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600 farmers to benefit from FG’s potato value chain programme in Niger

“We have 600 potato farmers from Niger who will benefit from this federal government’s gesture. “The farmers will get two types of improved varieties of orange-fleshed sweet potato for cultivation,” he said. Adedamola explained that 12,000 bundles of potato stem cuttings would be distributed equally farmers,

Ogun partners GIZ for review of agricultural policy

As part of its bid to achieve the goals of food sufficiency, job creation and industrialization, the Ogun State Government in collaboration with German Cooperation (GIZ) has reviewed its agricultural policy which was enacted in 1989. Speaking during the official handling over ceremony of the policy

FAO Partners FG On Agriculture Data Management

In a bid to streaghten food security via credible and timely data and information planning, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has distributed ICT materials to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Items distributed include desktop computers, tablets, printers, local

Africa’s Farmers Click With Digital Tools to Boost Crops

From renting tractors to monitoring crops by satellite, a slew of agri-tech innovations have emerged over the last decade to serve Africa’s long-neglected small-scale farmers * Smallholder farmers produce one-third of the world’s food * Global food production needs to grow by nearly 60% by 2050

COVID-19 benefitting continuing education for egg sector

There’s no denying the benefit of education, whether in the egg industry or any other, and access to it has been one of the unexpected, and positive, results of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some may doubt the value of investing in education, but there are plenty of examples of how

Poultry Farmers Cry As Investments Shrink

Nigerian poultry farmers are angry. Their problems are growing in a vicious circle which has plunged the industry into deepening crisis. Since 2019, the farmers have been wailing and kicking over sudden unpredicted rise in the cost of inputs such as maize and soybeans, which constitute

AATF To Boost Small-Holders Farmers’ Production Capacity

The Executive Director African Agriculture Technology Foundation (AATF), Dr Canisius Kanangire, has assured African farmers of the foundation’s efforts to ensure improved food production through new technologies. He spoke at a lecture delivered at the 2021 Agriculture, Natural Resources Policy Dialogue Network (FANRPAN) which took place

Artificial Intelligence for the benefit of Morocco’s Agriculture

The high-level meeting addressed “the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in achieving post-Covid food security.” “Today, these sciences and technologies are helping to increase the production of small and medium farmers,” Ambassador Hilale emphasized during the meeting. He also explained the crucial role that AI plays

Lagos partners MAAN for maize production

The Lagos State Government says it is partnering the Maize Farmers‘ Association of Nigeria (MAAN) in order to explore the possibilities of maize production in the state. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Abisola Olusanya who made this known over the weekend in Lagos when she received

NALDA plans farm Estate to mitigate farmers/herders crisis

The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has unveiled plans to establish integrated farm estate in Kogi State as part of efforts to mitigate farmers-herders crisis in Nigeria. The state has donated about 700 hectares of farmland to the authority for the establishment of farm estate

6.6% agricultural budget inadequate for food security in Kogi – NGOs lament

The Participation Initiative For Behavioural Change in Development, PIBCID, and Actionaid Nigeria through Scaling up Public Investment Agriculture, (SUPIA) have lamented the poor budgetary allocation for agriculture in Kogi State. The non governmental organizations, who made their position known on Tuesday in Lokoja at a one-day

Seed Company Unveils Hybrid Seed Varieties To Farmers

As part of an effort to strengthen and further diversify the vegetable sector, a firm, East-West Seed, Nigeria has unveiled new hybrid seed varieties to increase farmers’ yield. The hybrid varieties include tomato, pepper, pumpkin, water melon, pawpaw among others. Speaking at the product launch, Exhibition

Agribusiness: East West Seed launches new innovative vegetable products

AN agribusiness giant, EAST WEST SEED Nigeria, Friday, launched vegetable products to boost farmers’ productivity with the new innovative seeds for high yields. The launch was made in Abuja, with farmers, academia, regulatory agencies, breeders, media, and others present at the 1st ‘Product Launch, Exhibition &

Buhari Charges Agric Varsities To Bridge Food Insecurity Gap

President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged universities of agriculture in the country to bridge the gap of food insecurity and address the nation’s dependence on imported foods. He said the specialised universities must play their crucial role in catalaysing the development of the agricultural sector, to help

Tanzania Steps Up Climate Change Mitigation, Irrigation Farming to Sustain Food Security

The Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Prof Siza Tumbo, has said the government of Tanzania was working with diverse stakeholders in an effort to tackle climate change in the agriculture sector. He assured that Tanzania was committed to ensuring an adequate quantity of

Farmers want subsidised GM cotton seeds to revive sector

He is chairman of Mûtitû Andei Cotton Farmers Cooperative and a member of the Societies for the Biotechnology Farming in Kenya Ndavi said despite receiving the seeds late and the rains being inadequate, the Bt cotton performed better than the conventional variety they were used to. “I

Poultry Farmers Call for Ban on Maize Export

Disturbed by high cost of maize, a major ingredients in the poultry feeds, the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), has called on the federal government to rescue the poultry industry by banning export of maize, in order to make the commodity available for poultry feed millers

Lagos partners FG to reduce losses in agriculture

The Lagos State Government, in partnership with the Federal Government, has empowered stakeholders in the agriculture value chain with storage facilities and post-harvest technologies in a bid to reduce the losses being recorded in the sector. The zonal coordinator of the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute,

Nations, businesses commit to sustainable agriculture, land use

Governments and businesses are joining farmers and local communities at COP26, securing new agreements to protect nature and accelerate the shift to sustainable agriculture and land use practices by making them more attractive, accessible and affordable than unsustainable alternatives. Alongside the events marking Nature and Land

Regulating poultry growers to boost food safety

Poultry is one of the largest subsectors in agriculture. It has created jobs, empowered small farmers and boosted food security. Faced with the growing demand for eggs and poultry meat, the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS) gathered stakeholders in Ibadan to discuss the new standards

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