Enugu State Commissioner for Agriculture and Agro Industrialisation, Mr Patrick Ubru said the state is targeting the production of one million metric tons of rice annually to meet local demands and ensure food security.
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“But we are also one of the highest consumers, producing 5.2M Metric Tonnes of dried cowpeas annually and consuming 3.6M Metric Tonne,” she said.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has received 2.15 million bags of assorted fertilisers from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
An international NGO, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) has awarded N48 million to 16 businesses in four states to enhance food security and nutrition in the country.
Nigeria has called on palm oil-producing countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to work assiduously towards resolving their disagreements, which threaten subregional trading in the sector.
The Federal Government has announced plans to organise an agriculture and food security summit this year. The Minister of Agriculture…
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), on Tuesday dissociated itself from a notice asking its members to apply for loans and to make certain payments into a commercial bank account.
A Commercial Farmer who has large hectares of cassava farmland in Nsukka, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Emma…
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to work closely with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), on Inclusive…
The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has called on President Bola Tinubu to reopen land borders to allow food importation,…