With Local Rice
The Managing Director (MD) of Elephant Group of Companies , Mr Tunji…
Why foreign rice in Nigeria is poisonous – FG
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has encouraged Nigerians to…
Poultry farmers in Kogi to get N4.2m loan each for egg production
Poultry farmers in Kogi are to get N4.2 million loan each for…
CBN, Iwuanyanwu Foundation move to tackle youth unemployment in Nigeria
The Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) says it is partnering Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu…
Expert wants farmers to practice organic agriculture
Dr Olugbenga AdeOluwa, a senior Lecturer at the Department of Agronomy, University…
N10bn Farmers-to-finance fund will reduce poverty — Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said on Saturday that the newly inaugurated N10…
Sokoto govt. to promote public-private partnerships on agric, economic ventures – Tambuwal
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has pledged his administration’s commitment to…
FG targets 7m tonnes of rice production in 2018
Nigeria is inching closer to achieving self-sufficiency in rice production as the…
Importers frustrating FG’s tomato policy, say stakeholders
Stakeholders in the agriculture sector say Nigeria is yet to feel the…
BAT Nigeria Foundation spends N1bn on agric, community projects in 15 years
Mrs Abimbola Okoya, the Executive Director, British American Tobacco (BAT) Nigeria Foundation,…
Adamawa govt. begins registration of unemployed youths for agric scheme
The Adamawa Government on Friday announced the commencement of the registration of…
FG plans to lend to farmers at 7% interest rate
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Audu Ogbeh, on Thursday…
Ajimobi seeks CBN support for Oyo State’s agricultural development
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has sought the support of the…
Proposed 2018 Budget: LCCI calls for equitable sharing of N118.98bn agric allocation
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has called for an…
Bank of Industry – MD urges FG to grant tax incentives to agric-tech firms
A former Managing Director of Bank of Industry (BoI), Mr Rasheed Olaoluwa,…
US supporting development in Nigeria’s agric sector – USAID Director
The United States is supporting Nigeria to develop its agriculture sector into…
AFAN lauds Buhari for increased allocation to agric sector in 2018 Budget
The Kaduna State chapter of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) on…
Edo to cultivate 100,000 hectares oil palm in 3 years – Obaseki
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says the goal of his administration is…
FG discusses agric produce exports with foreign countries, says minister
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, says the…
FADAMA official says North East needs more interventions to restore agriculture
Mr Ibrahim Alkali, Project Desk Officer, FADAMA III Additional Financing (AFII) project,…