The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has granted $5 million to FrieslandCampina-led Value4Dairy Consortium to boost productivity and sustainability of the Nigerian dairy sector.
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Bago, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary Bologi Ibrahim made available to newsmen on Sunday, said prior to the discovery of oil in Nigeria, the northern region was globally recognized as a giant in agriculture, saying there was the need to change the narrative by reverting to the old days.
The Federal Government of Nigeria/ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-assisted Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), is assisting 150 benefiting farmers in Ebonyi in dry season farming.
The Center for Dryland Agriculture (CDA) of the Bayero University Kano (BUK) says it has unveiled a research solution that would address issues related to nutrition-related diseases in Nigeria.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger state governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago says that his administration has attracted over $1 billion in investments in the state’s agricultural sector.
The Executive Secretary, Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), Prof. Garba Sharubutu says the council has recruited 1,650 scientists to boost food security in the country.
Women farmers under the auspices of All Farmers Association (AFAN), have called on President Bola Tinubu to support women farmers across the country to boost agriculture and ensure food security.
The USAID’s Economic Recovery and Reform Activity (ERRA) program delivered by TradeMark Africa (TMA) with funding from Feed the Future, has awarded a three-year grant, to the Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC).
Taraba state government with support from the World Bank, on Thursday inaugurated a livestock productivity resilience project for 41,000 households to enhance their livelihoods.
Genetically enhanced (GE) crops, pesticides, and fertilizers have fueled an explosion in food production over the last six decades. Following the pioneering work of Norman Borlaug during the Green Revolution, agricultural output began a dramatic climb from just over $1 trillion annually in 1961 to more than $4 trillion per year in 2019. This staggering increase has spared more than a billion people from starvation and improved living standards worldwide. A large body of research and real-world experience have confirmed time and again that restricting access to better seeds and crop chemicals traps the poorest people in a cycle of poverty.