The Lagos State Catfish and Allied Association of Nigeria (LASCAFAN) says the introduction of frozen catfish in the aquaculture value chain will reduce the price of frozen fish in the country.
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The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs has collaborated with a Chinese company, Lima Machinery Company, on improved mechanized farming to empower women, improve agriculture, and boost national revenue.
Local production of 2,000 tractors a year will boost food production, the minister of agriculture and food security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, said in Abuja on Friday.
The vice-chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Prof. Simeon Bamire, has called on the federal government to promote food security, powered by science, innovation and technology.
The Enugu State agricultural development programme (ENADEP) has urged farmers in the state to engage in onion farming to boost its production in the state.
Head of emergency and resilience team food and agriculture organization (FAO) sub-regional office, West Africa and the Sahel, Mr. Koffy Kouacou, has lauded Nigeria’ efforts at mainstreaming agrifood into its national biodiversity strategy and action plans (NBSAPs).
Many African guests at the forum had expressed hope to strengthen cooperation with China in hybrid rice breeding, cultivation and processing.
Swiss-based foundation, global alliance for improved nutrition (GAIN) on Thursday awarded N4 million equity-free micro grants to two nutritious food vendors in Kaduna.
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engineer Joseph Utsev has called on state governments to invest more on irrigation farming in order to boost food security.
The scarcity of sorghum in major grain markets in Kano has been attributed to insecurity in most sorghum-producing states and poor access to improved seed varieties.