The Cross River State Government has initiated plans to establish six new Cocoa farm estates in six Local Government Areas of the State.The plan was made public during a critical…
Category: AGRICULTURE
FG Inaugurates Committee to Boost Food Production
The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) and the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has inaugurated committee to fast-track…
FG Upbeat About Achieving Food Security with New Maize Varieties
Nigeria’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji has expressed optimism in the ability of the TELA Maize Varieties to propel Nigeria and Africa at large closer to achieving…
Benue Unveils Revolutionary Oil Palm Project
A Benue State based non-governmental organisation has launched an ambitious Oil Palm project, tagged the Alia Palm Project (APP) aimed at propelling the state and Nigeria into the league of…
Nigeria Inching Closer to Rice Self-sufficiency – Kyari
-Set to commission Mabeli Rice mill By Kingsley Unah The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Abubakar Kyari, has expressed optimism about Nigeria becoming rice self-sufficient with local production.…
NABDA Repositions to Make Nigeria Food Secure
By Onche Odeh The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) has unveiled some of the steps it has taken towards repositioning the agency to make Nigeria a food secure nation. Some…
IITA Bids Emotional farewell to Umakhihe
The International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has bade Dr. Ernest Umakhihe, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security an emotional farewell, as he is set to retire…
Food Security: FG Distributes Inputs, Feeds to Farmers in FCT
By Kingsley Unah The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), has distributed agricultural inputs and animal feeds to flood affected livestock farmers…