Food Security: FG to train 819 farm tractor operators
By Stella Odueme The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Mr Peter Temitope Fashedemi has expressed the ministry’s readiness to train 819...
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SWOFON urges FCTA to declare state of emergency on insecurity blocking access to farms
By Felix Khanoba The SmallScale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) has called on the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to declare a state of...
SWOFON, others seek collaboration on new FCTA agric policy, fault poor budget allocation to sector
By Felix Khanoba The Small-Scale Women Farmers Organization in Nigeria (SWOFON), along with other key stakeholders, has called for the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA)...
First Lady Tinubu launches Young Farmers Club
* distributes farming kits to pupils By Chesa Chesa First Lady Remi Tinubu on Tuesday in Abuja launched the Young Farmers Club, Nigeria, during which...
Governor Ododo flags off fertilizer distribution to Kogi farmers
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has officially launched the distribution of over 20 trucks of fertilizer to farmers across the state’s 21 local government...
NCFF pushes for improved family farming to enhance food security in Nigeria
The National Committee for Family Farming (NCFF) Nigeria has called for increased investment in family farming as a strategy to achieve food self-sufficiency and combat...
CBOs Laud Minister of Agric Kyari Over Transparent Distribution Of Fertilisers, Foodstuff Across Nigeria
A network of community-based organizations (CBOs) in Nigeria, the Coalition of Ethnic Nationalities’ Rights Agenda, the South East Revival Coalition, and Progressive Yoruba Youth for...
Jega updates Tinubu on farmer-herder conflict report
By Chesa Chesa The Livestock Reforms Committee will submit its report to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in two weeks, says Co-Chairman of the Committee, Prof. Attahiru Jega....
First Lady Tinubu tasks agric agencies to target young farmers
By Chesa Chesa The First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has advised that stakeholder initiatives in the agricultural sector be set up to encourage children and youth...
Agriculture Minister Kyari Lauded for 2000 Tractor Initiative, CSO Partnership to Curb Corruption
The Conference of Civil Society for Transparency and Accountability (COCTA) An umbrella body of over CSO,s has commended the Honourable Minister of Agriculture and Food...