agriculture

The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency in the agriculture sector with the view to activate aggressive agricultural revolution and promote food security as a benchmark to…

With the drastic reduction in oil revenue and COVID-19 induced economic downturn, the Federal Government has entered an agricultural equipment partnership with Brazil that will ultimately earn the country an estimated €995 million revenue.…

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State said it has become necessary for Nigerians to invest in agriculture, by growing what they eat to guarantee food and national security, in view of the Coronavirus pandemic ravaging the globe. He stated…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that the state government is working to make agriculture a major revenue earner for the state, in view of the dwindling revenue from oil. Speaking during a courtesy visit by the Ambassador…

Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have said that Nigeria has the potential that could be harnessed to earn beyond $200 million (N72bn) annually from cashew nuts export. The stakeholders who made this revelation recently at the…

The Nigerian Association of Animal Health and Husbandry Technologists (NAAHHT) held her maiden edition of technologists' retreat in Ibadan on Tuesday with the theme "Stepping up the livestock industry for economic diversification",  sought…

As Nigeria makes move to reposition the agricultural sector towards achieving self-sufficiency in food production and attract investors in the sector, a stakeholder in the agricultural sector, Dr Abiso Kabir has advocated for favourable…

The Federal Government has identified youth and women participation in the agricultural sector as one of its deliberate policy direction to tackle unemployment in the country. The Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural…

The Head of Department, Crop Science and Biotechnology, Imo State University, Owerri, Professor Onuh Martin Onuh, said Nigeria should tap into Morrocan method of using microorganisms to solve some problems in agriculture. Professor Onuh…

Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development has disclosed that the proposed Federal University of Agriculture, Zuru, Kebbi State would commence its academic activities in September 2020. Nanono who made…