The death of the former chairman, Agriculture Correspondents Association of Nigeria ( ACAN) Mr. John O. Oba has been announced.
The death of the former chairman, Agriculture Correspondents Association of Nigeria ( ACAN) Mr. John O. Oba has been announced.
The Managing Director ( MD)/ Chief Executive Officer ( CEO), Nigerian Agricutural Insurance Corporation ( NAIC) Mrs. Folashade Joseph has encouraged farmers to harness potential of insurance coverage to achieve climate smart agriculture towards food security, just as she sympathised with those who are recently affected by flood impact across the country.
The Minister, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security ( FMAFS), State, Sen Abdullahi Sabi Aliyu has announced that 31 states have been penciled for high flood risk, while 249 local governments will experience moderate flood.
The Oyo state Ministry of Agriculture has said the rumour of farming settlements being sold was not correct, but stated some parts of them were on lease to investors who built living quarters for their workers on the land.
The President, National Cassava Growers Association of Nigeria (NCGA) Alhaji Mustapha Othman has called for immediate farmers' training on cassava cutting either in edible or industrial variety.
The Nigerian farmers have indicated their intentions to embrace the planting of genetically modified seeds for its potential to give more increased production based on the resistance characteristics to pest/disease, drought and floods.
There is a great indication that the year 2025 may be faced with another food shortage as the funding to prevent such has been delayed by the Federal Government ( FG) just as South West states May face serious famine due to neglect of the sector.
The National President, Agro-dealers Association, Alhaji Kabiru Fara has disabused the wrong accusations of round tripping being alleged his members against farmers during the 2023 dry season farming, saying they operated based on the directives given by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security ( FMAFS), just as he emphasized that the program was 85% successful.
Some Nigerians have expressed their disappointment on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ( BAT)'s speech particularly with the aspect that dealt with food security, describing it as passive to the reality facing food agricultural development.
The Federal Government (FG) has sacked the Executive Secretary ( ES), National Agricutural Land Development Authority ( NALDA) Mr. Paul Ikonne with immediate replacement by Engr. Cornelius Oluwaseun Adebayo.