Ministry contractors cry for job payment

Chief Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture

Contractors who worked for Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) towards ensuring efficient commercial agriculture and food security have appealed to the management to save them from untimely death by paying their long overdue debts owed them just as one of them has been reported dead.

Young farmers have their skills put to the test

Angus Brims and John Forbes -winners of the prime lamb dressing contest.

Young farmers from across the north flocked to the Caithness Livestock Centre at Quoybrae for a series of competitions.

FAO strengthens stakeholders’ capacity to conduct disease outbreak investigation in Nigeria using One Health Approach.

FAO strengthens stakeholders’ capacity to conduct disease outbreak investigation in Nigeria using One Health Approach.

In 2006, the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) otherwise called bird flu outbreak threatened the poultry sector in Africa and nearly crippled the livelihoods of hundreds of farmers in Nigeria. Within the last three years, reports of a more lethal sequence reportedly reemerged with the risk of spreading rapidly.

Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo will chair activities of the Nigeria Zero Hunger Forum’s meeting in Sokoto state today.

R-L-- Kenton Drs Atta-Krah and Dashiell in Sokoto

The two-day meeting in Sokoto, which begins on Wednesday, will afford participating states in Nigeria the opportunity to peer review one another, particularly on achievements and steps taken so far since 2016 to bring about zero hunger.

Images speak at the 4th Nigerian Rice Investment Forum held in Sheraton Hotel Abuja

Group picture at the 4th Nigerian Rice Investment Forum held in Sheraton Hotel Abuja

Images speak at the 4th Nigerian Rice Investment Forum held in Sheraton Hotel Abuja.. see more images below

SEE Video- SHARK FARMER: CHANGING TRENDS

 Shark Farmer, Rob Sharkey

The Shark Farmer, Rob Sharkey, discusses the changing trends in purchasing farm equipment.  See video below

Images speak at the annual national forum of small scale women farmers' organization in Nigeria (SWOFON) organized by the Actionaid

 Images speaks at the annual national forum of small scale women farmers' organization in Nigeria (SWOFON) organized by the Actionaid

 Images speaks at the annual national forum of small scale women farmers' organization in Nigeria (SWOFON) organized by the Actionaid.... see more images below

More images speak as FG releases two new BT transgenic hybrid cotton

More images as FG releases two new BT transgenic hybrid cotton

More images as FG releases two new BT transgenic hybrid cotton... se more images below

'Ireland should push for a free-trade agreement with Indonesia to compete in region'

Bord Bia's Tara McCarthy and Thomas Darmawan of Kadin Indoesian Chamber of Commerce at a dairy seminar Jakarta

Ireland must push for a Free Trade Agreement with Indonesia if it wants to successfully compete in the South-East Asian market, Head of Dairy Industry Ireland (DII) Conor Mulvihill has urged.

Images speak at the world press conference on the newly released MRC7377 BGII MAHYCO c 567 BGII and MRC 7361 Transgenic cotton hybrid varieties in Nigeria

Group picture at the world press conference on the newly released MRC7377 BGII MAHYCO c 567 BGII and MRC 7361 Transgenic cotton hybrid varieties in Nigeria

Images speak at the world press conference on the newly released MRC7377 BGII MAHYCO C 567 BGII and MRC 7361 Transgenic cotton hybrid varieties in Nigeria