Category Archives: Agriculture

President Bola Tinubu has announced the creation of the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development.The President announced this on Tuesday while inaugurating the Renewed Hope Livestock Reform Implementation Committee, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.Tinubu did not mention the name of the Minister for the new ministry as it is expected that he has to forward theContinueContinue reading “Just In: Tinubu creates Livestock Development Ministry”

By Joy AkinsanyaHortiNigeria, a horticulture programme funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, says it has trained no fewer than 62,000 smallholder and entrepreneurial farmers on best agricultural practices in Vegetable production HortiNigeria Programme Director, Mr Mohammed Salasi Idris, disclosed this in Abeokuta on Thursday during a two-day event aimed at sharingContinueContinue reading “HortiNigeria trains 62,000 smallholder farmers, entrepreneurs in Nigeria”

By Muftau OgunyemiThe Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), has trained and empowered no fewer than 372 poultry farmers with day-old chicks and feeds in Ondo State.Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mr Temitope Fasedemi, said the empowerment was part of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration’s Renewal Hope Agenda toContinueContinue reading “FG trains, empowers 372 poultry farmers with chicks, feeds”

By Joy AkinsanyaThe Federal and Ogun State Government through the Value Chain Development Programme (IFAD Assisted) on Thursday inaugurated market stalls lock-up shops and solar-powered boleholes to farmers and their communities.Mrs Fatima K. Aliyu, the National Programme Coordinator of VCDP during the inauguration of the facilities at Odogbolu, Ijebu North East, Ijebu East and Obafemi-OwodeContinueContinue reading “FGN/Ogun VCDP inaugurates market stalls, solar-powered boreholes to farmers in Ogun”

By Aderemi Bamgbose A group, Lead Culture Plus, in collaboration with Ikale TV Diary, has empowered no fewer than 200 farmers and food vendors in Okitpupa Local Government Area of Ondo State with N5 million to boost food production.Convener of the group, Mr Balade Akinseloyin, while presenting the money to the beneficiaries at Stallamaris College,ContinueContinue reading “Food Production: Group empowers 200 farmers, vendors with N5m”

A group of farmers in Ajue, Odigbo Local Government of Ondo State, have appealed to the state government to consider them worthy of empowerment.They made the appeal during a meeting held at the town hall in Ajue community and also denied engaging in a media war with the state government over the selling of OA3ContinueContinue reading “Consider us worthy of empowerment — Ajue farmers appeal to ODSG”

Food prices have started dropping at major grain markets in Kano, Taraba and Niger states.There had been protests in Lagos, Kano and Niger states against the hardship in the land.The latest demonstration against the high cost of living was staged in Ibadan, Oyo State.Prominent Nigerians, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto,ContinueContinue reading “Food prices drop in Kano, Taraba, others”

By Muftau OgunyemiGov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has called on the Federal Government to urgently design and implement a financial policy to peg the interest rate for farmers and investors at single digits.Akeredolu made the call at the opening ceremony of the 3rd Ondo State International Agric Show and Food Fair 2023 (OSIAFFA) heldContinueContinue reading “Ondo Agric Fair: Akeredolu calls for single digit interest rate for famers”

By Aderemi Bamgbose Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire has identified climate-smart agricultural practices as way forward for Nigeria to achieve sustainable food security and sufficiency within the framework of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Orelope-Adefulire, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to President Bola Tinubu on Sustainable Development Goal’s (SDG’s) gave this submission whileContinueContinue reading “Climate-Smart agriculture, way forward for food security in Nigeria – SGD Chief”

By Muftau Ogunyemi Dr Akinyemi Fadiyile, Provost, Federal College of Agriculture, Akure, has charged youths to embrace modern agricultural practices to tackle food insecurity in the country. Fadiyile made the call on Saturday at the school premises during the maiden quiz competition organised by the college’s Kites Press Club. The provost was represented at theContinueContinue reading “Embrace agricultural practices to tackle food insecurity, Provost charges youths”