Kaduna State Government has commenced the distribution of 500 truckloads of fertiliser at no cost alongside tractors to benefit about 150,000 smallholder farmers across the 23 local government areas of the state as part of efforts to increase food production and improve rural livelihoods. Governor Uba Sani, who officially launched
Six Nigerian governors have pledged to adapt the Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone (GDIZ) model in the Republic of Benin to revive the country’s textile industry, strengthen agro-processing and accelerate industrialisation across their states. The commitment followed an inspection tour of the integrated industrial hub near Cotonou led by Vice President Kashim
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its readiness to work with investors and development partners to unlock the vast opportunities in Nigeria’s livestock industry as part of efforts to strengthen food security and stimulate economic growth. Minister of Livestock Development, Alhaji Idi Mukhtar Maiha, gave the assurance at a breakfast meeting
The Federal Government has expressed concern over the increasing influx of subsidised agricultural imports into Nigeria, warning that the trend is weakening local production, discouraging investment and threatening the country’s quest for food security and agricultural self-sufficiency. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, raised the concern at
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has raised fresh concerns over the growing threat of avian influenza, warning that the disease has evolved beyond a poultry health issue into a rapidly changing global risk with implications for animal health, human health, food security, and livelihoods. In a public awareness message
24JulThe Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), has officially launched the Climate-Smart Agribusiness Partnerships for Resilience (CSAPR) Project in Abuja, in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Programme and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency
The Federal Government has called for closer coordination between development partners and government institutions as Australia explores a major livestock research investment in Nigeria, insisting that future interventions must align with national policies and deliver tangible benefits to livestock producers. Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, Dr.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has commended the Nigerian government for becoming the first country in Africa to develop a national strategy and action plan for domesticating the CAADP Kampala Declaration. Speaking at the high-level launch of the Agrifood System Strategy and Action Plan for the Domestication of
Nigerian agricultural leaders have called for stronger cross-border cooperation to fight plant pests and diseases threatening cassava production across West and Central Africa, warning that the crop’s viral threats do not stop at national boundaries. The appeal came at the Plant Health Regional Convening, a two-day gathering in Abuja themed
The Federal Government has renewed its call for stronger regional collaboration, digital innovation and coordinated surveillance to protect Africa’s crops from transboundary pests and diseases, warning that plant health is central to the continent’s food security and economic development. The call was made at the opening of the two-day Plant
