Ekiti State Government has acquired 55,000 hectares of land for an agricultural processing zone to enhance food security and create jobs across the state. At a meeting with the communities and land owners from Iyemero, Esun, Odo- Oro, Itapaji, Ipao, Oke Ayedun and Oke Ako Ekiti, the government appealed to them to shun any form of violence but cooperate with …

The Federal Government said on Monday that more investment was needed to support the over four million persons experiencing hunger and malnutrition in the northeast. The government and the United Nations urged international partners to support Nigeria with funds to address food shortage in the region. At the lunch of the lean season food security and nutrition crisis, multi-sector plan …

From less than N20,000 for a basket in recent weeks, fresh tomatoes now sell for N70,000 in major cities in southern Nigeria particularly. This has made many households and restaurants to resort to tomato pastes and other available alternatives for their cooking. A market survey conducted by Daily Trust showed that, in states where tomatoes are cultivated, including Kano, Katsina …

Egypt has indicated an interest in Ogun’s Agro Processing Zone (APZ), Governor Dapo Abiodun said in Abeokuta on Saturday. The APZ is located at the Gateway International Agro Cargo Airport in Iperu-Ilishan in the Remo part of the state. Abiodun told executive officers of the Ogun chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), at an interactive session that …

Nigeria is set to develop the implementation strategy for Food System Transformation Pathway in order to boost security and reduce unemployment among youths and women. The National Convenor of the UN Food Systems and Director of Social Development, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Sanjo Faniran said in Abuja that the strategy would address the questions of poverty, inadequate …

An Ondo State High Court, sitting in Ore, in Odigbo Local Council Area of the state, on Wednesday, stopped the state government and a private company, Sao Agro-Allied Services Limited, from forcefully evicting over 10,000 farmers from its Oluwa Forest Reserve. It also stopped the state government and the firm from grading the farmers’ cocoa farms. The farmers had protested …

The Senate has indicted the Bank of Agriculture in Kaduna over a N3.2 billion loan disbursed to 10 vendors to purchase tractors and other equipment for allocation to end users. The indictment was sequel to the 2016 report of the Auditor General of the Federation considered by the Senate Public Accounts Committee chaired by Senator Mathew Uhroghide. After an investigation …

Farmers in some communities in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State have called on state government and security agencies in the state to come to their aid following incessant attacks by suspected herdsmen. The farmers alleged that the herdsmen again invaded the Power Line, Ago Oyinbo, and Ala Reserves communities on Friday and Saturday, destroying their farms …

A mushroom scientist, Prof. Sami Ayodele has urged the Federal Government to create an opportunity for farmers to embrace mushroom cultivation to serve as alternative means of farming and income u for the country. Ayodele made the call in Abuja on Thursday while delivering the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) 22nd inaugural lecture with the topic: “Mushrooms: Friends or …

Fire has destroyed no fewer than nine hectares of cocoa farms in Cross River State. The incident happened two days ago in Edor and Ogbagante Akparabong communities in Ikom LGA of the state. Ikom produces has the largest cocoa plantations in Cross River State Confirming the incident, one of the affected 19 cocoa farmers, Mr Richard Ndoma of Akparabong community …