Agriculture

Farmers in Nasarawa State who are beneficiaries of the Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP)—a federal government initiative in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)—have called for its …

Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum inaugurated the International Cattle Market and two other projects in Banki town of Bama local government area on Monday. The International Cattle Market was …

Minister of the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, Alhaji Idi Mukhtar Maiha, has tasked households with producing one-third of what they consume to help bridge the food insecurity gap in …

Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Dr. Nasir Idris, has assured to sustain his administration’s legacy of free distribution of fertilizers alongside other agricultural inputs to farmers to boost national food security. …

The Federal Government has proposed to generate N1.25 trillion from wheat production in 2025. The goal is part of the ongoing National Agricultural Growth Scheme and Agro-pocket Project, a platform …

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has distributed bulls, rams, seedlings, and modern gardening tools to 340 youths recently graduating from the Livestock and Horticulture Institutes. This was disclosed …

Kwara State Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has initiated the “Thursday Fish Market.” This weekly event will take place every Thursday at the Ministry of Agriculture premises in Ilorin. …

The federal government has announced a new initiative, “Operation Empty the Store,” which aims to distribute all stored agricultural equipment and inputs to farmers to ensure their immediate use. The …

Enugu State Government has announced a N2 billion allocation in 2025 to develop farm estates across 260 wards. Dr. Patrick Ubru, the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Agro-Industrialization, revealed this …

Over 572, 309 smallholder crop farmers in Kano have been impacted under the Kano State Agro-pastoral Development Project (KSADP) crop value chain intervention, in the past four and half years. …