Agriculture and Food Security Minister Abubakar Kyari has said Nigeria needs about 312,000 metric tonnes of seeds to achieve food security, food sufficiency and global security this year. Kyari spoke in Abuja during a high-level stakeholders’ forum on Seed System Development, organised by Feed-the Future Nigeria Integrated Agriculture Activity. The theme of the event is “Enhancing Seed Systems Development for …

The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to agricultural reforms aimed at bolstering production and improving soil management practices. Shettima spoke on Tuesday in Abuja during the launch of an agricultural initiative tagged ‘Soil Values’. In 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organisation said  26.5 million Nigerians might face a food crisis between June and August 2024. The …

Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) with Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security have strengthened their relationship to improve agriculture yield. Both had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 3 March 2022, to develop a dashboard for early warning, capacity building on accessing and interpreting information on meteorological changes. The MoU also include the provision of agro-meteorological advisory services to …

The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has flagged off the Renewed Hope Initiative Agricultural Support Programme for the South West Zone of Nigeria, which she said is in fulfilment of her promise to continue to promote women, particularly farmers across the Nation. The programme, which held simultaneously in three other zones –North Central (Plateau State), North East (Borno State) and …

The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has approved the procurement of Agrochemical and other equipment worth N40 million in response to a recent outbreak of insects and pests in farmlands across the state. Represented by the state Commissioner of Agriculture, Professor Simon Madugu Yalams, Governor Bala Mohammed disclosed this to Arewa PUNCH while flagging off the aerial spray initiative against Quelea …

Nigeria battles to save 31.5m people in 26 states from food crisis Nigeria battles to save 31.5m citizens from food crisis After admitting that 24.7 million Nigerians in 26 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been hit and incapacitated by food and nutrition crisis, the Federal Government is battling to stem the tide. The figure captures three months …

The lawmaker representing Irepodun-Ifelodun Constituency 2 in Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hakeem Jamiu, has distributed seedlings and agrochemicals to 153 farmers in his constituency. The beneficiaries were drawn from the 11 communities in the constituency, including  Awo, Igbemo, Esure, Iworoko, Orun, Are, Afao, Iropora, Ilamo, Eyio and Araromi Obbo. Inputs distributed were 12 bags of rice seedlings, 35 bags …

Federal Government has said it will launch a N1.6 billion package for farmers in Kaduna, Nasarawa, Plateau and Federal Capital Territory, whose farms were damaged by fungal ginger disease in 2023. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, who spoke at the inauguration of the ginger blight epidemic committee task force in Abuja yesterday said, preliminary estimates suggest affected …

President Bola Tinubu on Monday flagged off the Food Security and Agricultural Mechanization Programme in Niger State, emphasising that his administration remains committed to ensuring food sufficiency and protecting local industries for sustainable economic growth. The project, an initiative of the Niger State government, is for the deployment of cutting-edge agricultural machinery and technology for large-scale agro-value chain development in …

Origin Tech Group, a knowledge-based and practical solution-driven leader in the agriculture food systems and operations in Nigeria, has entered into an agreement with the Niger State government in furtherance of both partners’ commitment to revolutionalise the agricultural and livestock value-chain space in the West African sub-region and beyond. The partnership agreement was signed at an event at the Oregun …