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Be Patient With Govt, Food Price Hike Temporary, FCCPC Begs Nigerians

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Tuesday urged Nigerians to endure the current increase in the prices of food commodities across...

Absence Of Data Limiting Growth Of Agric Sector-NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday launched the National Agricultural Sample Census (NASC), a scheme aimed at tackling the dearth of data...

FG Spent Over N3.09bn To Cultivate 500,000 Hectares Of Farmland In One Year

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) Abubakar Kyari, on Monday, said N3.09bn was used to cultivate 500,000 hectares of farmlands across the...

FG Distributes 1,000 Bags Of Maize, Fertilizers Others To Lagos, Nassarawa Farmers

Te federal government has said farmers in Lagos and Nassarawa State have been given 1,000 bags of branded maize and bean seeds, herbicides, fungicides,...

Establish Food Storage Facilities To Reduce Post-Harvest Losses, Enugu Govt Urged

The government of Enugu State should build food preservation facilities at strategic areas of the state to reduce post-harvest losses.The Director-General, Nsukka Chamber of...

Saudi Arabia To Assist Nigeria Boost Food Production

In a bid to improve the bilateral relationship between both countries, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has expressed readiness to partner with the Nigerian...

FG Calls For International Support To Tackle Food Crisis

Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has called for international aids to boost the nations agricultural production.This is a backdrop of the Food and Agriculture Organisation...

CBN Gov Distances Self From Emefiele’s N100bn Fertilizer Handed Over To Agric Ministry

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Yemi Cardoso, has distanced his administration from the N100bn worth of fertilizer reportedly released to the Federal...

Food Security: Relief As Nigerian Farmers Get 500 Subsidised Tractors In May

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, said Wednesday that the ministry will receive 500 tractors assembled by the John Deere Group...

FG Seeks IFAD’s Partnership To Boost Food Production

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) Abubakar Kyari, on Tuesday reiterated the government’s commitment to working with the International Fund for Agricultural...

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