Pictures speak at the recently held Experience sharing and advocacy strategies review technical session on Agricultural seed, Organized by the Partnership to Engage Reform and Learning (PERL)

Pictures speak at the recently held Experience sharing and advocacy strategies review technical session on Agricultural seed, Organized by the Partnership to Engage Reform and Learning (PERL)

IAR&T REFILs for 2018: Pictures speak as the best farmer from South West was honored with an award of excellence along with Prof. Oluwatosin for excellent performance as immediate past Refils coordinator. Here, Agric Commissioner, Ekiti state Hon. Odebunmi presents the award to Mr. Adekunle Adeniji, an illustrious son of Omuo Ekiti accompanied by his wife as best farmer. Others are pictures from the event.

IAR&T REFILs for 2018: Pictures speak as the best farmer from South West was honored with an award of excellence along with Prof. Oluwatosin for excellent performance as immediate past Refils coordinator. Here, Agric Commissioner, Ekiti state Hon. Odebunmi presents the award to Mr. Adekunle Adeniji, an illustrious son of Omuo Ekiti
accompanied by his wife as best farmer. Others are pictures from the event.

Pictures speak at the recently visit of Federal College of Agriculture, Akure, Board Members to the Institute's new facilities. the members report back the achievement to Deji of Akure, as they urged the kabiyese to support the college against land grabbers

Pictures speak at the recently visit of  Federal College of Agriculture, Akure, Board Members to the Institute's new facilities. the members report back the achievement  to Deji of Akure, as they urged the kabiyese to support the college against land grabbers

Livestock: Minister asks NAPRI for a proposal

Group Picture

The business relationship between the National Animals Production Research Institute (NAPRI) with Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (FMITI) today has deepened as the Minister of State, Mrs. Aisha Abubakar met with the team and demanded a proposal that would hasten business partnership towards a modern farm model for animals and other livestock productivity using standard methods for local consumption and export.

Africa needs to more than double cassava production by 2050, says NGO boss

R-L-- GCP21 Director Designate, Prof. Malachy Akoroda; GCP21 Conference Communication Coordinator, Godwin Atser; GCP21 Director, Dr Claude Fauquet; and journalists during the exhibition of cassava products in Lagos.

·        * 300 researchers, policy makers to attend mega cassava meeting in Cotonou

Africa needs to double her cassava production to avert a major food crisis by 2050, says the Director for the Global Cassava Partnership for the 21^st Century (GCP21), Dr. Claude Fauquet in Lagos.

Organisations task governments on adequate nutrition available to the public

FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva

A call has gone out to governments to persuade food industry partners to provide consumers with better access to healthier diets.

Sunflower Association alerts FG on foreigners posing as tourists to exploit farmers

Kebbi State Governor, Sen. Abubakar Badugu

·       *Kebbi Governor cautions on distortion

Stakeholders at the meeting of Sunflower Growers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria have alerted and called on the government to curb the influx of foreigners who came in the guise of tourists but only to end up buying agricultural produce at exploitative prices from the farmers.

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PRESS RELEASE AUDU OGBEH HONOURED WITH ZIK PRICE 2017 LEADERSHIP AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE

Chief Audu Ogbeh Awarded 

The Hon Minister of Agriculture & Rural Development Chief Audu Ogbeh CFR was on Sunday honored with the Public Service Outstanding Award along with 9 other notable Nigerians by the Public Research and Analysis Center - the body that institutionalized the Zik Leadership Award to recognize, appreciate and encourage distinguished Nigerians who have made significant contributions to the development of the nation.

FECA’s New Face: “no need of going to Songhai for training” Dr. Odedina

FCA students on practical farm with  the Provost in blue T-shirt Dr. Odedina, and in blue native, the Publisher, Foodfarmnews Ayeni Oladehinde,.

The last three years and months of the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure (FECA) under the present Provost, Dr. Samson A. Odedina has worn a new face worthy to be called Centre of Excellence in agricultural value chain training and transferring of improved technologies to farmers, both youths and women across the country; without necessarily going to Songhai towards ensuring food security and wealth creation.