Unlocking the power of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) through implementation of the Plant Treaty’s Multilateral System to secure Nigeria’s food security and nutrition

 

When Nigerians discuss food security, the conversation often centers on fertilizer, tractors,  irrigation and the huge volumes of food imported into the country. These are important concerns. 

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY, NIGERIA @66! 🇳🇬

 

From all of us at Food Farm News, we wish Nigerians at home and across the world a happy and memorable 66th Independence Anniversary.

African dryland network to help farmers with climate smart crops

In view of climate change impact on soil and crops, about eight dryland crops in Nigeria have been slated for improvement intervention in order to support farmers facing weather related challenges.

Registrar advocates for plant varietal protection

 

The Registrar, Plant Varietal Protection Office ( PVPO), domiciled in the National Agricultural Seeds Council ( NASC) Dr. Folarin Okelola has emphasized why all  breeders must use intellectual property rights to protect their crops innovation against exploitation without appropriate benefits.

Millet development needs more funding, says Lake Chad Institute

 

The Lake Chad Research Institute (LCRI) has advocated more funding for millet research and its commercial promotion to justify the crop's nutritional potential.

Agric council meeting may hold early November

 

The 48th Regular Meeting of the National Council on Agriculture and Food Security (NCAFS) may have been slated to take place in the first week of November 2026.

FG, FAO commence world food day

The Federal Government ( FG) through its Agriculture Ministry has announced the preparation for 2026 world food day celebration slated for October 16.

Agric Dev Fund: Researchers complain of non access

 

Researchers who claimed to have applied for research project funds are already complaining of not being able to access the money from National Agricultural Development Fund ( NADF).

Lake Chad plant breeder raises alarm over high cost of research occasioned by insecurity

A plant breeder Dr. Maryam Dawud of Lake Chad Research Institute (LCRI) has said the negative impact of insecurity in the North is already taking its toll on cost of  research development just as farmers are already quitting their farms for safety.

Tractors to Farmers: FG unveils new strategy

 

The Federal Government ( FG) under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ( PBAT) is planning a new strategy of giving farmers affordable mechanization services that will enhance food security.

AFAN charges FG on timely inputs delivery

 

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria ( AFAN) has asked the Federal Government ( FG) to improve on its inputs delivery strategy to ensure timeliness for effective planting for food security.

Breaking News: IAR Announces New Appointments.

 

The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, is pleased to announce the appointment and reappointment of distinguished researchers to key leadership positions within the Institute.

Agric Development: Ruling Party emphasises need for infrastructure

The All Progressive Congress ( APC) chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda has emphasized that infrastructural provision will enhance agricultural development in Nigeria beyond its shores.

Former presidential candidate, Kingsley Maghalu key note address at 20th Anniversary of AGRA in Nairobi

 

" Yesterday in Nairobi, I delivered the Keynote Address at the 20th Anniversary of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa ( AGRA ) titled “A Harvest That Employs the Century: Yields, Value Chains, and the 2050 Workforce”. In it, I laid out a broad strategic agenda to improve the productivity, value chains, and governance capabilities of African agriculture. 

Kano rural agric development agency asks for prayers

The Managing Director ( MD) Kano State Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (KNARDA), Dr. Farouk Ahmad Kurawa has asked the farmers and pastoralists to pray for more food security interventions just as he pleaded for peaceful coexistence within the state.

AFAN, FACAN mourn former president, National Deputy

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria ( AFAN) has announced with sad note the passing away of its former president, Architect Kabiru Ibrahim, just as the Federation of Agricultural Commodity Association (FACAN) also expressed sadness over the death of its former National Deputy President, late Chief Adjaroh Oghenekaro.

FACAN mourns former AFAN president

 

All the membership,  Federation of Agricultural Commodity Association of Nigeria (FACAN) has expressed its deep sorrow over the sudden death of the former All Farmers Association of Nigeria ( AFAN), late Architect Kabiru Ibrahim just as he was described as a person who lived his life for Agricultural development in Nigeria.

