Borno: FG to engage 27,000 youths, women on extended public works program
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Shehuri has said that 27,000 unemployed Youths and women would benefit from the Extended Special...
Category : Agriculture
COVID-19: Japan donates farm inputs to Nigeria smallholder rice farmers
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has received farm inputs from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to support SmallHolder Rice Farmers in...
NALDA targets 2000 fish farmers, 40 processors in Borno
The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) said it would engage 2000 fish farmers and 40 fish processors to execute a fish value chain project. The...
Shea Butter: Nigeria losing huge forex due to no value addition- Minister
The Minister, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono has said that the country is currently losing huge foreign exchange due to...
Nigeria Maize farmers to cultivate about 400,000 hectares for dry season
The Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN) is now set to commence the 2020/2021 dry season farming with a target to cultivate 400,000 hectares in twenty-two...
Nigeria agric Minister advocates use of drone technology to boost sector’s value chains
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Shehuri has said that the use of drone technology will boost production across all commodities...
Nigeria Seed Council to deploy seed trackers to tackle adulteration in 2021
The National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) has said that it would deploy seed tracker from 2021 for seed certification in a bid to fight fake...
IITA scientist, Dixon, named among top 20 most influential plant breeders in Africa
The Director of Development and Delivery Office of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr. Alfred Dixon, has been named among the top 20...
Nigerian govt establishes yam production, storage centres in Oyo, Ekiti others
Nigerian govt establishes yam production, storage centres in Oyo, Ekiti others The Federal Government has said it has put yam value chain on its priority...
Nigeria govt captures 5 million farmers, targets more for subsidised fertilizer distribution
The Federal Government has said it has registered about 5 million smallholder farmers for easy distribution of subsidised fertilizers for maximum food production. The Minister of...