The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has said Nigeria’s quest for lasting food sufficiency and national stability depends on the deliberate deployment of engineering expertise across agriculture, infrastructure and the country’s security framework, adding that agriculture can no longer rely on traditional practices to meet the
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise has urged the Federal Government to review its current food and agriculture policies in a way that protects farmers incomes while ensuring food remains affordable for Nigerian households. The group said a careful policy reset is needed to sustain agricultural production, protect
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
