No fewer than 40 Ogun State residents are billed to benefit from the Food Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) N200 million support for fish farmers. Under the pilot scheme, each of the 40 farmers is to receive between N2.5 million and N5 million to upscale fish farming business and production. Representative of the Food Agriculture Organisation in Nigeria and West Africa, Koffy …

The Federal Government, in partnership with Nestlé Nigeria, has unveiled a transformative initiative aimed at equipping Nigerian farmers with the technical skills needed to boost milk production and improve livelihoods. The collaboration was announced on Monday at the signing of a letter between Nestle Nigeria and Ministry of Livestock Development in commemoration of World Milk Day 2025. The initiative is …

Rice farmers have raised the alarm over the collapse of Nigeria’s rice industry, attributing the shutdown of local mills and mass job losses to cheap imports, insecurity, and lack of government support. The Chairman of the Competitive African Rice Forum Nigeria, Peter Dama lamented the closure of processing facilities and its devastating impact on workers in a statement released on …

Investors in Nigeria’s agricultural sector have urged state governments to replicate the Katsina State model of mechanised farming to address food insecurity in the country. The stakeholders also praised Katsina Governor, Dikko Radda, for pioneering large-scale agricultural interventions, including the procurement of 400 tractors and the training of local youths to support the state’s agro-industrial transformation. Addressing a press conference …

Poultry farmers in Nigeria have raised the alarm over a sharp decline in egg sales, attributing the downturn to economic hardship and dwindling purchasing power among citizens. According to the farmers, egg sales have dropped significantly since the removal of fuel subsidy, lamenting that prices of poultry feeds have also gone up and are impacting on egg production. The Jigawa …

The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to amend the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria Act, by expanding its mandate through the establishment of specialised training institutions across the federation to deepen national agricultural productivity capacity and ensure innovation is not confined to a few urban centres. In another related development, the Nigerian National Petroleum …

The Federal Government on Wednesday signed a $158.15 million financing agreement to kickstart the Value Chain Programme in Northern Nigeria (VCN), a landmark initiative targeting food security, job creation, and rural development. The agreement, sealed at the State House in Abuja, was signed by representatives of the Federal Government, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the French Development …

The Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has called for collective and innovative efforts from stakeholders in addressing the major challenges facing cocoa production in Nigeria, particularly in the areas of climate change, value chain inefficiencies, and poor succession planning The governor said this on Wednesday at the Cocoa Association of Nigeria’s two-day National Cocoa Stakeholders’ Workshop in Akure the state …

The National Economic Council (NEC) yesterday approved far-reaching initiatives projected to unlock up to $90 billion in value by 2035. At its 149th meeting, chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa, NEC endorsed the establishment of a Cotton, Textile and Garment Development Board. It unveiled a comprehensive agribusiness and livestock development plan. In a statement by Senior …

The Federal Government has moved to validate the National Animal Feed and Fodder Policy as part of a broader strategy to grow Nigeria’s agricultural sector from $32 billion to $74 billion by 2035. Speaking at the official flag-off of the policy validation workshop in Abuja, the minister of livestock development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, said the initiative is key to unlocking …