Taiwo Hassan
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has reiterated National Assembly’s commitment to developing an in-house capacity for the improvement and use of biotechnology innovations in crop development in the country.…
Abdulwahab Isa
…NEPC initiates rescue measures Nigeria’s fourth position as the World’s ginger producer is threatened by an outbreak of fungi pathogens infection that wiped out N10 billion worth of ginger covering 2,500 hectares of farm land…
Bukola
The Chairman, National Quality Council (NQC), Osita Aboloma, has urged stakeholders in the country’s agric sector to provide necessary support to ensure the success of the forthcoming African Cassava Conference (ACC) scheduled for Abuja in…
Bukola
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has empowered producers of agro-allied products in the country with the requisite skills and tools required to enable them compete with their counterparts, noting that the move is in…
Taiwo Hassan
According to a new report by expert market research titled, “crop protection chemicals market share, size, analysis, report and forecast 2021-2031,” the crop protection chemical market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.7…
Goli Innocent
The Federal Government (FG) in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have constructed storage facilities for Logo and Guma Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Benue to tackle post-harvest losses. The IFAD State…
Bukola
Following fuel subsidy removal, devaluation of the naira and the attendant negative impact on poultry business, poultry farmers across the country, particularly in Lagos State, have called on government at all levels to urgently intervene…
Bukola
The Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) has been honoured with the prestigious Africa Food Prize for 2023, recognising their exceptional leadership in the development of numerous bean varieties that improve farm productivity and profitability, and…
Bukola
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the United Kingdom Gov- ernment Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, Boehringer Ingelheim and GALVmed have announced the creation of a new partnership to work on solutions to combat African…
Bukola
In order to collaborate with the emergency food security plan declared by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration, the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has set up three committees to that effect. The committees are…