The Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT), an agricultural development program, has developed improved seed variety to accelerate wheat production in Nigeria.
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The Vice-Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University, Prof. Kabiru Bala, has described his institution as a pacesetter in agricultural biotechnology, saying that the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) successfully developed and released the first Genetically Modified (GM) crop in Nigeria for commercial cultivation.
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has blamed the hike in the price of eggs on cash scarcity and the rising cost of raw materials.
The National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi, Niger State has advised farmers not to rush into planting with the first rain.
“We are a nation where hunger is prevalent and our choices of what to eat or not to eat is limited. It is good to have food available for the people let them decide if they want to eat it or not because it is GMOs,” the Bishop said.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that it has recovered N503 billion, representing 52.39 percent, of loans under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP).
Africa’s drive to transform its agriculture and become a food basket continues to receive strong global support, with development partners agreeing to commit more than $50 billion to the plan, barely two months after its launch.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has announced plans to accelerate private capital mobilisation on the African continent in line with its 2023 lending programme.
ASHENEWS reports that a seed, and Managing Director of the ECOBasic Seeds Company Limited, Mr. Brighton Karume, has observed that Nigeria’s quest to be self-sufficient in food production will remain a mirage if farmers continued to plant grains as seeds.
The Flour Milling Association of Nigeria (FMAN) says it is cultivating 4,000 hectares of land for wheat production across the country in its 2022- 2023 programme.