The National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) and the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) have signed a two-year partnership to expand access to certified seeds, strengthen quality assurance and support investment in Nigeria’s domestic seed industry. The agreement, formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at NASC’s
KIA Africa Group has regained full ownership and operational control of Bacita Sugar Company Limited following the resolution of a longstanding financing dispute with Keystone Bank. The development brings to an end the receivership period that placed the Kwara State-based sugar company under third-party management after enforcement proceedings were initiated
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has warned that rising imports of beef and other meat products could weaken Nigeria’s livestock industry and push local producers out of business. MACBAN President, Baba Othman-Ngelzarma, raised the concern in a statement on Monday in Abuja, saying the association was
The Kwara State Government says its livestock reforms are beginning to deliver stronger productivity and better economic opportunities for farmers and pastoralists, with the state linking the progress largely to interventions under the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project and other programmes covering key areas of the livestock value chain.
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) says the poultry industry remains one of the fastest pathways to achieving food security, creating jobs and generating wealth in Nigeria. Izuolisa Onu, National Vice-President of PAN, South-East Region, said this on Wednesday at the opening ceremony of the two-day Eastern International Poultry Summit
More than 500,000 Nigerian farmers are expected to benefit from a new commodity pricing scheme designed to guarantee better returns for their produce and reduce the losses associated with unstable market prices. The initiative, known as the Guaranteed Minimum Price (GMP) Programme, was launched by the Nigerian Commodity Exchange (NCX)
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has raised concerns over a fresh attack on herders in Plateau State, alleging that one herder was killed and 18 cattle lost their lives in Nyarwai village, Fan District, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area. The Plateau State Chairman of the association,
…Launches OlamAgri True Value Cattle Feeds by Hassan Samuel The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, has identified access to adequate, affordable and nutritionally balanced feed as one of the major constraints to livestock productivity in Nigeria, saying the launch of OlamAgri’s True Value Cattle Feeds could help accelerate
Benue State is set to attract $250 million (N330.4 billion) investment in a 30,000-hectare National Food City Complex expected to integrate 40,000 smallholder farmers and create up to 20,000 permanent jobs. Governor Hyacinth Alia, who disclosed this on Monday in Makurdi during the signing of the project agreement with Rexzodeneh
The Presidential Livestock Reforms Implementation Committee has identified improved forage production as a key measure to reducing farmer-herder conflicts and strengthening Nigeria’s livestock sector. A member of the committee, Prof. Demo Kalla, stated this in Ilorin on Tuesday during a capacity-building programme for 100 livestock farmers on forage conservation and
