From Our Correspondent Agricultural stakeholders have described organic agriculture as a paradigm shift towards sustainability, economic empowerment, and environmental stewardship. TheNewsZenith reports that the Agricultural and Rural Development Secretariat (ARDS) gave this assertion at the 2024 National Organic and Agroecology Business Summit (NOABS) on Friday in Abuja. In a message to the summit, the Mandate […]
From Khadijah Usman, Akure The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has trained beneficiaries of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) incubation in Ondo State. TheNewszenith reports that the training, recently held in Akure, focuses on how incubators could access grants and loans. This is in order to boost their enterprises […]
From our Correspondent Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate, has advised the Federal Government to invest more in agriculture to conquer food insecurity. TheNewsZenith reports that Obi gave the advice in a statement circulated on Friday in Abuja. The former governor of Anambra State stated this in response to the recent World Bank’s […]
From Kazeem Oduola, Dutse Gov. Umar Namadi of Jigawa State, says his administration has invested more than N5 billion in farmer support services. Namadi announced in an address to mark the first anniversary of his administration on Wednesday in Dutse. TheNewsZenith quotes the governor as saying that the gesture was to encourage productivity and enhance […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigerian Government and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), on Thursday in Calabar, launched the Agribusiness Innovative Forum (LAbIF) under the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises in Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) Project. Dr Abiodun Sanni, National Project Coordinator of LIFE-ND in Calabar, described the forum as a multi-stakeholder platform comprising the project beneficiaries […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde As the temperature in Africa is forecasted to increase at an accelerated pace, climate expert says many sub-Saharan countries will witness a two-degree Celsius rise between 2025 and 2040. This alarming trend has raised concerns about its potential impact on food production and security in the continent. Dr Enock Chivaka, an African […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security launched a five-year National Strategy on Potato on Thursday in Jos. At the launch, Dr Ernest Umakhihe, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, said that the strategy would run from 2023 to 2028. Mr Abdullahi Abubakar, the Director in the Department of Agriculture of […]
By Our Correspondent Three experts in aquaculture sub-sector have called for intervention of the Federal Government to enhance its growth and productivity. They spoke in separate interviews with the newsmen on Monday in Lagos. Mr Bashir Amin, a fishmonger and consultant, said the two new ministries – Ministriers of Agriculture, and Marine and Blue Economy, […]
From Our Correspondent A farmers group in Rivers has called on the Federal Government to ensure equal access to opportunities on the planned agriculture subsidy programmes. Mr Godwin Akandu, President of Etche Farmers Cooperative Union, made the plea while speaking with our correspondent in Port Harcourt. Akandu advised that the government should focus on efforts […]
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 […]