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As Farmers Groan Again Under The New Farming Season

Nigerian farmers are already used to struggling on their own to make ends meet with little or no government attention. It beats the imagination of many that the very rich and potentially vibrant and lucrative agricultural sector has painfully remained unattended to by governments at all

KD-CARES begins distribution of agric inputs to 4,882 poor, vulnerable famers

Kaduna State COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus Programme (KD-CARES) has begun the distribution of agricultural inputs to 4,882 poor and vulnerable farmers across the state. The Programme Coordinator, Mr Badamasi Musa, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna on Saturday that the support was under Result

Budget 2021: Nigeria proposes lowest funding for women in agribusiness in four years

Women in the agricultural sector contribute 75 -80 per cent of the production in Nigeria. Women in agribusiness will receive the lowest funding in five years if the 2021 budget is passed into law, an analysis of the federal budgets since 2017 has shown. The 2021

ECOWAS hands over sheep kits and cattle feed to households in Kebbi State, Nigeria

As part of its commitment to bolstering food security in the region, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its Regional Agency for Agriculture and Food (ARAA), is handing over Sheep Kits and Cattle Feed to households in Kebbi state of Nigeria on the

How to Start a Profitable Tomato Farming Business in Nigeria with Limited or No Experience

Many Nigerian successful entrepreneurs/ financial institutions, banks, private equity are looking for a way to divest their businesses. The current crisis in the Oil sector makes it perfectly clear, that food is more important than anything else. It is also obvious that the Agri-sector in Nigeria

Nigeria approves US$1.2bn for agricultural mechanisation

The Nigerian government has approved a loan facility of US$1.2bn to finance the mechanisation of agriculture in the country, according to Sabo Nanono, minister of agriculture and rural development In what he called a “major revolution in the agriculture sector that we have never seen before,”

Food Security: Agriculture Ministry targets 2,000 tractors to boost production

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, said the production of 2,000 tractors in-country yearly would enhance food production, create jobs for Nigerian farmers, especially women and youth as well as avai food and nutrition security in the country. Kyari stated this while

Mabon Targets 5000 Hectares Irrigation Water Supply

Mabon Limited, an indigenous Nigerian conglomerate with operations in energy and petroleum services has disclosed a plan to increase irrigation water supply from the current 3000 hectares to 5000 hectares. The company also said its working to improve its contribution to national grid operation by providing

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

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