Senate passed a bill seeking to establish the National Agricultural Development Fund to provide finance to support the strategic aspect of Agricultural Development in country. Continue Reading
Federal Government and the Kingdom of Morocco have signed five strategic Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) that would foster Nigerian – Morocco bilateral collaboration and promote the development of hydrocarbons, agriculture, and commerce in both countries.Continue Reading
Federal Government disclosed moves to galvanize mechanized farming and other aspects of agriculture with $1.2 billion loan under the Green Initiative project in order to boost food security, availability, affordability and job creation across various value chains.Continue Reading
Federal Government has revealed that about 73,000 exited N-Power volunteers have been trained and 30,000 of them deployed to 774 local government areas as agric enumerators.Continue Reading
Championed by Value Seeds in partnership with MasterCard Foundation, the intervention is also expected to create direct and indirect jobs in the crop value chain, including input dealers, farm labourers, transporters, logistic officers, marketers’ off-takers, feed millers, and staff in the agro processing industry.Continue Reading
As rice consumption remains strong, driven by population and economic growth, the Federal Government stated that rice farms will be revitalised to boost rice production, create jobs and improve the living standards of the people in the state and the region.Continue Reading
Food Growers Association of Nigeria (FOGAN) said it is ready to provide fertilizers, insecticide and seedlings at affordable prices to members nationwide in its contribution towards food security and employment generation for Nigerians.Continue Reading
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released the framework for the Private Sector-Led Accelerated Agriculture Development Scheme.Continue Reading
In his presentation of the report in Abuja, the FAO Representative in Nigeria and the ECOWAS, Fred Kafeero, noted that based on findings by his organisation, it was important and urgent for government to intervene in these states and the FCT.Continue Reading
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it will continue to provide interventions for Agriculture and Industrial revival of Nigeria as the two sectors amongst others remained a veritable tools towards building a robust economy for the country.Continue Reading
