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How to make Nigeria leader in maize production, by PwC

With total production of 11 million metric tonnes (MMT), Nigeria is arguably, Africa’s second largest producer of maize after South Africa. Ethiopia occupied the third-place position. The three countries accounted for about 39 per cent of the continent’s total maize output in 2019. However, while Nigeria

Safety issues and Nigeria’s agricultural export potential

Growing Nigeria’s non-oil export is critical to the much-sought economic growth, employment and poverty reduction. Not least, in light of the reality of hydrocarbon resources losing its reliability and honoured position as a revenue source. Over the years, this realisation has spawned myriad of non-export campaigns,

Mastercard shares tomato seeds with Nigerian farmers

Value Seeds Limited, an indigenous crop seed production, solution, and development company, in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation, is set to empower about 10,000 smallholder farmers in Nigeria with the distribution of farm supplements. The collaboration targets that 70 percent of the participants would be women

Technology for agric transformation available in Nigeria – ADB Chief

The Chief Agricultural Economist, African Development Bank (ADB), Abidjan, Dr Jonas Chianu, has declared that Impactful technologies and innovations that could lead to agricultural transformation in Nigeria are available and ready for application. Dr Chianu made the disclose Wednesday at a public lecture organised by the

Nigeria: Govt Begins Pilot Implementation of Livestock Transformation Plan in Nasarawa

Following a €400,000 funding support from the Netherlands, the federal government has commenced talks with the Nasarawa State government for the kick-off of the pilot implementation of the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP). The plan, which includes the establishment of grazing reserves across the country is

UMD Collaborates Internationally to Convert an Invasive Weed into Biogas and Animal Feed in Nigeria

A University of Maryland collaborative research and Extension project addresses environmental and human health concerns, providing new economic opportunities to the Hadejia Valley region of Nigeria by repurposing an invasive plant as animal feed and cooking fuel. COLLEGE PARK, Md., Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — As part of

Meet Two Young Nigerians Using Artificial Intelligence To Revolutionise Poultry Farming

Technology is increasing and helping to improve efficiency in farming across the globe, a factor that propelled two young Nigerians to embark on revolutionising poultry farming with Artificial Intelligence. The Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari is aggressively pursuing a food sufficiency programme in Nigeria. The

Key into agriculture to be successful, ADP tells young Nigerians

The Agricultural Development Project (ADP) in Adamawa wants young unemployed Nigerians to key into agriculture to be successful. Speaking in an interview on Friday, Bagarmi Tauwama, the director, Extension Service of the ADP, said this has become necessary due to the unavailability of white-collar jobs. “We

Public Private Partnerships: Key to unlocking Nigeria’s agricultural potential

With Nigeria’s population set to reach 400 million by 2050, unlocking credit for the country’s small holder farmers currently contributing almost 30% of Nigeria’s GDP is the game-changer set to ensure Nigeria’s future food security. More credit to the agricultural sector will also expand employment and broaden

Promoting Nigeria’s agriculture through diaspora investment

The World Bank, in a recent report titled, “Migration and Development Brief 35”, projected $17.6 billion diaspora remittances into Nigeria in 2021, representing a 2.5 per cent increase from $17.2 billion recorded in 2020. The bank attributed the moderate increase in Nigeria’s Diaspora remittances to increasing influence of

Nigeria: Borno Govt to Support 10,000 Irrigation Farmers

Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno said his administration was planning to support 10,000 irrigation farmers in 2022. Zulum made this known while addressing some of the 1,750 farmers who benefited from the 2021 dry season farming inputs on Sunday in Shani, Bayo and Hawul Local Government

Nigeria has potential of earning $2.98b from Cassava export yearly

The sector players in the cassava value chain have advocated the need to leverage resources from the private sector players, to expand the root crop into a major cash cow and maintain its position as the largest producer in the world. According to the Food and

‘Seeds technology’ll reduce Nigeria’s $10b food imports, stem food insecurity’

Nigeria’s worsening food insecurity, which has pushed the cost of food importation to over $10 billion and has escalated foreign exchange scarcity to a record high, may be significantly doused thanks to a new seeds technology. This was the enthusiasm shared yesterday in Zaria, at the

Nigeria close to food sufficiency -Agric Minister

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Muhammed Mahmood Abubakar has said Nigeria is on its way to meeting its food sufficiency goal. He spoke while commissioning the first in Nigeria Ultra-Modern Fully-Automated Seed Processing Line acquired by Value Seeds Company, in Kaduna State. The Minister who commissioned the facility

How Nigeria Can Achieve Sufficiency In Food Production

Nigeria will achieve self-sufficiency in food production if only 30 per cent of its population can engage in farming. The executive director of Agriculture and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Ilorin, Kwara State, Dr Olufemi Oladunni, made this assertion in Ilorin, on Tuesday, during a training

Nigeria: Govt Seeks Lasting Solutions to Farmer-Herder Crisis

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar yesterday said stakeholders must come together to find a permanent solution to the incessant farmer-herder clashes ravaging the country. The minister said the conflict currently threatens food and national security in Nigeria, adding that the crisis

Meeting The Demand For Animal Feed In Nigeria: Challenges And Solutions

The demand for animal feed in Nigeria is growing rapidly, driven by the country’s expanding agriculture sector and changing dietary habits. This presents significant challenges and opportunities for businesses involved in animal feed production, including farmers, processors, distributors, and marketers. Animal feed plays a crucial role

Nigeria Agricultural Productivity Growing Less Than 1% ― Experts

The Chief Executive of Nigerian Agricultural Mechanisation and Equipment Leasing Company (NAMEL), Dr Ahmed Adekunle, has said that Nigeria’s Agricultural productivity is growing at less than 1 per cent which he said is not good for the country. Dr Adekunle said the reason for the slow

Nigeria’s agricultural mechanisation among lowest globally, says FG

The level of Nigeria’s agricultural mechanisation is among the lowest globally. This is according to the National Agricultural Technology and Innovation Policy 2022-2027, which was published on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. This is despite the $1.2bn Green Imperative Programme launched

Nigeria approves US $24bn for smart modular irrigation in Adamawa

by Editor August 15, 2022 August 15, 2022 The Federal government of Nigeria has approved an investment of US $24 billion for the implementation of a smart modular irrigation project in Adamawa State. The approval follows a request to the Nigerian federal government by the National

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