The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (UAES), Umuagwo, Imo State, Professor Christopher Chiedozie Eze, has lamented the urgent need to equip rural farmers with practical skills and digital knowledge to withstand the growing impacts of climate change. Professor Eze made the call while declaring open a
The Federal Government says it has deployed emergency interventions and focused humanitarian measures to ease the food shortage facing the country, while laying the groundwork for longer term stability in the agriculture sector. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, made this known in Calabar during the
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has commenced the distribution of agricultural inputs to smallholder farmers in Abia state. The items, including power tillers, herbicides, liquid fertilisers, knapsack sprayers, and water pumps, among others, were distributed on Thursday, during the rollout exercise at the National Soil Laboratory, Umudike.
By Clarion Olusegun The Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN) has called on the Presidency to provide clarity on the status of the proposed Cocoa Board Bill, citing concerns over what was described as its “disappearance” after submission to the National Assembly in November 2025. This call was made in
Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, has said the country is well positioned to reclaim a leading role in global cocoa production, citing its fertile soils, favourable growing conditions and deep-rooted farming heritage. Kyari spoke on Monday at the International Cocoa and Chocolate Forum 2026 held in
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria has expressed its efforts in strengthening its working relationship with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to enhance performance in 2026. The association’s representative, Femi Oke, disclosed this in an interview on Wednesday in Lagos. He said the association was working closely
In an effort to address Plateau State’s security challenges and improve agricultural productivity, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the recruitment of 1,000 youths from the state to serve as forest guards. The approval was disclosed by Vice President Kashim Shettima during a reception organised to welcome Plateau State Governor,
FuelTree Limited has entered into a strategic partnership with the Federation of Agricultural Commodity Associations of Nigeria (FACAN) to expand access to clean cooking energy across Nigeria’s agricultural communities, targeting 100,000 rural and peri-urban farming households. The collaboration, formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), is designed to deploy FuelTree’s
The federal government has called on financial institutions to create tailored products helping farmers adopt low-emission, climate-smart practices, ensuring cleaner air, healthier communities, and stronger food systems across Nigeria. Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), Marcus Ogunbiyi, made the appeal Thursday in Abuja at
The Federal Government has strengthened efforts to curb livestock diseases and improve animal productivity in Gombe State with the donation of over 200,000 doses of animal vaccines, aimed at protecting farmers’ livelihoods and safeguarding public health. The vaccines were presented to the Gombe State Government on Monday by the National
