ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) and Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) have urged the three tiers of government to invest in community-level storage and processing infrastructure.
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Dangote Group and the Niger State Government are fostering sectoral partnership worth billions of naira to boost commercial agriculture in Nigeria.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has underscored the need to enhance agricultural production and value addition as a pathway to transforming Nigeria’s economy.
The Oyo State Government has resuscitated the State Seed Coordinating Committee (OYSSCC) in a bid to revitalise agricultural productivity, ensure food security and improve farmers’ livelihood.
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye announced that the Federal Government has partnered with the state of Atlanta in Georgia to produce Nigeria-grown plants, aiming to boost women’s revenue and reduce poverty.
Nigeria has about 40.2 million agricultural households, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said.
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.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger State Government has signed an N50 billion worth of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Union Bank of Nigeria to supply sesame seeds, soya beans, maize, and paddy rice to Tropical General Investment (TGI), owners of Union Bank.
The Federal Government is to empower the Chibok Community in Borno with farming equipment and other skill-acquisition accessories worth N210 million.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a German company, the Sun Farming Company to establish a farm estate in the state.