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The Federal Government said it has commenced distribution of 42,000 metric tonnes of grains in seven focal points of state capitals across the Northwestern states. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari disclosed this to State House correspondents  ...

…Sets to flood market with 58,500 metric tonnes of rice The Federal Government has announced that the distribution of 42,000 metric tonnes of grains directed by President Bola Tinubu will commence across the 36 states of the federation this week. ...

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in collaboration with Sokoto and Niger states has outlined plans to boost food security and agricultural production. The synergy aims to ramp up the production of cassava, rice, maize, and other grains ...

The Youth in Agribusiness (YAS) project of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has successfully trained 1,918 youths across Nigeria, aiming to expose them to diverse opportunities in agriculture and address unemployment challenges. In collaboration with the Government of ...

In its efforts at achieving food sufficiency in Nigeria, the Federal Government has released 23 high-yield crop varieties to farmers. The reports that the crop varieties were released on Thursday at the National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB), ...

Farmers, mainly cultivating cassava and yam at the Idege farmstead in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, have decried the destruction of several hectares of farmlands by suspected herders. According to the farmers, the herders’ cattle, allowed to roam freely ...

Some poultry farmers in Bwari Area Council of the FCT, on Monday in Abuja, decried the incessant rise in the cost of poultry feeds, while also groaning over low patronage in the sale of birds in the market. The farmers ...

Rice consumption in the country has been on a steady rise, beyond the reach of local supply, leading to a supply gap of about two million metric tonnes annually, a new report has disclosed. This has led to an over ...

The over N12 trillion, including 20 million jobs created in Nigeria’s poultry industry, is facing collapse following the new forex policy and the lift in the ban on imported poultry and processed poultry products by the Central Bank of Nigeria ...

Fifty thousand farmers have begun training on organic agricultural development and practice in Abia State to minimise environmental and soil degradation. The training is being facilitated by the federal ministry of agriculture and food security, International Organization for Good Leadership ...