AGRICULTURE

Greener Hope Large-scale Agriculture Mechanisation Programme (GHAPP) made a significant impact at the maiden edition of the FARMFATECH 2024 EXPO, a three-day event held at the Velodrome of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. The event gathered prominent stakeholders from the agricultural value-chain sector to discuss pressing issues in...

  Nigeria loses a whopping N50 million daily to the importation of pineapples despite producing about 1,607,200 metric tons per annum, placing the country as the eighth largest producer of the crop in the world, an Agriculturist, Amb. Oluwasegun Alabi has said. Addressing a news conference at the National Assembly...

An Agriculturist, Prof. Lateef Sanni, says that collaboration between government, NGOs, international partners and local communities is key to achieving food security and creating a sustainable future for Nigeria. Sanni, also the Executive Director, Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI), Ilorin, gave the assertion at the 2nd Femi Olomola Lecture...

Nigeria and Israel have agreed to collaborate on agriculture and other development programmes. The Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Michael Freeman, during a visit to the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu at the State House Abuja, commended the various programmes of the First Lady...

  .as third phase of distribution of agricultural inputs begins The Oyo State Government has begun the third phase of the distribution of agricultural inputs to farmers in the state with the distribution of two bags of 50kg feeds and two bottles of disinfectant to 1,000 pig farmers. The phase...

  The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has called for expansion of local fertilizer production capacity to reduce dependency on imports, enhance long-term sustainability, and curb rising inflationary trends. The Chamber, in a statement signed by its Director General, Dr Chinyere Almona, on Wednesday, expressed grave concerns over...

    Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, has announced the provision of 2.15million bags of fertilizer worth over N100billion to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) for onward distribution to Nigerian farmers in a bid to boost food production and reduce...

  Origin Tech Group, a knowledge-based and practical solution-driven leader in the agriculture food systems and operations in Nigeria has entered into an agreement with the government of Niger State in furtherance of both partners’ commitment to revolutionalise the agricultural and livestock value-chain space in the West African sub-region and...

  calls for harnessing of post-harvest waste, SMEs support The Group Managing Director of Amo Group, Dr. Ayoola Oduntan, has called on the Federal Government to place the agricultural sector as the top priority in its quest to reverse the downturn in the economy, considering its huge contribution to employment,...

Fueled by a shared vision of nurturing future agricultural leaders and boosting Nigeria's food security, natnudO Foods, the food processing arm of Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery Limited, joined hands with the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) in an innovative initiative. This strategic partnership saw natnudO Foods donating 1,000 broiler...