The low adoption of science and technology in agricultural practices in Africa is responsible for its little level of productivity, yield and inability to compete globally, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of...
For Nigeria to feed her growing population sustainably, agricultural productivity needs to grow alongside better food system efficiency and sustainable development, stakeholders have hinted. This notion was held at a Private...
Since its inception in 2014, the Nigeria Agriculture Awards (NAA) has featured over 20 award categories and the Award Committee remains dedicated to ensuring the recognition of operators in the sector...
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has called for the legalisation of the cultivation of cannabis for medicinal purposes, stating that it is a potential foreign exchange earner. Akeredolu made the charge...
Nigeria spends over $580 million on the importation of cassava by-products annually, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele has revealed. Speaking at the launch of the Rivers Cassava...
Aside from the huge export value attached to cocoa in the world market which improves the economic condition of the producing countries including Nigeria, Ghana, and Côte d’Ivoire, one of the...
A sustainable environment is integral in building a better and greener world for the present and future generations. This was the resolve of the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) as it...
The Lagos State Government has handed over 300 coconut seedlings to the Teaching and Research Farm, Faculty of Agriculture, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife to co-establish a 1.5 hectare coconut...
The Oyo State Government has embarked on a quest to ensure sufficiency in food production with the inauguration of the Annual State Farmers’ Support Programme (ASFSP). Inaugurated on Wednesday, the programme...
No fewer than 13 million people would be victims of acute food insecurity in Northern Nigeria by August, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the World...