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January 19, 2022 No Responses

Unity Bank Partners RIFAN Mega Rice Pyramid, Pledges More Support for Farmers

Agric-focused lender, Unity Bank Plc has partnered Nigerian rice farmers under the aegis of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, RIFAN to unveil a mega rice pyramid on the occasion of the National Rice Festival held in the Federal Capital Territory,...

January 13, 2022 No Responses

FG Releases 49 New Crop Varieties To Farmers

As part of measures to boost food production in Nigeria, the Federal Government has released 49 new high yield crop varieties to farmers through the National Varieties Release Committee (NVRC). NVRC Chairman, Chief Oladosu Awoyemi, disclosed this on Wedn...

December 30, 2021 No Responses

NSPRI Distributes Processing, Storage Equipment To Farmers In Rivers

The Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) on Wednesday distributed some equipment for processing and storage of fish and grains to some farmers in Rivers State. Speaking at the event in Port Harcourt, the Executive Director of the agency, Mrs.....

December 10, 2021 No Responses

Lagos APPEALS Project Targets Bumper Harvest

Lagos State Agro-Processing , Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project is targeting bumper harvest in water bodies this Christmas season. The Project Coordinator, Mrs Oluranti Sagoe-Oviebo, told the News Agency ...

October 11, 2021 No Responses

Poultry Farmers Decry High Cost Of Inputs

Poultry Farmers under the aegis of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) in Alimosho, Lagos State have lamented the rising cost of poultry inputs. The farmers in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) highlighted some challenges fac...

October 11, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Approves Cultivation Of Genetically Modified TELA Maize

The Nigerian Government has granted environmental approval for evaluation and open cultivation of TELA Maize in the country. A statement issued on Sunday by Communication Officer, African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), W...

August 18, 2021 No Responses

Osun Empowers 100 Livestock Farmers

The Osun government on Tuesday distributed day-old chicks to 100 livestock farmers to boost poultry farming in the state. Each of the farmers was given 2,000 chicks. At the distribution in Ede, Mr. Dayo Adewole, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Food...

July 30, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Empowers 3,000 Agric Entrepreneurs

As part of measures to boost production, the Lagos State Government has empowered over 3,000 women, youths and vulnerable residents in the agriculture enterprise. Speaking on Thursday at the 2021 Agricultural Value Chains E...

July 30, 2021 No Responses

Lagos, APPEALS Project Open Bid For Farm Access Road

As part of measures to boost farm-to-market accessibility, the Lagos State Government and Agro-Processing Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project on Thursday opened bid for the construction of 13.16 kilometres F...

July 29, 2021 No Responses

Kogi Farmers Laud APPEALS Project, List Benefits

July 26, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Empowers 3,000 Fisheries, Others

The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, has said that no fewer than 3,000 agripreneurs in artisanal fisheries, poultry and piggery value chains would be empowered at the 2021 Agricultural Value Chains Enterprise Activation Programme ...

July 25, 2021 No Responses

FG Hands Over 200 Hectares Farmland To Jigawa Farmers

The Federal Government on Saturday handed over additional 200 hectares of farmland to farmers under its Hadejia Valley Irrigation Scheme (HVIS), a N9 billion rehabilitation project in Auyo, Jigawa. The modern irrigation farmland, which was designed for r...

July 15, 2021 No Responses

Ministry, Japan Empower 150 Farmers With Rice Seeds, Inputs In Edo

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Wednesday empowered 150 rice farmers with improved rice seeds and farm inputs in Edo. Distributing the farm inputs ...

July 1, 2021 No Responses

Akwa Ibom Distributes 100,000 Oil Palm Seedlings To Farmers

The Akwa – Ibom Government has distributed 100,000 oil palm seedlings to farmers in the state to boost oil palm production for the 2021 first planting season. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Glory Edet, inaugurated the distribution at the nu...