The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has warned that worsening soil degradation poses a growing threat to global food production, as proven measures to protect and restore soil remain poorly adopted. The warning was contained in FAO’s Status of the World’s Soil Resources 2026 report, launched
The Federal Government, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) have launched the 6th Joint Supervision Mission of the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises–Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) Project, with stakeholders pledging to consolidate the project’s gains and tackle implementation bottlenecks. The mission was formally declared
The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and other development partners, is promoting the wider adoption of artificial intelligence and digital technologies to transform agricultural extension services and improve the livelihoods of farmers across Nigeria. Stakeholders made the call at a workshop on Leveraging
by Hassan Samuel The United Nations has urged the Nigerian government to move beyond policy pronouncements and strengthen the actual implementation of gender-responsive agricultural policies, as the country prepares to mark the International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF) 2026. The call was made on Monday in Abuja at a
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