Editorial: Let us allow Community Food Bank Fund be

The National Food Community Bank, the pet project of Her Excellency, Chief/Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria is breaking ground to get nutritional foods to the poorest of the children through the established food banks already in Borno, Jigawa, Kogi and the recently inaugurated one in Abeokuta, Ogun state.

Food Security: Thailand Gifts $20,000 Worth of Rice to Nigeria

 

As part of humanitarian  support to Nigeria, the government of Thailand has donated rice valued approximately at $20,000 to address food related challenges.

Accord, APC, ADC resonate Agriculture development at 2026 Osun Governorship Town Hall meeting

 

The three major parties, Accord, All People Conference (APC) and African Democratic Congress (ADC) have said agriculture would be given priority to ensure food security and revenue generation through employment creation with the use of modern technologies.

FG targets 4,000 internally produced tractors

 

The Federal Government ( FG) is working out a plan to establish an agricultural mechanization plant that will be capable of producing 2,000 to 4,000 tractors in Nigeria.

Foods Import: Africa spends $70bn annually despite vast potentials, says CORAF

 

Africa has been said to be spending an estimated $70 billion annually on food imports even at the expense of her great agricultural potential in research and improved innovations across the continent. 

BOA proposes N200b for post food harvest, unveils smart transportation program

 

The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) in an effort to stabilize food prices for has hinted a plan to initiate a N200b post harvest interventions for price stabilization just as smart transportation will be initiated to ensure accessibility, availability and affordability of the agricultural produce.

Food Security: Minister tells CGIAR to do more for Africa

The Agric Minister, State, Nigeria, Sen. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi has asked the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) to apply the same measure of technologies transfer in Asia and Latin America to African food security, saying this is what would quickly advance commercial food system development among the nationals in the continent.

African Science Week: Minister reaffirms proven technologies to drive food security

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, State, Sen. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi has said that Nigeria is presently upscaling the use of science and technologies to drive her food value chains system beyond farmers' tables.

Agric budget gets lower allocations since 2023, says ActionAid

 

The National Agricultural allocations for 37 states including FCT has been reported to have had lower budgets as against 10% Maputo stipulations which Nigeria was a signatory.

FG appoints new heads to three animals production institutes

 

The Federal Government ( FG) through the Minister of Livestock, Alhaji Idi Mukhtar Maiha has approved a new leader for National Veterinary Research Institute ( NVRI), Vom, Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology ( FCAHPT), Ibadan and    Institute of Animal Health and Production ( FCAHPT), Vom.

Researchers, experts decry low usage of seeds by farmers

 

A stakeholders meeting has expressed dissatisfaction over the low usage of improved seeds by farmers in Nigeria, saying there is an urgent need to ensure more measures that would increase adoption for positive impact on the rural family livelihoods.

NCAM gets substantive ED, stakeholders fault the appointment

 

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ( PBAT) has approved the appointment of Engr. Julius Oloro as the new substantive Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) of National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization ( NCAM), Ilorin, Kwara state.

Land Grabbers: Osun Farmers Protest, appeal to Governor, Oni

 

Over 3,000 farmers from the  farm settlement in Araromi-Oke-odo, Ife South Local Government Area of Osun State, staged a peaceful protest in Osogbo, calling for urgent government intervention over land grabbing, recurring attacks, and insecurity threatening their livelihoods.

Farmers protest against delay in fertilizer distribution

 

Nigeria's farmers of the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT) chapter has demanded for the immediate release of the 6,800 fertiliser bags meant for them to grow rainy season food for year 2026.

FG asks states to make land available for Agriculture

The National Agricultural Land Development Authority ( NALDA) has told the states' government that food increase synergy would not be achievable except they made legal lands available for community agriculture development.

