FG trains 3,000 farmers in 12 states
Three thousand vulnerable farmers in twelve South-West and South-South states have received training and empowerment from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and…
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Lower interest rates to boost food security, farmers urge CBN
Nigeria’s Central Bank has been encouraged to lower loan rates in order to increase food production by the Agriculture Development Farmers Association…
Farmers lament as food prices soar
Nigerian farmers claim that despite massive investments made in the agriculture industry, the cost of goods and food continues to rise. According…
Food production: Farmers urge FG to prioritize security, mechanization
Nigerian farmers have called on the Federal Government to provide security and affordable farm inputs like seeds, insecticides, herbicides, and fertilisers to…
Nigerian agrictech startup invests $100m in African smallholder farmers
Nigerian agrictech startup, ThriveAgric has claimed to have invested more than $100 million to help 514,000 smallholder farmers increase food production in…
Obasanjo blames political leaders for food insecurity
A former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has revealed that farmers are not to be blamed for food insecurity in the country but political…
FG to initiate fertilizer subsidy for farmers
The Federal Government of Nigeria is making plans to initiate subsidy on fertilizer to farmers in the country through a programme…
76% CBN Anchor Borrowers’ loans unpaid – IMF
The International Monetary Fund has confirmed that 76 percent of loans disbursed under the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Anchor Borrowers’ Programme, for…
Enugu farmers, SMEs benefit from World Bank’s project
Farmers, Small and Medium Enterprises and others have benefitted from the World Bank assisted Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support Project…
Climate change: Bill, Melinda Gates donate $1.4b to African farmers
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that it would contribute $1.4 billion to support smallholder farmers in addressing the short-…
Honda boosts food production with new mechanised equipment
Honda Manufacturing Nigeria Limited, over the weekend, launched a piece of agricultural equipment that would increase farmers’ yield as well as make…
Agric imports reach N2.7tn despite N129bn intervention loans
Despite spending no less than N129.084bn on agriculture loans to farmers, Nigeria’s agricultural imports continued to take an upward trajectory, hitting N2.7tn…