Nigeria’s Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsev, Nigeria is working towards making its vast water resources a major driver for the attainment of food security and…
Category: AGRICULTURE
Nigeria, Brazil Collaborate to Boost Agricultural Productivity
The Nigerian government has made another remarkable stride towards improving the country’s agricultural prowess by going into partnership with top Brazilian institution, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV). As a mark of…
PRESIDENT TINUBU AT THE G20 SUMMIT: Endorses Global Alliance Against Hunger, Poverty
President Bola Tinubu has hailed the creation of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, championed by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil, describing it as the right…
Cross River To Establish Six New Cocoa Farm Estates
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…
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…