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Wednesday, 25 October 2023

Climate Change: Premier Seed boss advises regenerative practices to check $16.9b losses

  

The Managing Director ( MD), Premier Seed Nigeria Limited, Dr. Ibitoye Oyewale has advised on the need for proactive climate smart agriculture practices to checkmate $16.9 billion losses being experienced in the last one decade in Nigeria.

Wednesday, 18 October 2023

OPINION WRITTEN BY AFAN PRESIDENT: THE SEARCH FOR FOOD SECURITY IN NIGERIA NEEDS A UNIFIED FRONT TO BE SUSTAINABLE.


The declaration of State of emergency on food security made Nigerian farmers albeit all Nigerians to  breath a sigh of relief and it portended the end of the insecurity bedeviling the  North East, North West, North Central and all other parts of Nigeria.

Monday, 16 October 2023

World Food Day: FG promises water for 2023/24 crops


* FAO, others speak

In the fullfilment of the Federal Government ( FG) renewed hope promises for accelerated commercial food production, the Minister, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security ( FMAFS) Sen. Abubakar Kyari has promised the application of an irritated farming system for 2023/24 seasons, just as the Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO) Director General ( DG) and farmers have called for science based policies and technologies support respectively for the sector.

Former IAR ED tells farmers not to replant hybrid seeds

  

To get a maximum yield in hybrid seeds with other best agronomics practices, the former Executive Director (ED) Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) Prof. Mohammad Faguji Ishiyaku has advised that farmers to purchase hybrid seeds for yearly planting.

Thursday, 12 October 2023

Experts speak on Plant Protection Right gains to Nigeria

  

Experts have advised that Nigeria needs to work towards getting Plant Protection Right ( PPR) for premium earnings, job opportunities, and food security.

Tuesday, 10 October 2023

Nigeria hosts African cassava conference

  

Nigeria has been given a hosting right to African cassava conference targeted to reposition the  crop for premium economy, just as the issue of trade mark is being promised for global competiveness. 

Dry season farming: FG assures farmers on fuel, other challenges

 

As part of measures to ensure successful dry season farming for this year, the Federal Government ( FG) has said strategies are already prepared to cushion the effect of subsidy removal on fuel, climate change and insecurity related matters.

Monday, 9 October 2023

IAR has a new ED, Prof. Ado. A Yusuf

  

Prof. Ado A. Yusuf is now the new Executive Director ( ED) of the Institute for Agricultural Research,  Samaru, Zaria.

IAR-100yrs: Former Agric Minister wants more research for food system

  * Target 43 new varieties 

As the Institute of Agricultural Research ( IAR), Samaru, Zaria celebrates its 100 years of existence in the Nigerian food system economy, the former Minister of Agriculture, state , and presently the Secretary to the State Government ( SSG) , Bornu state, Alhaji Bukar Tijani has raised concern on why researchers must double their efforts into more improved inputs that will ensure timely harvest in view of growing population and climate change challenges.

Sunday, 8 October 2023

Dry Season Farming: FG to cultivate 70,000 hectares of wheat

 

The Federal Government (FG) has announced that it will cultivate 70,000 hectares across the wheat production zones of the country with an expected yield of 875,000 metric tonnes for National Food Reserve.

Friday, 6 October 2023

Global Agric mechanization Sustainability, how prepared is Nigeria?NCAM, FMARD director speak


For African countries, especially Nigeria to meet up her food security productivity in view of Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) global call for agricultural mechanization sustainability is one task that must be vigorously pursued by government and relevant stakeholders.

FG holds first ever food security summit, says Minister

 

The first ever agriculture and food security summit under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tunibu is slated to hold in November, 2023 at a yet undisclosed venue and date by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security ( FMAFS). This was stated in a statement made available to Food Farm News today.

Tuesday, 3 October 2023

IAR@100yrs: Pictures speak at the Commissioning of the Monument that symbolises the event by the VC, ABU, Zaira, Prof. Kabiru Bala as IAR ED, Prof. M.F. Ishiyaku and others join in the unveiling, just as visit to IAR demonstration farm of the institute mandate crops also speak.

 IAR@100yrs: Pictures speak at the Commissioning of the Monument that symbolises the event by the VC, ABU, Zaira, Prof. Kabiru Bala as IAR ED, Prof. M.F. Ishiyaku and others join in the unveiling, just as visit to IAR demonstration farm of the institute mandate crops also speak.

Editorial: Need for farmers to put their house in order


Day by day, the attention food security situation of the country is receiving has called for the need why farmer Associations must put their house in order.