Agribusiness
NIRSAL creates over 520,000 agriculture jobs nationwide
The creation of more than 520,000 jobs by Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) between 2013 and...
Agriculture
Cross River SAPZ Targets 20,000 Direct and 80,000 Indirect Jobs
Cross River State has announced plans to engage about 20,000 direct and 80,000 indirect beneficiaries under the Special Agro-Industrial Processing...
AgribusinessLoan
Apply: FG GEEP Loan Programme (up to N300,000)
The Federal Government has opened applications for the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP) loan, a national scheme designed to...
Livestock
Kwara launches Women and Youth Livestock Clubs scheme for jobs
The Kwara State Ministry of Livestock Development has launched the Women and Youth Livestock Clubs under the Kwara Livestock Entrepreneurship...
Agriculture
Plateau launches seed potato initiative in Bokkos
Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has launched the Seed Potato Initiative of the Time Is Now administration in Butura,...
AgricultureAwards
FAO Opens Nominations for 2026 Agrifood Innovation Award
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has opened the call for nominations for the 2026 FAO...
Agriculture
FG, IFAD create 12,000 permanent jobs through VCDP
The , in partnership with the , has created no fewer than 11,890 permanent jobs through the Value Chain Development...
Agriculture
FG IFAD Programme Benefits Over 7000 Smallholder Farmers in Nasarawa
More than 7,000 smallholder farmers across five local government areas of Nasarawa State have benefited from a Federal Government agricultural...
Agribusiness
FG, IFAD distribute agro equipment to youths, women in Anambra
The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has distributed agro-produce processing equipment worth millions...
Agribusiness
FG to Engage 5 Million Small-Holder Farmers in Agro 2.0 Scheme
The Federal Government has announced plans to engage five million small-holder farmers in the next phase of the Agro 2.0...
Livestock
FG Backs Ranching After Inspecting Manchong Integrated Farms
The federal government, through the Honourable Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, has described ranching as a viable, scalable,...
Agriculture
Ekiti to Engage 50,000 Youths for N50bn Food Production by 2030
The Ekiti State Government has set a target of engaging over 50,000 youths to produce N50 billion worth of food...
Agribusiness
FG Moves to Scale Up Youth Agripreneurship Through LIFE-ND
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, has said that scaling up youth agripreneurship is inevitable in...
Agriculture
FG, IFAD Records Higher Rice and Cassava Yields in Nasarawa
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a bumper harvest in rice and cassava production by farmers participating in the...
Agriculture
NADF Reviews Farm Input Supply Programme Pilot With Agro-Processors
The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has engaged agro-processors and other stakeholders to review the pilot phase of its Farm...
Livestock
FG Sets Up Livestock Committee to Address Farmer Herder Crisis
The National Economic Council (NEC) has constituted a committee on livestock development to fast track the implementation of livestock production...
Agriculture
Ekiti Govt disburses ₦1bn agriculture profit to 4,657 youths
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has presented profit cheques to youths who participated in the Bring Back the Youth...
Agriculture
Kyari Reaffirms FG Support for EYiA Youth Agriculture Programme
Senator Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to youth empowerment and agricultural...
Agriculture
FG Pushes Raw Material Export Ban to Boost Nigeria’s STI Ecosystem
The Federal Government has expressed strong expectations that a proposed ban on the export of raw materials will help reposition...
Agriculture
World Bank TRIMING boosts irrigation farming in Northern Nigeria
Smallholder farmers across the world are facing growing pressure from rising food demand, climate shocks, and water scarcity, according to...
