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‘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

Nigeria: CBN Moves to Support Livestock Farmers in Kano

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday pledged to extend a window of intervention to dairy and livestock manufacturers as part of federal government policy of diversifying the nation’s economy. The Controller of CBN Kano branch, Babangida Jino, gave the commitment at the 2022 World Milk

Changing Nigeria’s Agric Landscape Through Innovation, Technology

T he introduction of tracking devices that allow farmers to book tractor services from local tractor owners via a mobile phone app, which is part of a programme recently unveiled by Hello Tractor in collaboration with Heifer International, will boost tractor ownership and guarantee a reality

How inconsistent policies, others rid Nigeria of livestock sector gains

The potential of the Nigerian livestock industry, despite accounting for about 5 percent of the National gross domestic product, has remained largely untapped, as government inconsistent policy, poor animal husbandry practices as well as limited access to quality inputs and finance among others remain prevalent in

Despite Buhari’s intervention, agriculture in Nigeria records 10.4% growth in four years

Despite the Federal Government’s huge interventions in the agricultural in the last few years, the sector has recorded the lowest growth rate under the present administration. The Central Bank of Nigeria had during its last Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting said it has disbursed over N3

Relaunching Nigeria’s agric revolution with AfDB’s agro-industrial processing zones

Industrial and agricultural revolutions have always been at the centre of most agro-economic policies of the government with the objectives of diversifying the base of the economy using crude oil as a springboard. However, poorly conceived and hurriedly designed strategies and grossly inadequate implementation have impeded

Agriculture in Nigeria: 7 Interesting Facts & Statistics

Petroleum is still widely recognized as the mainstay of Nigeria’s economy; however, Agriculture in Nigeria remains the foundation or bedrock of the nation’s economy. It is an invaluable sector whose contributions to national revenue cannot be overlooked. Every year, the agricultural sector provides millions of jobs,

KAL Group and ETGL enters into strategic agreement for the retailing of farm equipment and automotive products

ETG Logistics (ETGL), the logistics and distribution vertical of Export Trading Group, and the JSE-listed KAL Group have entered a strategic partnership to provide local producers with an extended range of versatile, compact, and cost-effective tractors and automotive products to improve efficiencies on farms. Accordingly, KAL

Mobile app assists Ugandan stakeholders access reliable fisheries data in real time

Kampala, Uganda, 03, May 2023: In Uganda, over 670 stakeholders of the fish value chain are accessing comprehensive fisheries data from Lakes Albert and Victoria, in real-time. Through a mobile app, known as the electronic Catch Assessment Survey (e-CAS), lake management officials, researchers and policymakers, among

Agri-EPI Centre signs MOU to develop agri-tech innovation with Morocco

Agri-EPI, the precision farming specialists, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the agency, Pôle Digital de l’Agriculture, at SIAM, Morocco’s international agriculture exhibition, at which the United Kingdom is guest of honour Agri-EPI Centre has announced a significant agreement with Morocco’s agri-innovation agency to develop agri-tech

Syngenta and Biotalys collaborate to develop sustainable agriculture solutions

Syngenta Crop Protection and Biotalys announced a collaboration to research, develop and commercialise new biocontrol solutions to manage key pests in a broad variety of crops Growers are eager to explore innovative and effective biological solutions that limit the impact on the environment and biodiversity. (Image

Sugar tax the main threat to the industry in 2023

This was according to Trix Trikam, executive director of the South African Sugar Association (SASA). “Any increase in the rate of the [sugar tax] in 2023 is likely to decimate the industry. This would include massive job losses,” he said. While many factors, such as the

Challenges and opportunities for potato farmers

The local potato sector aims to increase annual production from about 2,6 million tons to 3,2 million tons over the next five years, according to Dirk Uys, research and innovation manager at Potatoes South Africa. This would be achieved by protecting processors against the “dumping” of

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