Despite Nigeria’s heavy dependence on the oil sector, the agricultural sector has rapidly transformed from being the rejected stone to the chief cornerstone. In recent years, the Nigerian government has recognized the sector’s growth and potential and has increasingly focused on its development. With agriculture contributing significantly to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth,…

The Federal Government has inaugurated a technical committee to revitalise extension services in Nigeria, aimed to stimulate technology adoption and embed Good Agricultural Practice

In the last three meetings of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the Godwin Emefiele-led policymakers of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), had reiterated the uncertain global economic events

A coalition of women farmers under the Smallholder Women Farmers in Nigeria (SWOFON), has called on the Federal Government to provide them subsidised seedlings, fertilizer and gender-friendly equipment

The Kogi State Government has, between 2016 and 2020, recruited and trained about 75,000 youths who were provided with tools to expose them to agricultural, technical works, information technology

Worried about the high rate of youth unemployment, a professor of Agricultural Economics, at the Michael Opkara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Uzochukwu Onyebinama, has urged the Federal Government to embrace the model of the Umunwaoha Renaissance Forum (URF), Ohii, Owerri West Local Council of Imo State, by establishing an agro-based scheme to tackle…

An expert, Mr Richard Ogundele, on Monday advised the three levels of government to improve the ratio of agricultural extension workers to farmers in the country to enhance food production.

It is public knowledge that agriculture was the mainstay of the country’s economy before the discovery of oil in Nigeria. Since the discovery of oil, Nigerians and successive governments ...