IITA partners MasterCard to create 40,000 agric job for youths in Nigeria

 About 40,000 Nigerian youths have been targeted to be trained by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in partnership with MasterCard Foundation in various Agric-business entrepreneurship in food values. This was contained in statement made available yesterday by IITA Godwin Atser .

Minister, others attribute mechanization, food value chains to low productivity

Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have said that the underdevelopment of the mechanization and agricultural value chains were responsible for the low productivity in the sector.

Yam: FG ready to check beetle disease, promises support for flood affected farmers

The Federal Government (FG) has said that frantic effort is being put in place to control infestation of beetle on yam, while also promises incentives for those affected by the pest and flood.

FG promises more support for groundnut productivity

The Federal Government (FG) through the Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) Mr. Boss Gidahyelda Mustapha has said that groundnut value chains would be well supported as part of cardinal vocal point of this administration to diversify the economy from oil to non oil of agriculture.

NALDA executes Buhari’s order on youth engagement in farming

The Executive Secretary (ED) of the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) Mr. Paul Ikonne has said that the Agency had already started to engage the Nigerian youths in farming. He said this during a  Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) 9 pm network news recently.

NAIC, others move to stop illegal taxation on produce

The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) has inaugurated five committees for the implementation of the National Transit Insurance Scheme (NATIS) and National Anti-Multiple Taxation Scheme (NAMTAXS).

Images speak @ the inauguration of the implementation committee for National Transit Insurance Scheme (NATIS) held at the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) headquarters Abuja.

Images speak @ the inauguration  of the implementation committee for National Transit Insurance  Scheme (NATIS) held at the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) headquarters Abuja.

ATASP-1: Excitement galore as farmers, other beneficiaries plead for extension

It was excitements and praises galore as farmers, processors, local government officials, seed producers, rural dwellers and other stakeholders expressed their heartfelt appreciation for the various interventions provided by the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program Phase-One (ATASP-1).

A new executive elected for yam association

The Federal Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (FMITI) and Federation of Agricultural Commodity Association Nigeria (FACAN) has conducted an election that emerged  Prof. Simon Itwange as the National President of the National Yam, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria and six other Vice President (VP) from the geopolitical zones of country.

NAERLS gets a new boss

 

Prof. Emmanuel Ikani has officially taken over the mantle of leadership at the National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS).