A law to criminalize chemically ripened fruits on the way, says a senator

    

Senator Anthony Ani, representing Ebonyi South, has promised to push for an Act that would impose a stiffer penalty on those who use poisonous chemicals to ripen fruits for public consumption.

Agric Insurance: President Tinubu appoints new MD, two EDs

 

The President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed a new Managing Director(MD)/ Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) with two other substantives Executive Directors ( EDs) to take over the management of Nigerian Agricutural Insurance Corporation ( NAIC) with immediate effect.

BOA targets $20b recovery, affirms N1t re capitalisation

 

The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) has come up with a proactive debt strategy to recover over $20 billions just as the N1 trillion recapitulation is said to be a must.

Women in Agric get NADF, GIZ promises on inclusive finance

 The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) and the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) have reaffirmed their joint commitment to transforming Nigeria’s agricultural sector through the implementation of women gender-inclusive with climate-smart financing strategies.

Senate demands quick disengage from old agric practices

Sen. Saliu Mustapha, chairman of the Senate committee on agriculture production services and rural development, has called for immediate change from old agricultural practices to the use of modern technologies to increase youth participation in the sector.

GMO : Don raises concerns over involvement in rubber, food production

Professor Uche Amalu, a don at University of Calabar,  has raised serious concerns on the increasing involvement of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in Nigeria's rubber and food production system.

Food Productivity: Journalists, Stakeholders push for more regular information

 

A cross-section of journalists and agricultural stakeholders have called for an urgent increase on more information on food productivity in the country.

Beans: Nigeria Loses $362 million revenue, spends N16 Billion annually on Import – ActionAid

Nigeria is said to be losing approximately $362 million annually in potential revenue from bean exports, while spending about N16 billion each year to import the same commodity. Said ActionAid Nigeria.

Editorial: Let the states' Government invest in buffer storage for food security

  

The present buffer stock unavailability in many of our states, going to Thirty-three ( 33) out of 37, including Federal Capital Territory (FCT) calls for great concern in view of our food challenges in terms of prices and scarcity in recent times.

How we assist onions, tomatoes, and pepper farmers, says NIHORT, Kano station

The head of station, National Institute for Horticultural Research Institute ( NIHORT), Kano, Dr. Idris Bala Abdullahi, has said that farmers planting onions, peppers, and tomatoes in the far north have been assisted in many ways to get a competitive yield through improved seeds and provision of organic pesticides to combat worm and other wilt diseases between 2024 and 2025 planting seasons.

Onion,Tomato, Pepper Ginger not our mandate crops, says IAR ED

The Executive Director ( ED) Institute for Agricultural Research, Samaru, Prof. Ado A. Yusuf has said that its crops mandate genetic improvement didn't cover tomatoes, peppers, onions, and ginger.

IAR announces the death of a groundnut breeder, Prof. Echekwu. NVRC mours

The Institute for Agricultural Research ( IAR) and the Plant Science Faculty at ABU, Zaria, have announced the death of Prof. C. A. Echekwu, a renowned groundnut breeder with an impactful legacy that had reshaped legume research in Nigeria.

IAR confirms machines competitiveness, responses to other issues at 2025 meeting

The Program leader, Agricutural Mechanization unit, Institute of Agricultural Research ( IAR) Samaru, Engr. (Dr.) Aminu Sahel has defended the various Agricultural machineries of the institute for being competitive with any imported ones, just as concerns were raised on the absence of policymakers and key government officials at the 2025 cropping/ Refils meetings.