The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, said on Tuesday that the FCT Administration (FCTA) is open to partnership with the Republic of Ireland.
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The Federal Government is to deepen its collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) through technology to boost food production and improve the livelihood of smallholder farmers.
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) on Tuesday in Abeokuta urged the Federal Government to find lasting solution to the rising cost of poultry feed in the country.
About 470 Community-Based Experience and Service (COBES) students of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin (Unilorin), have supported their host communities with farming, health and teaching materials.
Nsukka Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NSCCIMA) in Enugu State, says it is partnering various stakeholders to harness economic opportunities in Nsukka for the development of the area.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-assisted Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), says its nine years of operation in Ebonyi greatly enhanced the lives of benefiting farmers.
The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA), has called on all state governments in the federation to provide lands for private veterinary clinics and hospitals to safeguard public health.
The constant question is, where will food for the fast-increasing population come from, if, according to African Development Bank (AfDB) statistics, 2019; Africa is the most vulnerable continent to climate change impacts under all climate scenarios and Sub-Saharan Africa has 95% of rain-fed agriculture globally; and if Agriculture in Africa continues to be characterized by aged farmers (on average 65 years), most of them smallholder farmers with less than 2 hectares of cultivable land, growing low yielding varieties, often times landraces.
The director general of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and CGIAR’s regional director for Central and West Asia and North Africa, Aly Abousabaa, writes that the Middle East’s expertise in handling heat could be of benefit worldwide.
The Federal Government says it will distribute hybrid rice and potatoes to farmers in Kagarko and Jere local government areas of Kaduna State.