An Economist, Dr Biodun Adedipe, has urged the incoming administration of President-elect, Bola Tinubu to focus more on agricultural development. Adedipe, a Chief Consultant Economist, said agriculture is the largest contributor to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product. He made the call at a virtual conference on National Policy Dialogue organised by CMC Connect LLP, on Friday. […]
The Federal Government and International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) have reiterated their commitment to up-scalie Information Communications Technology for Development (ICT4D) to empower smallholder farmers. The programme will unlock potential in food systems and engender robust development in agriculture value chains for sustainable food security. Dr Ernest Umakhihe, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it has started a $25 billion solar power project to provide electricity to no fewer than 250 million people. President of the Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, announced this in an address delivered to the Class of 2023 at Calvin University, Michigan, USA. Adesina titled the address “Be God’s Instrument of […]
The Ogun State Economic Transformation Project (OGSTEP) has launched an integrated digital support platform, to offer one-stop resources to farmers and other value-chain actors in the state. The platform is “Ogun State Farmer Information Management System (OGFIMS)” The state government had initiated the platform, in partnership with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). The […]
From Our Correspondent in Ado-Ekiti The Ekiti State Government says it is partnering with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on the Traceability and Resilience in Agriculture and Cocoa Ecosystem (TRACE) project. Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Mr Yinka Oyebode, announced this in a statement on Thursday in Ado Ekiti. Oyebode said […]
Poultry farmers in Lagos are lamenting the effect of the current egg glut and appealed to the government to assist in mopping up the produce. The NewsZenith reports that an egg glut is a situation where the number of eggs supplied in the market is greater than the demand. This causes an undesirable accumulation of […]
The World Bank has pledged to step up support to African countries with a special focus on their long-term development agendas, a senior bank official said. “We need to support long-term development agendas in Africa with particular focus on infrastructure, agriculture and other real sectors. These agendas will help remove bottlenecks and unleash growth,” World […]
Tanzanian President, Dr Samia Hassan,has launched Africa’s Food System Forum (AFSF) 2023 and calls for inclusion of youth and women as critical drivers of Africa’s food systems agenda. Hassan officially launched the forum described as ‘Africa’s premier platform’ for advancing the agriculture and food systems agenda in Africa. The theme of this year’s Forum is […]
Ecobank Nigeria Limited is partnering with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to support 16,000 Nigerian youths in wealth creation through agriculture. The partnership will also train the beneficiary Nigerians between the ages of 18 to 40 years. The training will cover key areas like poultry, aquaculture, horticulture and value addition. Ms Ayo Osolake, […]
African Development Bank (AfDB), has signed a €362,000 (N177,485,927.72) grant agreement with Hadejia Jama’are Komadugu Yobe Basin-Trust Fund. In a statement, the bank said the grant would prepare additional studies under the second-phase of developing a strategic plan for managing water resources in the Komadugu-Yobe Basin in northern Nigeria. “Specifically, the grant will support the […]