Niger Delta: FG announces $500m for Agric business development

 

The presidency through the Vice President's office has announced a $500 million Agricultural business development fund to diversify crude oil economy in the Niger Delta Region to food sustainable more economy earnings.

NADF, NBS Partner to Drive Data-Based Agricultural Financing

 

The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen agricultural data generation, validation, sharing and analysis in a move aimed at promoting evidence-based financing, policymaking and investment across Nigeria's agricultural sector.

FG set to verify farmers for food Security

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening collaboration with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to establish a credible database for genuine farmers.

BOA Moves to Curb Food Price Swings

The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) has proposed a ₦200 billion Guaranteed Minimum Price Programme to protect farmers from post-harvest price crashes, stabilise food markets and shield consumers from rising food costs.

Kyari, NADF Call for Innovation-Led Agriculture

 

Africa's drive to transform agriculture must move beyond simply increasing research funding to building a robust innovation ecosystem that connects scientific discoveries with industry, investment and farmers, Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, and the Executive Secretary of the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF), Mohammed Ibrahim, have said.

FMAFS lacks funding for approved food security programs

 

An active execution of food security programs in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security ( FMAFS) has been drastically slowed down of recent due to lack of adequate funding. Food Farm News recent visit reveals.

Kaduna killings put farming under threat, ActionAid, AFAN speak

The recent Kaduna killings of people including farmers has put farming and food security under serious threat.

IBB son chairs Bank of Agric

 

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen Abubakar Kyari, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen.Dr Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi and Chairman, Board of Bank of Agriculture, Alhaji Muhammad Babangida, during the inauguration ceremony.

The first son of the former Military Head of states, General Mohamed Babagida, retired has been officially empowered to chair the newly constituted board of directors of the Bank of Agriculture ( BOA).

More Northern states face hunger, $89m needed, says United Nations World Food

 

The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has said hunger will hit more people in the Northern states of Nigeria just as the organization pleaded for an emergency $89 million to prevent more  vulnerability.

NADF Trains 1,884 Extension, Food Security Officers Nationwide

 

The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has commenced a nationwide capacity-building programme aimed at strengthening Nigeria's agricultural extension system with the training of 1,884 Extension Agents and Food Security Specialists under its Grassroots Digital Extension Corps (GDEC) initiative.

FEC approves $900m for Agriculture Financing

 

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $900 million for Agricultural financing along the value chains of food productivity and agro-processing in Nigeria. 

Cocoa: FG gives farmers One Million Climate Smart Seedlings

 

The Federal Government (FG) has started the distribution of one million improved hybrid cocoa seedlings to farmers across the fourteen states of the Federation.

Raw Material Council: Stakeholders divide over DG's performance

 

There seems to be a divided view on the performance of Raw Materials Research Development Council (RMRDC) under the leadership of the current Director General (DG) by stakeholders over local contents substitution for our industrial use.

Editorial: Let the Governors take extension services seriously by funding

 

The funding disposition of many if not all states' Governors to food security is the point of concern in this editorial, even in the instances of increased budgetary allocations by the Federal Government ( FG) to the governors every month.

Do we have food security in Yoruba land" Seun Kuti asks

Mr. Seun Kuti, an Afrobeat musician has raised a critical question of whether the Yoruba region would be able to feed itself, particularly on tomatoes and peppers which are usually supplied by the North.

FG asks states to make land available for Agriculture

 

The National Agricultural Land Development Authority ( NALDA) has told the states' government that food increase synergy would not be achievable except they made legal lands available for community agriculture development.

A civil society calls for wheat reform inputs

 

A strong voice in the advocacy of Agricultural Development in Nigeria, ActionAid has called for a more proactive instrument of wheat inputs distribution in Nigeria, saying this would fast track the trickling down of the produce to intended people.

FG charges committee on improved food safety

  

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, state, Sen. Abdullah has encouraged a newly constituted committee on the standard Agricultural produce that is internationally competitive for consumption.