Election will soon hold, says AFAN president

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) Architect Kabir Ibrahim has said national election will soon be conducted as soon as all litigations in the court law are withdrawn by the Faruk Mudi factions. Ibrahim stated this in a press release made available to us last week Friday.

World Soil Day 2020: Keeping soil alive, protecting soil biodiversity

This year’s edition of World Soil Day’s theme is “Keep soil alive, protect soil biodiversity” and it seeks to raise awareness on the importance of sustaining healthy ecosystems and human well-being by addressing the increasing challenges of soil biodiversity loss and raising the profile of healthy soil.

Zabarmari killings: AFAN describes incident as disaster

· mourn slain members, sympathises with families 

The All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has described the recent slaying of farmers in Zabarmari, Borno state as portending disaster for the country’s food system while it sympathised with families of the victims and people of Borno state.

Editorial- Agriculture: The need for Southwest governments to wake up

There is a need for the Southwest governments to wake up from their slumber with regards to harnessing great economic potential in Agriculture as their counterparts from the other regions are not giving any chances despite of insurgency.

FG Promises support for Turmeric Association leaders

The Federal Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (FMITI) has restated, through one of its directors, Mr. Goni Ahmed its readiness to support the value chains of turmeric for more foreign exchange earnings.

Agro dealers blame FG, CBN for fertilizer scarcity

The president of the Nigeria Agro Input Dealers Association (NAIDA) Alhaji Kabiru Fara has said that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Federal Government (FG) were both responsible for the scarcity of fertilizer in the country.

AFAN imbroglio: Concerned members ask for election, disown ‘president’ Mudi

Members of All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (AFAN) from all the six geo-political zones of the country have asked the president, Architect Ibrahim Kabir and his executive members to conduct national election on or before the January 15, 2021 just as they demanded that Farouk faction should step down and subsume into the subsisting leadership of Ibrahim.

Images speak @ the election of the National Tumeric Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria, held in Abuja.

 

Images speak @ the election of the National Tumeric Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria, held in Abuja.

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.