Agriculture

FG Allocates N30bn for Universities of Agriculture to Begin Mechanized Farming

December 17, 2024 0

The federal government has approved N30 billion for the country’s 30 universities of agriculture to kickstart mechanized farming. This decision...

FMAFS Launches National Urban Agricultural Programme to Strengthen Food Security

December 5, 2024 0

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) has unveiled the National Urban Agricultural Programme (NUAP) as part of...

Tinubu Reaffirms Commitment To Resolving Farmer-Herder Crisis

November 24, 2024 0

President Bola Tinubu has re-affirmed his administration’s commitment to resolving the farmer-herder crisis through strategic investments in Nigeria’s livestock sector.President...

FG allots agro-inputs to 14,000 farmers in Anambra, Enugu

July 31, 2024 0

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, distributed agro-inputs worth N2.8 billion to 14,000 farmers in Anambra and Enugu States under the...

FG empowers Edo farmers with bags of fertilisers

July 24, 2024 0

As part of efforts to boost food production, the Federal Government has empowered farmers in Edo with 18,000 bags of...

Cease using synthetic fertilizer for crops, expert advises farmers

June 28, 2024 0

Mrs Gloria Ikhaza, An Agriculturalist, Mrs Gloria Ikhaza has urged farmers to stop using synthetic fertilizer for crop production to...

ATASP trains Anambra, Enugu youths on agribusiness

June 11, 2024 0

The Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program Phase-1 (ATASP-1) on Monday began a 10-day training of 50 youths from Anambra and Enugu...

Anambra Facilitates International Advanced Agro Training for Four Persons

June 5, 2024 0

By Ebuka Onyekwelu The Special Adviser to the Governor of Anambra State on Youth Empowerment Programmes, Dr. Nelson Omenugha, has...

Food security: Research agency advises farmers to adopt biotechnology

May 24, 2024 0

The Federal Government has advised farmers to embrace biotechnology as a measure to tackle food shortage and disease control. The...

IFAD-LIFE-ND provides technical backing to Abia farmers

May 3, 2024 0

The International Fund for Agricultural Development-sponsored Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises for Niger Delta(LIFE-ND) has provided technical support to farmers in...

NEPC trains farmers on cashew production for export in Imo

April 20, 2024 0

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has trained over 70 cashew growers on the production and processing of cashew for...

NiMet, LIFE-ND sensitise Abia farmers on 2024 weather forecast

April 5, 2024 0

The Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise for Niger Delta (LIFE-ND), in collaboration with the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has trained 100...

Cross River approves procurement proposal of 108 tractors for farmers

March 21, 2024 0

The Cross River Executive Council (Exco), presided over by Gov. Bassey Otu, has approved the procurement of 108 units of ...

Dozens of Edo farmers benefit from FG’s NPRGS empowerment programme

February 9, 2024 0

No Fewer than 243 smallholder farmers in Edo have benefitted from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security’s capacity...

FG releases transgenic Tela maize for open cultivation

January 24, 2024 0

The Federal Government has officially approved the commercial release and open cultivation of transgenic insect-resistant and drought-tolerant maize variety, known...

Experts reiterate profits of soil tests

January 16, 2024 0

Some agriculture experts have reiterated the importance of soil tests before crop cultivation to boost agro-yields. The experts made the...

NABDA urges farmers to adopt modern agricultural methods to boost production

January 16, 2024 0

Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, Director General, National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), says Nigerian farmers must deploy modern scientific and technological tools...