BOA, WACOT partner to boost Jigawa farmers’ yield with inputs, single-digit loans
The Bank of Agriculture (BOA), in partnership with WACOT Limited, has commenced the distribution of farm inputs to smallholder farmers…
HBM Nigeria supports farmers with fertilisers in Gombe
AshakaCem Limited, a subsidiary of HBM Nigeria Plc, has announced the distribution of fertilisers to farmers in its host communities…
NADF launches mechanisation training for 4,000 tractor operators, mechanics
The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) launched the National Agricultural Mechanization Service Providers Training Program on Monday for 4000 trainees,…
Bagudu advocates private sector investment to advance food system transformation
Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has called for private-sector investment in agriculture to achieve national…
FG moves to boost agricultural biosecurity system
The Federal Government has launched a coordinated effort to improve Nigeria’s agricultural biosecurity system in a bid to reduce the…
NEPC moves to end cocoa export rejection, warns against adulteration
The Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has stepped up efforts to curb the rejection of Nigerian cocoa in the international…
FG flags off sesame outgrowers programme in Jigawa
…targets two million smallholder farmers The Federal Government has launched the Renewed Hope Sesame Outgrowers Programme in Jigawa State, with…
Bank of Agriculture 2.0: How digital innovation is redefining agricultural finance in Nigeria
For decades, Nigeria’s agricultural sector has struggled with a recurring challenge, despite billions of naira committed to intervention programmes, many…
IFAD distributes farm inputs to 476 farmers in Taraba
The Federal Government and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD-VCDP) distributed farm inputs worth 373,000 each to 476 farmers for…
NADF, NBS sign MoU to strengthen agricultural data for evidence-based financing
The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…
FG projects Agbeyewa Farms as model for agric transformation in Nigeria
The federal government has projected Agbeyewa Farms in Ekiti State as a model for Nigeria's mechanised agricultural transformation and productivity.…
FG targets food security, logistics reform through strategic public procurement
The Federal Government has identified strategic public procurement as a critical tool for strengthening Africa's logistics systems, reducing post-harvest losses,…
NALDA trains 700 Kwara women farmers to strengthen food security
The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has commenced training of over 700 women farmers in Kwara State under its…
Over 99,000 farmers access formal credit as GIZ, FG end 8-year Agri-finance programme
No fewer than 99,331 smallholder farmers and agri-based enterprises have gained access to financial services under the Global Programme on…
Minister unveils 10-year agrifood strategy
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) has unveiled a 10-Year Agrifood System Strategy and Action Plan that…
Women, youth under go training on tomato, okra production in Ogun
No fewer than 500 women and youth have been empowered with skills in vegetable production in selected communities of Ogun…
Ogun govt unveils $100m by Presco Plc to reviltalise Apoje farms
Ogun State government has announced a proposed $100 million investment by Presco Plc to revitalise the Apoje Farms plantation, in…
WOFAN seeks passage of agric extension bill, says hands-on training will produce agripreneurs
Founder and Group Executive Board Chair of the Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN), Dr. Salamatu Garba, has called for the…
FG empowers 500 farmers with skills in leafy vegetable cultivation
The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in conjunction with National Horticulture Research Institute (NIHORT),…
FG, IFAD launch climate-smart agribusiness project to boost farmers’ resilience
The Federal Government has intensified efforts to safeguard Nigeria's food production system against the devastating effects of climate change with…
