The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc) has announced that total approved credit guarantees for the year 2025 surpassed N100 billion in loans and investments in agriculture and agribusiness nationwide. It was gathered that the institution also facilitated the creation of over 520,000 jobs, impacting more
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria has expressed optimism that the Federal Government’s newly deployed forest guards will help restore confidence among farmers and revive agricultural activities across the country. The association said the presence of trained forest guards in vulnerable areas would make it safer for farmers to return
Cashew growers across parts of the country have cautioned the Federal Government against moving ahead with plans to restrict the export of raw cashew nuts, saying such a policy could deepen hardship among rural farmers and weaken Nigeria’s growing non oil export base. Speaking in Ilorin, Kwara State, leaders of
The Federal Government has rolled out a targeted livestock health intervention in Taraba and Sokoto States to curb the spread of tsetse fly and other ectoparasites responsible for major cattle diseases and economic losses among pastoralists. The exercise, coordinated by the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, involves insecticide spraying on
The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has begun a strategic review of its Farm Input Supply Programme, engaging processors and other agribusiness stakeholders to refine delivery systems and improve agricultural productivity nationwide. The review formed the focus of a stakeholders’ roundtable with processors held in Lagos, where lessons from the
By Ify Mgbemena Alfalfa, commonly known as lucerne, is a perennial leguminous forage crop cultivated mainly for livestock feeding. Although widely grown in temperate regions, the crop has proven suitable for certain parts of Nigeria, especially the Jos–Bokkos axis of Plateau State, where cooler temperatures, moderate rainfall and well-drained soils
Arla Foods, a global dairy company has intensified efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s dairy sector with a long-term plan to source half of its milk supply locally while the remaining 50 per cent will come from Europe, a move aimed at reducing imports and boosting domestic production. The company reaffirmed this
The House of Representatives has thrown its weight behind the Automated MATAN Food Security Initiative (AMFSI), describing it as a transformative, technology-driven solution capable of addressing up to 90 per cent of Nigeria’s food security challenges if implemented nationwide. The endorsement was announced at the closing session of a three-day
The Plateau State Government has taken a major step toward repositioning agriculture with the launch of a seed potato programme in Butura, Bokkos Local Government Area, as part of Governor Caleb Mutfwang’s “Time Is Now” agenda. At the event, the Governor described the initiative as the foundation of a long
Cross River State has moved to secure its place in the global market for responsibly produced agricultural commodities with the launch of a new policy aimed at protecting forests while expanding farm output and incomes. The Deforestation Free Policy was unveiled in Calabar by the state government as a response
