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Entrepreneurs sidestep uncertainty to redefine farming in Jos
In recent weeks, Jos, the Plateau State capital, has been in the news over some killings that took place, and even 950 kilometres away in Lagos, one only needs to follow events to feel the…
‘Good riddance’ echoes Buhari’s sack of agric minister
It is hard to tell if President Muhammadu Buhari finally got the message that incompetent ministers cannot add value to the country, but the sack of Sabo Nanono as Nigeria’s minister of…
Agric growth lowest since 2018 as insecurity takes toll on farming
Nigeria has seen its agricultural sector’s growth rate slowing to 1.30percent in the second quarter of 2021 as escalating issues of terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and herdsmen attacks…
Stakeholders see agric investment pivotal in tackling poverty
Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have said Nigeria can only win the fight against poverty, hunger and address issues limiting food production with the right strategic investments in…
Buhari courts trouble in renewed push for grazing routes
President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent approval of a recommendation to review 368 grazing reserves in 25 states and to determine the levels of encroachment are raising issues across Nigeria.…
NIRSAL unveils platform to improve productivity of smallholder farmers
The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending on Thursday launched the NIRSAL Farmers’ Business School (NFBS) to improve the productivity and income of small…
FG urged to address insecurity to boost food supply, reduce prices
Gbenga Eyiolawi, chairman of Titan Farms, has urged the federal government to address all forms of insecurities - cattle rustling, banditry, herders/farmers' conflicts affecting farming to…
FNS2021: Stakeholders seek to repair Nigeria’s weak food system
The Feed Nigeria Summit is set to kick-start its 2021 summit on Monday to proffer clear-cut solutions to strengthen Nigeria’s broken linkages in its food system, stakeholders in the…
FACAN, ADP partner to support Edo cashew farmers with 50,000 seedlings
As part of efforts to boost cashew and Sesame production in Edo state, the Federation of Agricultural Commodity Association of Nigeria (FACAN), Edo State chapter in collaboration with the…
Lack of funding limits youths who want to farm
Five in 10 Nigerian youths who are interested in tapping the opportunities in the agriculture sector are unable to do so due to lack of access to funding.
Despite presenting a unique…