HOMEF empower fishers in Rivers community
Rev Nnimmo Bassey, Director of the ecological think tank HOMEF, addressing some fishers at Dic Fiberesima community in Okirika, Rivers State. From Blessing Ibunge, Port...
Category : Agriculture
Farmers fear flooding may threaten food security
By Adelola Amihere Nigerian farmers have raised an alarm that the country may experience shortage in food supply going by the flash floods being experienced...
Kano Agro Pastoral Project, Sasakawa Africa To Empower 450, 000 Farmers
From Maduabuchi Nmeribeh, Kano Kano State Agro-Pastoral Project, (KSADP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sasakawa Africa/SG 2000, for the implementation of agricultural interventions...
NAQS destroys illegally processed donkey skin for export
By Emma Okereh The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS), on Monday in a remote location in Sheda, Abuja safely incinerated and disposed a cache of...
Stakeholders call for adoption of biotechnology tools to tackle food insecurity
By Adelola Amihere With a current population of over 200 million people and a projected population growth of about 400million people by the year 2050,...
Farmers chide Agric Ministry over N13bn Pest Control Fund
By Adelola Amihere Nigerian farmers under the aegis of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) have carpeted the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development following...
Zoonotic diseases threaten global health, economies – Aminu-Kano
By Chuks Oyema-Aziken Dr. Muhtari Aminu-Kano, Director General of Nigeria Conservation Fund (NCF) has raised alarm that zoonotic diseases such as COVID-19, SARS, MERS, avian...
FG plans to inject 77,400 young farmers nationwide to drive new economy
The federal government through the newly resusitated National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has revealed plan to raise about 77, 400 young farmers into Nigerian...
Angry contractors picket Agric Ministry over N17bn debt
By Adelola Amihere Angry contractors yesterday stormed the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Abuja to demand for the payment of...
AFAN National Executive Calls For Prosecution of Mudi Farouk’s Faction
The National Executive of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) have called for the prosecution of the Farouk Mudi Lawal faction for operating under a...