Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has underscored the importance of agricultural self-sufficiency, warning that Nigeria’s failure to prioritize food production could lead to dire consequences
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As bumper harvests are being recorded across parts of Nigeria, the anticipated effects on farm produce prices have been varied…
The prices of perishable items have recorded a fall in some major towns in Yobe, Borno and Adamawa states. At…
The Federal Government has inaugurated the second phase of its Renewed Hope Agric Empowerment Project (REHAEP) for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Plateau to enhance food security.
Niger State, one of Nigeria’s largest agricultural producers with 2.3 million hectares of viable farmland, is facing an unprecedented drought that began over a month ago.
The Dean, Faculty of Science, Edo State University, Uzairue, Prof. Charles Adetunji, says genome editing technology is capable of meeting society’s demand for sustainable food production.
A Nigerian legal luminary, Afe Babalola, has strongly criticized the Federal Government’s approach to palliative distribution, describing it as a…
The National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB) has advised farmers to plant different varieties of crops to prevent total loss due to climate change challenges.
Farmers in Gombe State are increasingly anxious about a potential poor harvest due to unprecedentedly low rainfall this season, raising concerns about food security in the region.
The Chief Agricultural and Nutrition Desk Officer for Bauchi State Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mahmood Umar Bala, has called on the government to invest in climate-smart agriculture.