The Federal Government of Nigeria has distributed 38,142 kilogrammes of improved cashew seeds to Kogi farmers, to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sabo Nanono, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, made this known at the roll-out of inputs to farmers in Lokoja on Thursday. The programme was organised by the Ministry of […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency has kick-started a job and wealth creation programme where 130 farmers will each receive seed funding of N100,000. The programme will be supervised by the Federal Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy. According to a statement from the agency, the National Adopted Village for Smart Agriculture (NAVSA) programme is […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday said it plans to fund the value chains of nine agricultural commodities to the tune of N432bn in the 2020 wet planting season. These commodities include rice, cotton, oil palm, tomato, cassava, poultry, fish, maize, cocoa and livestock/dairy. Senior officials of the bank disclosed this at a stakeholders’ […]
To assist smallholder farmers in Asia, Africa and Latin America who are facing additional challenges resulting from COVID-19, Bayer, as part of its societal engagement activities and through its new “Better Farms, Better Lives” initiative, is providing seeds and crop protection inputs as well as assistance with market access and support for health and safety […]
An attempt has been made by the Federal Government to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food production in Nigeria, the government started the distribution of agricultural inputs to farmers nationwide. According to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the move would boost agricultural production and avert food scarcity in 2021. […]
2,000 plus youths, who are poultry farmers in Ondo State, have been trained on intensive broiler production by the state government through the Ondo State Agricultural Empowerment Centre. It was collected that the farmers who were trained in batches were certificated and empowered by the centre after the programme. Speaking on the programme, the Special […]
The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) says it plans to empower 77,400 young farmers to engage in agricultural business. NALDA said the agricultural businesses would range from crop farming to animal husbandry across the country. Its Executive Secretary, Mr Paul Ikonne, said this at a news conference in Abuja on Monday. NALDA was established […]
Outcries have risen from farmers in the poultry and fishery industries as they lament over the continued closure of hotels, drinking joints and other entertainment spots where their products are sold. They say the situation has taken a toll on their business. They are calling on the Federal Government to revive the Growth Enhancement Support […]
