Editorial- The Sidelining of NCAM: A Crisis for Nigeria's Agriculture

Nigeria, a nation endowed with vast agricultural potential, continues to struggle with food insecurity and stagnating agricultural productivity just as feeding 200 million population annually is more becoming a great challenge.

Nigeria Agric Research fails counterpart to international partners

 

The Agricutural Research Council of Nigeria ( ARCN) has not been able to fulfill its financial obligations to other international partners in technologies improvement to the tune of Four Hundred and Thirty Four Million, Nine Hundred and Thirty Seven Thousand, One Hundred and One Naira (N434, 937,101,02) since 2014.

An environmental NGO solicits support for rural climate change

 

A registered Non Governmental Organization ( NGO) named Rural Wealth  Foundation ( RWF) has called on both local and international organizations to support environmental protection ocassioned by climate change degradation on two major rivers in Kogi state, Nigeria against food security.

ActionAids raises concern on increasing climate change crisis, food insecurity

 

ActionAids Nigeria has expressed the need for the country to take proactive action against the increasing climate crisis and food insecurity that have been driving more people into poverty.

FACAN, Afe University on Agricultural market collaboration

The President, the Federation of Commodity Associations of Nigeria (FACAN)/Nigerian-American Chambers of Commerce ( NACC), Alhaji Sheriff Balogun has entered into a market collaboration with the Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti ( ABUAD) management towards enhancing market efficiency for the majority of the processed food varieties that are being produced in the citadel.

LETTER OF RETRACTION

         

                                                                                                                    

                                                                                                                                   B10 Jumrat Estate,

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The Publisher/Founder,

Farmfood News

Abuja.

Sir

                                                                LETTER OF RETRACTION

I refer to my earlier press briefing titled “Cashew Processors Cry for FG Protection Against Shutdown” published in FarmFoodNews on 17th February, 2025.  

Minister resonates need for BOA recapitalization

 

The Agric Minister, State, Sen. Sabi Abdullahi has joined his voice to those calling for the Bank of Agriculture ( BOA) re-capitalization towards better financing of farmers and other stakeholders to achieve food security.

Cashew processors cry for FG protection against shutdown

The Cashew Processors and Packagers Association of Nigeria (CAPPAN) has supported a recent call made by the umbrella body of the produce asking the Federal Government ( FG) to take pragmatic steps that will protect local market running to $1.507,000 on a daily basis.

Women Farmers, NGOs raise alarm over 36% decline in agric budget amid food Inflation

The Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) with other two groups have raised concerns over a significant decline in the 2025 agriculture budget, warning that the 36.19% reduction could exacerbate the country’s already dire food insecurity situation. 

Stakeholders query FG priority funding of NADF over Bank of Agric

Some stakeholders in the Agriculture sector have expressed dissatisfaction over the Federal Government (FG) funding priority to another agency under the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security over the Bank of Agriculture ( BOA).