The President of Sierra Leone, H.E. Julius Maada Bio, and the Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, visited the…
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) and International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) on Wednesday signed the 27 million dollars agreement to finance the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Phase II programme.
To mark the 2025 International Women’s Day (IWD), the Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN) has launched a transformative initiative aimed…
The Lagos State Butchers’ Association has lamented the soaring cost of cows threatening the livelihoods of its members and called for the Federal Government’s intervention to save the sector from an imminent collapse.
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the welfare of the less privileged as he…
The member representing Maru/Bungudu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Abdulmalik Zubairu Bungudu, has distributed irrigation machines to 205 dry-season farmers in his constituency.
The President of Sierra-Leone, Dr Julius Bio, on Wednesday in Ibadan decried the sum of 50 billion US dollars being expended on food importation annually by African countries.
ASHENEWS reports that Niger Foods has signed a memorandum of understanding with National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) and the Federal Ministry of Youth Development to commence the implementation of the National Agricultural Development Scheme in the state.
Ethiopia has progressively embraced genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in agriculture over the past decade. In 2015, the country amended its stringent 2009 biosafety law to permit the commercial cultivation of Bt cotton and to initiate confined field trials for GM maize and enset (a staple crop also known as false banana).
The Pan African Agricultural Journalists (PAAJ), has elected new officials to manage its affairs for the next two years. Declaring…