The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Saliu Mustapha, has advocated for the introduction of compulsory, hands-on agricultural studies at the secondary school level. The senator made the appeal during a public lecture organised by the Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development at the University of Ilorin on Thursday. In a keynote delivered by …

At least 200 local farmers from Dutsinma and Matazu Local Government Areas of Katsina State have been trained on modern rice farming techniques, as part of measures to increase food security. The training was facilitated by a South Korean foundation, SAEMAUL, at the Katsina State Old Government House Banquet Hall, on Monday. The Director General of the Katsina Investment Promotion …

The Senate on Wednesday gave expeditious passage to a bill seeking the establishment of the Federal University of Agriculture and Tropical Studies in Iragbiji, Osun State. In a swift session, the senators passed the bill for its first and second readings in under an hour. The Executive Bill, sponsored by the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, was the first to …

The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi has inaugurated a Technical Working Group on the reform and revamping of the co-operatives sector of the economy. The Minister performed the inauguration recently after delivering the keynote address at a virtual roundtable of multi-stakeholders in co-operatives. They were drawn from different parts of the country and …

Cross River State Government is combating unemployment and poverty by training and funding two hundred youths to engage in mass maize farming. The farmers are being provided 240 hectares of land and maize seedlings and land for the cultivator of the crop in the three Senatorial districts of the state. The state governor, Senator Bassey Otu while flagging off the …

In a decisive effort to address Nigeria’s growing food security challenges, Origin Tech Group is spearheading the Greener Hope Agriculture Mechanization Productivity Programme (GHAPP). This transformative initiative aims to significantly boost food production and fortify the nation’s agricultural resilience. By strategically deploying advanced agricultural machinery, optimising land use, and making targeted investments in production and processing, the program is set …

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has expressed commitment to improving the poultry industry. According to a statement, The Director of Animal Husbandry Services at the ministry, Winnie Lai-Solarin, stated this at a recent meeting with stakeholders in the industry’s value chain in Lagos. Representatives from government agencies, private sector players, and development partners gathered at the meeting …

Ekiti State Government has alerted farmers in the state to the outbreak of Fall Armyworm infestation in cereal production. The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Mr Ebenezer Boluwade, said that maize, one of the most important cereal crops grown in Nigeria and a major diet of millions of Nigerians, was the most infested crop by FAW in Africa. …

Following the floods that have ravaged farmlands in the northern part of the country, agricultural experts and big-time players in the agro-allied industry have sounded the alarm over an impending food crisis across the country as agricultural fortunes dip in the North. The experts insist that unless urgent and very drastic steps are immediately taken, the crisis may worsen as …

The Rector of the Kwara Polytechnic, Dr Abdul Jimoh-Muhammed, has called on tertiary institutions in the country to invest in commercial farming on their campuses. Jimoh-Muhammed, who made the call in Ilorin on Saturday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, said tertiary institutions should prioritise food production and not restrict themselves to academic research alone. It was …