In a bid to achieve food security in Nigeria, the Chairperson of the Kano State chapter of the Nigerian Cassava Farmers Growers Association, Hajiya Halima Zubairu Danbatta has emphasised the importance of women’s involvement in cassava production. During a visit to the local cassava seedlings banks in Gwarzo Local Government Area of the state, Danbatta, who is also a former …

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has warned the 44 local government chairmen against diverting fertilisers provided at subsidised rates for farmers in the state. The governor gave the warning during the flag-off of the 2025 wet season distribution of the subsidised fertiliser to farmers from 44 local government areas, held on the premises of Al Yuma Company in Madobi Local …

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Livestock Reforms, Professor Attahiru Jega, has raised urgent concerns about Nigeria’s looming protein deficit and worsening food insecurity, calling for immediate reforms to transform the livestock sector. Delivering a Lecture at the University of Ilorin on Monday, 30 June, 2025, titled ‘The Political Economy of Livestock Development in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects’, …

President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Abuja declared that Nigeria’s agricultural renaissance has begun as he commissioned 2,000 tractors for nationwide deployment under the Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanisation Programme. The commissioning ceremony marked the programme’s formal launch at the National Agricultural Seeds Council, Sheda, along the Abuja–Lokoja Expressway. President Tinubu reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to transforming Nigeria’s agriculture sector by …

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported a 28.98 per cent rise in the average cost of farm produce between January and May 2025, signalling a deepening crisis in Nigeria’s agricultural sector. According to the NBS, the price index for farm produce surged from 110.5 in January to 142.53 in May 2025. This sharp increase, particularly pronounced in May, …

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has resolved to collaborate with the Federal Government to streamline levies and dismantle unauthorised checkpoints in a bid to ease movement of goods across states. On Wednesday, the governors held a meeting at the NGF secretariat in Abuja, the nation’s capital, and were briefed by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. The NSA …

To protect farmers livelihoods and increase resilience, Pullus Africa, in collaboration with Heifer International Nigeria and Leadway Assurance, held an insurance payout for poultry farmers benefiting from the Pullus Innovative Financing (PIF) program. The event, which was held in Kaduna state, was a pivotal moment highlighting the transformative power of agricultural insurance, inclusive financing, and technology-driven solutions in the poultry …

Nineteen-year-old Nigerian-born innovator, Ifeoluwa Afolayan, a Master’s student in Design Engineering at Imperial College, London, and the Royal College of Art, has emerged as one of the first-prize winners at WE Innovate, Imperial College, London’s flagship pre-accelerator programme supporting women-led ventures. Her team was awarded 15,000 Euros to further develop their innovative agricultural initiative, which aims to transform farming practices …

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 …