Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have advocated comprehensive subsidies on fertilisers and inputs to encourage productivity and cut rising cost of staple food. They said the measure was imperative to enhance farmer access to inputs, value addition and farmer enterprising skills to achieve food security in the country. The call came against the backdrop of…

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has restated his administration’s commitment to food security for residents of the state through various collaborations with investors in agribusiness and young farmers, stating that his target for 2025 is to record a significant increase in production in the sector to feed the people. Oyebanji made this indication over…

Concerned by the prevailing dwindling revenue, the Kano State Government has inaugurated two separate committees to chart a new course toward improving the collection and generation of revenue in the state. The two committees are the Special Task Force for Registration/Profiling of Commercial Vehicle Operators and an Ad-hoc Committee to Streamline the Collection of Revenue…

Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, in collaboration with National Horticulture Research Institute (NIHORT), has trained over 400 women and youths in Katsina State on tomato/pepper production, control of tuta absoluta and value addition.