Africa’s growing demand for dairy products continues to outpace domestic production, leaving major markets including Nigeria, Egypt, Senegal and Zimbabwe exposed to import costs, global price volatility and persistent production challenges. The 2025 African Agriculture Barometer on the dairy value chain, produced by FARM Foundation, Afdi and the Pan-African Farmers’
The Lagos State Government has commissioned the Agege Fresh Food Hub as part of efforts to reduce post-harvest losses, improve food distribution and strengthen food security across the state. The Mid-Level Agro-Produce Hub was inaugurated on Wednesday at Pen Cinema, Agege. It is the third facility of its kind established
17AugThe Federal Government has set aside 33,000 hectares of land under the Abuja Master Plan for the development of livestock settlements. The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, announced in Abuja at a ministerial news conference focused on Federal-State-Private Sector Partnerships for the transformation of Nigeria’s livestock sector. Mr Maiha
The Federal Government has set aside 33,000 hectares of land under the Abuja Master Plan for the development of livestock settlements. The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, announced in Abuja at a ministerial news conference focused on Federal-State-Private Sector Partnerships for the transformation of Nigeria’s livestock sector. Mr Maiha
The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has called for the adoption of an agriculture curriculum that places greater emphasis on practical training in polytechnics and colleges of education, with 80 per cent dedicated to hands-on learning and 20 per cent to theory. Alausa made the call on Thursday in Abuja
16AugAgricultural programme coordinators have outlined measures to expand access to mechanization for Nigerian farmers, with a focus on financing, women and youth participation, cooperative-based equipment services and stronger private-sector partnerships. The strategy was discussed during a high-level panel session in Abuja involving officials of the Federal Government/IFAD Value Chain Development
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has thrown its weight behind Nigeria’s newly launched National Agricultural Mechanization Investment Strategy, calling it a critical piece of the country’s push to raise farm output, strengthen food security and improve rural livelihoods. The endorsement came at a High-Level National Policy Dialogue on
The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development (FMLD) has announced a new partnership framework that will see states select and develop specialised “Livestock Development Centres” in collaboration with the federal government and private investors, as part of a broader push to overhaul Nigeria’s livestock industry. The plan was unveiled at a
The Federal Government has called on the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) to adopt innovative financing models and blended finance mechanisms to reduce lending risks and improve access to credit across Nigeria’s agricultural sector. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, made the call on Tuesday at a
Rising prices of synthetic fertilisers have prompted some farmers in Dutse, Jigawa State, to turn to animal manure as a cheaper means of replenishing soil nutrients and sustaining crop production. The farmers, who spoke in separate interviews on Tuesday in Dutse, said the cost of commercial fertilisers had become increasingly
