Nigeria’s Renewed Push For Agri-Food Systems Investment
With Nigeria’s agricultural sector at the crossroads of immense opportunities and persistent challenges, policymakers, stakeholders, and development partners have gathered...
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Agriculture
Saudi, Niger Seal $100m Livestock Export Deal To Middle East
Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State has unveiled a $100 million livestock offtake agreement with the Saudi Export and...
Nigeria Spends $10bn Annually On Food Imports – FG
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, says Nigeria spends $10 billion annually on agro-imports, including wheat...
Pasture Planting Pushes Path to Peace, Prosperity
The rolling green plains of Kawu Grazing Reserve in Bwari Area Council, FCT, came alive with the hum of tractors,...
Food Security: FACAN Moves To Reposition Commodity Associations In Benue
The Benue chapter of the Federation of Agricultural Commodity Associations of Nigeria (FACAN) has taken steps to reposition, reform, reorganise...
As Nigeria Charts Path To Reclaim Global Leadership In Palm Oil Industry
In the 1960s, Nigeria accounted for more than 40 per cent of global palm oil production. Today, its share has...
NEPC Distributes 23,239 Hybrid Seedlings, Inputs To 3,047 Farmers
The Director-General, Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Mrs Nonye Ayeni, has said the council distributed 23,239 hybrid seedlings and farm...
AfDB, Partners Raise $2.2bn For Agro Zones Expansion
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and its development partners have raised $2.2 billion (approximately N3.4 trillion) to implement the second...
FG Backs Tech-enabled Youth-led Agribusiness Shift
The federal government is pushing for a youth-led transformation of Nigeria’s agricultural sector using technology and innovation to modernise food...
How Taraba Farmers Will Benefit From N500bn ‘Produce For Lagos’ Deal
In what is being hailed as a turning point for agriculture in Taraba State, Governor Agbu Kefas, has positioned the...
