NDDC To Acquire Tractors For Mechanized Farming

NDDC To Acquire Tractors For Mechanized Farming

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has announced plans to purchase modern farming equipment, such as tractors, to boost its agricultural initiatives, notably the Holistic Opportunities, Projects, and Engagement (HOPE) project.Speaking during a visit to inspect farming equipment at Bob...
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Nigeria Signs MoU On 10,000 Tractors

Nigeria Signs MoU On 10,000 Tractors

The Federal Government of Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with John Deere to supply Nigeria with 2000 tractors yearly in the next five years. According to the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, the move...
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Nigeria Targets Production Of 2,000 Tractors Yearly

Nigeria Targets Production Of 2,000 Tractors Yearly

LOCAL production of 2,000 tractors yearly will boost food production, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, has said. It will also create jobs for farmers, especially women and youths and enhance food and nutrition security, he...
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Court Orders Return Of 58 Tractors, Summons Zamfara Commissioner

Court Orders Return Of 58 Tractors, Summons Zamfara Commissioner

A High Court II sitting in  Gusau, Zamfara State, has ordered the state Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Ibrahim Magayaki, to return 58 tractors and appear before the court on Sept. 14.  The Presiding judge, Justice Bello Shinkafi,...
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Kebbi Boosts Cassava Production With 25 Tractors

Kebbi Boosts Cassava Production With 25 Tractors

As part of efforts to boost cassava production, Kebbi State government has supplied 25 tractors to cassava farmers in the state. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Mr Joel Aiki,  made this known in Birnin Kebbi on Saturday on the side-line...
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Nigeria To Partner Iran On Auto Assembling, Importation Of Tractors

Nigeria To Partner Iran On Auto Assembling, Importation Of Tractors

Nigeria on Monday expressed willingness to partner with the Islamic Republic of Iran in areas of assembling of automobiles, importation of tractors and agricultural equipment to ease farming.  The Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affa...
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Nigeria Targets 60,000 Tractors, Explains Agric Mechanisation Agenda

Nigeria Targets 60,000 Tractors, Explains Agric Mechanisation Agenda

The Federal Government is targeting about 60, 000 tractors to drive its Agriculture Mechanisation Programme, Nigerian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Nanono, said on Tuesday.   Nanono disclosed this when participants of...
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Yobe Acquires 103 Tractors, 7,500 Metric Tonnes Of Fertiliser

Yobe Acquires 103 Tractors, 7,500 Metric Tonnes Of Fertiliser

The Yobe State Government has acquired 103 tractors and 7,500 tonnes of NPK fertiliser to be distributed to farmers across the 17 local government areas. Showcasing the agricultural inputs in Damaturu on Monday, the State Governor,  Mai Mala-Buni exp...
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