The National Centre For Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB), says Nigeria will soon witness sufficiency and price reduction in food commodities.
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A data, which shed light on the widespread use of pesticides in the Nigerian market, has been released by the Alliance for Action on Pesticides in Nigeria (AAPN) with the support of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF).
No fewer than 2,078 Small Holder Farmers (SHFs) have received Irrigation Equipment and Assets from the Edo state government.
The Nigeria Institute of Soil Science (NISS) says meeting the nation’s food requirements will be an insurmountable challenge without the presence of healthy soils and clean water.
Officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have visited ginger farms ravaged by a strange fungi to ascertain the damage in Kaduna State.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says prices of beef, rice, beans, onion, tomato, and other food items increased in November.
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Thursday donated family planning commodities to the Ogun State Government.
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, says the 200 metric tonnes per day capacity rice mill situated in Suleja, Niger, will soon be inaugurated.
Tomatoes are good source of chromium, pantothenic acid, protein, choline, Zinc, Iron, VitaminB6, VitaminB1, Magnesium, plus major antioxidants like lycopene.
The Kaduna State Chapter of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has commended the Federal Government for subsidizing inputs for dry season farming.