Agriculture
Lagos Govt encourages farmers to get agricultural insurance
The Lagos State Government has called on farmers across the state to embrace agricultural insurance as a vital risk management...
AgricultureTraining
15000 farmers trained under NNPC smart agriculture initiative
No fewer than 15,000 farmers have benefitted from the Smart Agriculture Initiative of the NNPC Foundation aimed at improving agricultural...
Agriculture
Gov Otu distributes 108 tractors to boost Cross River agriculture
Cross River State’s agricultural sector received a significant boost on Friday as Governor Bassey Otu officially launched the distribution of...
Agriculture
Ogun govt distributes gardening tools to 4316 smallholder farmers
The Ogun State Government has empowered 4,316 smallholder farmers with home gardening toolkits and improved planting materials under its Special...
AgricultureTraining
Firm to train 2 million rural women in climate-smart farming
ZLGA Waterways Limited, in partnership with the Rural Women Energy Security Initiative, is set to train about two million rural...
Agriculture
Niger State reaffirms support for IFAD VCDP
Niger State government has reaffirmed its commitment to providing an enabling environment for the assessment team from the International Fund...
Agriculture
Jigawa targets N30bn yearly from date palm farming
The Jigawa State Government has announced plans to generate over ₦30 billion annually from date palm farming as part of...
Agriculture
Kogi records first greenhouse cucumber harvest
The Kogi State Government has achieved another major step in its agricultural revolution with the first successful harvest of greenhouse-grown...
Agriculture
Katsina set to benefit from World Bank AGROW project
Katsina State is set to benefit from the World Bank’s Agriculture Value Chains for Growth (AGROW) Project, a major initiative...
Agriculture
Nigeria moves to implement $538m CAADP Kampala declaration
Nigeria is stepping up efforts to implement the CAADP Kampala Declaration (2026–2036) as part of its plan to strengthen agriculture...
AgricultureGrant
Niger state to benefit from $3.5m IFAD grant with 19000 farmers
The Federal Government and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) mission team have expressed...
Agriculture
FG reaffirms commitment to food security, job creation through agriculture
The Honourable Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Murkta Maiha, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to unlocking the vast potential...
Agriculture
FG distributes farm inputs to boost food security in Delta
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has reaffirmed President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s commitment to food security,...
Agriculture
FG CAADP policy to boost food security
The Honourable Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, CON, has launched the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme...
Agriculture
FG, IFAD extend farmers support programme by two years
The Federal Government of Nigeria and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have approved a two-year extension of the...
Agriculture
IFAD reports $40m earnings for Nigerian smallholder farmers
Nigerian smallholder farmers have earned over $40 million in agricultural sales under the Federal Government and International Fund for Agricultural...
Agriculture
Gov Namadi seeks stronger rice production partnership for Jigawa in Egypt
Governor Malam Umar Namadi is currently in Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt, attending the Third High-Level Ministerial Meeting on Rice...
Agriculture
FG commits $538m to agro-Industrial processing zones
The Federal Government has announced a commitment of $538.05 million towards the establishment of Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) across...
Agriculture
FG confirms 1.47 million farmers covered under agricultural insurance scheme
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has announced that over 1.47 million smallholder farmers across Nigeria are now covered under agricultural...
Agriculture
Nigeria achieves breakthrough with rainfed wheat cultivation in Plateau
Nigeria has achieved a major breakthrough in its drive to end heavy dependence on wheat imports with the successful cultivation...
