CBN mobilises 140,848 tomato farmers for Anchor Borrowers Programme
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has mobilised and validated 140,848 tomato farmers for the Anchor Borrowers Programme.
The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele disclosed...
2,000 youth farmers to benefit from AfDB irrigation project on rice production in Nasarawa...
About 2,000 youth farmers in Nasarawa State are to benefit from an African Development Bank (AfDB) project tagged: ‘Technologies for African Transformation (TAAT)- Water...
Livestock transformation policy will boost economic growth-Presidency
Dr Andrew Kwasari, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Agriculture says the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) will create millions of jobs and...
Obasanjo’s mango plantation to employ over 1,000 workers in Benue
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former Nigerian President, says his mango plantation in Howe, Gwer East Local Government Area will employ over 1,000 workers in Benue.
Obasanjo...
Why Nigeria cannot produce fish for export now – Expert
Dr Lateef Folorunso, the Head of Fisheries Centre in the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, has enjoined the Federal Governments to currently direct its energies...
Border closure: Rice dealers want loan, count gains
Some rice farmers have appealed to the Federal Government to provide them with affordable loan facilities to boost production to reduce the price of...
We have attained food sufficiency -Director PCU
Dr Maimuna Habib, Director, Projects Coordinating Unit (PCU) Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, has said that Nigeria has attained food sufficiency.
She stated...
World Food Day: Lagos Govt. urges farmers not to relent in food production
The Lagos State Government has urged farmers not to relent in their efforts at food sufficiency for the nation’s teeming populace.
Prince Gbolabo Lawal, the...
Nigeria@59: Expert advises FG to prioritise agric sector
As Nigeria celebrates its 59th independence, an Economist, Dr Chijioke Ekechukwu, has advised the Federal Government to give priority to agriculture in budget allocation,...
CBN empowers 1.1m farmers through anchor borrowers’ programme
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says 1,140,854 farmers have participated in the production of 17 different agricultural products under its Anchor Borrowers Programme...
