In a bid to ensure food security in Nigeria, the Federal Government and Sustain Africa Initiative on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) targeted at revamping the nation’s agriculture sector. This is just as Vice President Kashim Shettima said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is passionate about repositioning the nation’s agriculture sector towards achieving sustainable food security in the country. …

The Federal Government, in collaboration with the Bank of Agriculture, has disbursed N2.3m in agricultural loans to civil servants with the aim of bolstering the development of agriculture and enhancing food security in the country. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan, who spoke while presenting cheques to four beneficiaries from the first batch of …

The Nigerian Army and Police Force have been urged to immediately launch an inquiry into the alleged extortion of farmers and herders in some conflict-ridden communities of Benue, Taraba and Kaduna States. A recent investigative report by Daily Trust had indicted soldiers and police officers deployed in Adaka and Wadata communities of Benue, Jalingo town in Taraba and Zangon Kataf …

Rice consumption in the country has been on a steady rise, beyond the reach of local supply, leading to a supply gap of about two million metric tonnes annually, a new report has disclosed. This has led to an over 37 per cent increase in the price of the commodity so far in 2023. This was revealed in ‘AFEX Wet …

The Ogun State Government has revealed its plan to collaborate with the Association of Small and Medium Scale Modular Rice Millers, in order to increase rice production in the state. According to a statement, the state Commissioner for Agriculture Development and Food Security, Bolu Owotomo disclosed this on Friday, during the inauguration and installation of the South-West Executive of ASMORIN, …

The Group Managing Director of Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery Limited, Dr. Ayoola Oduntan has urged investors and participants in the agribusiness sector to continuously improve and invest in Research and Development (R&D) for the growth of innovative products for global competitiveness and food security in the country. At this year’s Nigerian Poultry Show, held from 7th to 9th November in …

Five winners emerged in the grand finale of the 2023 edition of Sterling’s Agriculture Summit Africa (ASA). This year’s edition, which featured a pitch competition called AgroPitch, saw Green Republic Farms Limited crowned the top agroprenuer, walking away with five million naira in grants and an agribusiness entrepreneurship training program from the Lagos Business School. This year’s summit was sponsored …

The Ogun State Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (OGUNCCIMA), in collaboration with the state government, has concluded arrangements for the fourth edition of Fisheries/Aquaculture trade fair. It is scheduled to be held from Monday 20th to Friday 24th November at M.K.O Abiola Trade Fair complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. At a press conference on Thursday at …

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has trained and empowered 120 smallholders in Ogun, Oyo and Kogi states on poultry production with a major focus on broiler production for a sustainable livelihood. The participants were youths and women drawn from the three senatorial districts in the benefitting states. Declaring the training open in Abeokuta, yesterday, the Permanent Secretary, …

Farmers in Edo State have lost over N2 billion to flooding incidences this year, according to the Chairman of the Edo State chapter of the Farmers Association of Nigeria (FAN), Alhaji Bako Dogwo. Dogwo said that Ilushi and Anegbete communities and their environs were at the receiving end of the flood, with rice farmers the most affected. Noting that farmers …