The Federal Government has inaugurated Nigeria’s second International Border Animal Quarantine Facility at Jaba-Jaba, a Nigerian-Cameroonian border community in Maiha Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar, disclosed this on Friday while inaugurating the facility, describing it as a significant development in the government’s
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-supported Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) has urged stakeholders to take steps towards improving women’s access to agricultural land to enable them to fully harness their potential in farming. The State Programme Coordinator (SPC), Sunday Ituma, made the appeal in Abakaliki during the state’s
The Federal Government has commenced its National Pilot Ranching Programme with the inauguration of the first project at the Gongoshi Livestock Grazing Reserve in Mayo-Belwa Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Speaking at the inauguration on Saturday, the Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, described the project as a significant
The Ondo State Government has outlined a series of power, agricultural and industrial initiatives aimed at strengthening the state’s economy, attracting private capital and improving living conditions across the state. The projects, which include a $50 billion investment agreement, new power generation facilities and more than N10 billion committed to
Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has said his administration is investing in agro allied industries as part of efforts aimed at giving farmers reliable markets for their produce and encouraging increased agricultural production across the state. He assured them that his administration is working to create stronger links
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has announced the death of its former National President, Arch. Kabiru Ibrahim. The announcement was made by the current National President of AFAN, Farouk Rabi’u Mudi, who described the death as a profound loss to the association and the wider farming community. Until
The National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) has intensified efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s cassava seed system through improved quality assurance, effective certification and wider access to certified planting materials. Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of NASC, Hon. Fatuhu Muhammed, said quality-assured planting materials were critical to raising agricultural productivity, strengthening farmers’
By Ify Mgbemena There are soups you eat because you’re hungry, and then there are soups that make you slow down after the first spoonful just to appreciate what you’re tasting. Seafood okro soup is the kind of meal that announces itself before it reaches the table—the aroma of palm
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Lagos State chapter, has called for increased financing for irrigation to enable farmers to cultivate crops throughout the year and boost food production. The AFAN Lagos State Chairman, Sakin Agbayewa, made the call in an interview with journalists on Wednesday in Lagos. Agbayewa
The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, says more than 20 million hectares of land have been restored through efforts associated with Africa’s Great Green Wall initiative. Mohammed disclosed this at the opening of a high-level meeting of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. She said the
