NiMet advocates climate information for national planning

The Director-General/CEO of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Mansur Bako Matazu has advised that climate and weather information be taken as one key weapon to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) initiative. Prof. Bako made this call in a press statement signed by the NiMet General Manager, Muntari Yusuf Ibrahim after the keynote address he delivered at the 61st annual conference of Nigeria geographers in Obafemi Awolowo University, Osun state. .

  

Millet Diet May Lower Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes And Help Regulate Blood Sugar

A new study has just proven that consuming millet may help reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and help regulate blood sugar levels in people with diabetes, indicating the potential for preventing appropriate meals based on millet for diabetics and pre-diabetics as well as for non-diabetics. .

Press release- NASC, NESG unveils the Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Act 2021

The National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) and the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) on Thursday the 29^th of July, 2021 unveiled the Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Act 2021 in an event that held in Lagos, Nigeria with the theme “Unveiling the Plant Variety Protection Act 2021 and Plans for Implementation.”

Agric funding: stakeholders lament banks’ role

The agricultural stakeholders that participated at the recently held 2nd strategic planning meeting of the Forum for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Business Membership Organization of Nigeria (MSME-BMOs) have lamented over commercial banks’ high-interest rate on loans with demand for a throat-cutting collaterals. .

FG/ World Bank APPEALS empowers over 39, 000 beneficiaries across states

*Emphasizes collaborations

The Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) has revealed that a total of 39,209 direct beneficiaries of male and female with 60.84 and 39.16 percentages respectively have been economically empowered through the project .

FG APPOINTS Dr. GAMBO AS REGISTRAR FOR METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE

The Federal Government (FG) has appointed Dr. Bishir Gambo as the Registrar of the Meteorological Institute of Science and Technology, Katsina .

FG, World bank train journalists on communities development communication

As part of the effort to intensify on keeping citizens more informed about agricultural rural development in the country, the Federal Government (FG), and the World Bank  project on Agro-Processing, Productivity and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) will this week train some select journalists on effective communication on rural development and its economic impacts on the grassroots communities in terms of empowerment.

NiMet cautions against flood, ask People to take weather predictions serious

 

The recently devastating flood occasioned by rainfall of the 16^th, July in Lagos and its environ has been said to be one of the reasons why Nigerian Metrological Agency (NiMet ) weather forecast must be taken very seriously by Nigerians.

Images speak as President Buhari Commissions the First National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) Integrated Farm Estate in Katsina State on 19th July 2021

President Buhari Commissions the First National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) Integrated Farm Estate in Katsina State on 19th July 2021. See more images below. Courtesy of Femi Adesina's page.

Why CBN boycotts NAIC on anchor borrow

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been alleged of  tactically avoiding compliance to the Federal Government (FG) directives that all its agricultural projects must pay a certain percentage of the sum total of the loan per farmer to the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) as a premium to forestall any unforeseen disaster against harvest of produce. Food Farm News finding revealed.