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,...
Category : Agriculture
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...
NASC set to deploy 81,000MT of certified seeds for 2020 farming
By Adelola Amihere With Covid-19 pandemic threatening to disrupt this year’s farming season, the Director General of the National Agricultural Seed Council, (NASC), Dr Philip...
Over 10,000 Kogi workers to benefit from N10b CBN Agribusiness Retirement Scheme
From Noah Ocheni, Lokoja The Consultant in charge of Agribusiness Alternative Retirement Investment Scheme (AARIS), Mr.Joseph Idoko, said on Monday in Lokoja that more than...
PAN appeals for unrestricted movement of poultry products, personnel
By Adelola Amihere The Poultry Association of Nigeria, PAN has appealed to the federal government to lift all restrictions on interstate movement of vehicles carrying...
NOTAP partners with multinationals to revamp Nigeria’s research sector
In Nigeria today, there are thousands of research and development results emanating from our knowledge institutions which have remained on the shelf for years and...