From Abdulfatah Babatunde Two Federal Government establishments are discussing a plan on how to improve agro allied-industries development for food security. These are the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI). They will deploy technical competencies and other resources to target climate change mitigations and solar […]
From Our Correspondent The governments of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states have started preparations for irrigation farming to boost food production. In separate interviews, agriculture officers in the three states spoke to our correspondent about their preparation for the dry season farming. Commissioner for Agriculture in Adamawa State, Prof. David Jatau, said the government is […]
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has announced a $5 million additional grant for Nigeria on climate resilience and to boost dry season farming. IFAD said the fund, targeted at smallholder farmers, would help to improve production. Part of it would be used to plant trees to mitigate erosion in the event of a […]