Consolidating Nigeria’s comparative advantage on cassava production through mechanisation
Nigeria is often referred to as a cassava nation since it is the country with the largest production of cassava in the world, producing about...
Category : Agriculture
AATF, partners to start using agricultural waste to generate power for sub-Saharan Africa
Severe challenges associated with electricity generation in Sub- Sharan Africa (SSA) may soon be a thing of the past following the formation of a consortium...
Paul Ilona is now the chair of BASICS-II
Paul Ilona, Country Manager of HarvestPlus has been selected as the Chair of the Steering/Advisory Committee of the Building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated Cassava Seed...
Nigerian govt kicks off agriculture for food, jobs plan
The Nigerian Government has launched the Agriculture for food and job plan (AFJP), a major take-off for the agriculture component of the Nigeria Economic and...
Maize importation ban: Maize farmer decry high cost of inputs
A poultry farmer through his twitter handle @BashorunGa_ has on Tuesday said the high cost of poultry major input like maize has increased as federal...
World Bank APPEALS to empower 60,000 Nigerians along 11 agric value chains
The World Bank implemented project Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Support (APPEALS) has said it is targeting to empower about 60,000 persons on 11 agricultural...
25 million MT maize production target threatened due to COVID-19- Nigerian maize farmers
The Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN) has commended the Federal Government over the recent ban on maize importation into the Country. This is just as...
OPINION: A healthy diet must not be a luxury for Africans
…Even before COVID-19, Africa was facing an affordability crisis for healthy, fresh foods By Abebe Haile-Gabriel, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Assistant...
Nigerian govt commend IITA’s impact in cassava seed sector
The Federal Government of Nigeria has commended the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and its partners for their impact on the Nigerian seed system...
Nigerian govt flags off OCP Africa subsidised fertilisers in 11 states
The Federal Government in partnership with OCP Africa Fertilizer Limited, flagged-off the distribution of subsidized Fertilizers to selected vulnerable farmers in Nigeria as part of...