Seeds Adoption: Nigeria needs over 300 thousand metric tons for 2024 food surplus

The Federal Government ( FG) has said that a total of 312,555.96 metric tons of certified seeds in five major grain crops will be needed to produce sufficient food grains of 31 million Metric Tons (MT) just as the National Assembly has raised the need for seed sector development.

Wheat seeds: Stakeholders query import for dry season planting

                                          

Some stakeholders in the wheat value chain have raised concern over the Federal Government ( FG) wheat seeds imported for dry season farming in view of the recently released varieties by Lake Chad Research Institute ( LCRI).

AFAN hails Agric Show turnout, asks for direct inputs to farmers

Farmers in Nigeria have commended the impressive turn out of stakeholders at the recently concluded Agric Show held in Tundun Wada, Keffi, Nazarawa state, despite  the economic and political situations in the country, just as they demanded direct subsidy inputs for members.

PRESS RELEASE : FG SET TO FLAG OFF DRY SEASON FARMING

  

As part of measures to combat food inflation in the country and as a direct response to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration of emergency on food security earlier in July this year, the Federal Government will on Saturday, November 25, officially flag off the 2023/2024 dry season farming.

FG embarks on wheat productions, postpones food summit, council meeting

The Federal Government ( FG) has embarked  on commercial wheat farming under the National Agricultural Growth Scheme and Agro-Pocket Program ( NAGS-AP), just as the food security summit and National Council Meeting on Agriculture have been postponed.

Agric Minister encourages clusters farming for tractors easy access

 

The Minister, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security ( FMAFS) Sen. Abubakar Kyari has advised on more organized clusters' farming and cooperatives towards creating more accessibility of tractors to farming and food security.

Agric Show portends food increase, says NAFN chairman

The chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT) National Agricultural Foundation of Nigeria ( NAFN) Architect Kabir Ibrahim has said the convergence of farmers and other stakeholders at the up coming Nigerian Agric Show will bring about  increase in food production.

Extension Services: Sasakawa President urges FG to up-scale

The President, Sasakawa Africa Association ( SAA) , Dr. Makoto Kitanaka

The President, Sasakawa Africa Association ( SAA) , Dr. Makoto Kitanaka has called on the Nigerian Government to enhance extension services towards achieving agricultural transformation agenda on food security in the African continent.

President Tinubu chides Research on promotion

 

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria has condemned many promotional driven research on the shelves  without positive impact to food security in Nigeria. Tinubu said this during the recently concluded 6th Africa- Wife Agricultural Extension Week held in Abuja, Nigeria last week.

Food Security: WMO forecast longer unstable weather

 * Agric Don raises food hope

*  Advises FG 

As the World Meteorological Organization ( WMO) alerted the entire globe about unstable weather situations till next year April, a professor of Agriculture and plant breeder, Prof. Samuel Olakojo has alleyed inherent fear of food insecurity just as he advised farmers and Federal Government ( FG) on what to do for best agronomics practices.