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 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 […]
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 […]