The Edo State government has said it is making concerted efforts to promote agro-industrialisation through public-private partnerships, particularly in the cassava and oil palm sub-sectors. State Governor, Godwin Obaseki disclosed this...
The Federal Government spent about N1.85 trillion on food imports in 2020 despite the closure of the land borders, the presidential Economic Advisory Council (ECA) has said. Chairman of the ECA,...
No fewer than 300,000 metric tons of maize will be released into the Nigerian market by strategic anchors under the CBN Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP), in February. National President of the...
Our topic for week 2 is KNOWLEDGE. RECAP, SAHE Foundation, last week, started a weekly series on Bio-intensive agriculture. Bio-intensive agriculture is a form of organic agriculture that uses sustainable biological...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a Joint Action Plan with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to foster public and private investments in crucial economic sectors, including environmental protection. In...
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has said it will collaborate with Premier Agribusiness Academy (PAA) to train its officers on agriculture and agribusiness, as part of its retirement plans for the...
The South West wing of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has called on the government to intervene in the ‘lingering grain crisis,’ stating that the incessant increase in the cost...
Food sufficiency will continue to be a mirage if the government keeps applying old solutions to new challenges, the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST) has said. Chairman of...
The Kwara State Government has unveiled a 10-year agricultural transformation plan, designed to make the state food sufficient by 2030. The plan, according to the state government, will capture significant aspects...
Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc, in collaboration with American agritech company, AgBiTech, is set to provide Nigerian farmers with Fawligen- a biological tool that prevents Fall Armyworm infestation. Flour Mills is...