ASHENEWS reports that the World Bank Group (WBG), the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UNFAO), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and the World Food Programme (WFP) have called for continued urgent action to address the global food security crisis.
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Sequel to NiMet’s predictions of early commencement of rainfall this year, farmers in Kaduna, Kano and Katsina states say they are weighing their options.
The Nigerian government has inaugurated the tractorisation programme to encourage mechanised farming, boost food and nutrition security and create more jobs for Nigerian youths.
ASHENEWS reports that the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) says arrangements to sustain the successes of Nigeria’s first genetically modified crop of the Pod Borer Resistant cowpea with a second gene, has been concluded.
ASHENEWS reports that the Executive Secretary of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), Prof. Garba Sharubutu has joined the Board of Trustees of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) as the representative of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Lagos for Senegal on Tuesday, where he will attend the 2nd edition of the Dakar International Conference on Agriculture, according to Mr. Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesperson, in a statement on Monday.
Fertiglobe has also increased the size of its Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) from $300 million to $600 million at a…
The Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises in the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) has disbursed the sum of $2.1 million (N819.4 million) and…
Tingo Mobile Plc, an Agri-Tintech Company says that plans are ongoing to intensity partnerships and sponsor more private sector innovations…
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Shehuri said the agricultural sector has consistently contributed between 22.5…