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The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has officially launched a cassava production intervention and industrialisation programme aimed at transforming Nigeria’s cassava value chain and positioning the country as a global powerhouse in cassava-based products.
The Federal Government ( FG) has reiterated its readiness to support sugar value chains towards reducing import cost, boosting internal production and as well creating jobs.
The Executive Director, Global Initiative for Food Security and Eco-System ( GIFSES), Dr. Micheal Terungwa David has encouraged Nigerians to explore the potential in urban farming to stem climate change vagaries on food production, just as he warned against much dependency on foreign seeds against our conventional ones.
The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has launched a national greenhouse farming initiative aimed at increasing vegetable production, empowering young agripreneurs, and supporting women farmers across Nigeria.
In a bold move to boost food security and modernize agriculture, the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has signed a strategic partnership with private agribusiness firm, Arzikin Noma, to establish the Renewed Hope Mega Farm in Ora, Kwara State.
The recent declaration by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria, through the Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security ( FMAFS), Sen. Sabi Abdullahi, ordering the Federal Executive Committee to immediately embark on food prices crashing to ensure accessibility, availability, and affordability, is very commendable in giving succour to poor Nigerian citizens. Still, our curiosity is how this directive can be made effective with empty buffer storage across the states.
The former president, Cocoa Association of Nigeria ( CAN) and presently the chairman, Board of Trustee ( BOT), Dr. Victor Iyama has commended the Federal Government (FG) for not heeding to the calls that farmers' produce should be determined by cocoa board.
The chairman, Board of Trustees ( BOT) and former President, Federation of Commodity Associations ( FACAN), Dr. Victor Iyama has warned the Federal Government( FG) against buying into the cultivation of Genetically Modified ( GM) seeds, saying it will be toxic to the soil and human health.
