With only two days to the Christmas celebration, the cost of food items in Abia and Imo states has surged, leaving many residents struggling to afford basic necessities.

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has assured farmers in Jigawa State that they would receive farm inputs at subsidized rates for the 2024/25 dry season. Engineer Sale Salisu gave the pledge while conducting newsmen round to monitor the supervision of distributions of farm inputs to wheat farmers in one of the sales…

The government of the United States of America has supported more than five million Nigerian farmers in its multi-faceted agricultural partnership programmes with Nigeria since 2019 through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

A coalition of farmers and civil society groups in Enugu State staged a rally over the weekend, demanding a ban on all Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) used for planting, food, or feed production and processing in Nigeria. The farmers marched from the State Ministry of Agriculture on Okpara Avenue, GRA, Enugu, to the Enugu State…

President Bola Tinubu has been urged to set up a robust, nationwide security system focused exclusively on protecting Nigerian farmers.

Chief Executive Officer of Integrated Estate Services Limited, Dr Kolawole Anunlopo, has urged the Federal Government to ensure the security of farmers nationwide to boost food production in the country. He spoke after bagging an honorary doctoral degree in Leadership and Strategic Management, alongside other prominent Nigerians, honoured in various disciplines from the University of Brazil…

The Small-scale Women Farmers Organisation of Nigeria (SWOFON) has stressed the need for state governments to invest at least N15 billion annually in agriculture to boost their Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). The call follows an analysis conducted by ActionAid Nigeria, which reveals that a state's IGR can be significantly boosted if it invests N15 billion…

Minister of Livestock Development, Alhaji Idi Mukhtar Maiha has proffered solutions to the lingering challenge associated with farmers-clashes responsible for the loss of lives and properties worth billions of naira in the country. Maiha, who briefed Mr. Wale Raji led House of Representatives committee on Livestock development on Tuesday at the National Assembly complex in…

Farmers in Taraba State have been encouraged to make use of the recently distributed agricultural inputs to enhance livestock production. Making the call at the official flag-off of the distribution of fodder choppers, residue crushers, pasture seeds, and fodder shrub seedlings, the commissioner of Agriculture and Food Security, Professor Nicolas O. Namessan, emphasised that the…

The Nigeria Women for Agricultural Progress and Development Initiative (NWAPDI) has raised concerns over the rate of violence against women farmers, saying they are gradually being silenced in communities. NWAPDI president, Omolara Swensson, raised the concern yesterday in Abuja during a train-the-trainer workshop in commemoration of 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, stating that…

PricePally, a leading online grocery platform, recently embarked on a mission to train over 160 farmers in Southwest Nigeria, aimed a

The Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) has distributed massive farm imputes to 282 farmers in five local governments in Nasarawa State.