Editorial -Can we audit agric sector@ 61?

The president’s speech of October 1, 2021 to Nigerians as we celebrate Independence Day has different meanings to different people. But the most captivating among the clauses to us are the ones that border on the agricultural sector in view of food security matters that have never been much available, affordable, and accessible to most Nigerians as many still go to sleep with empty stomachs and hunger.

 

Sesame seeds price crazy to high demand, scarcity, says the National President

The National President, Sesame Seed Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Sheriff Balogun has described the present high demand for the produce as too crazy due to scarcity as farmers could not cultivate because of insecurity in the country.

Abuja University Dean laments squalor agric faculty

* Expert speaks on GAP

 

The Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Abuja, Prof. Park .O. Idisi has lamented over the infrastructural decay in Institute’s faculty saying there is a need to ensure that students studying Agriculture have access to facilities that will well prepare them for the future best agronomic practices to standard productivity.

Minister advocates meeting farmers regularly to end hunger

*Rice awardee promises export

The Agric Minister State, Alhaji Mustapha Baba Shehuri has posited that constant meeting with farmers is a pineace to ending food hunger in the country, just as a rice farmer, Alhaji Muazu,  an awardee also assured Nigerians soonest exporting of processed rice to other countries.

FG plans 4yr new policy for food security, says Minister

 

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Mohmood Abubakar has unveiled the new plan towards actualizing food security within four years of technologies driven agriculture to confront climate change and other challenges.

FG promises foods storage increase to 219,900MT

*Hint reduction in import bills

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mahmood Abubakar has disclosed that the country's national food reserve is expected to increase from current 109,657 metric tons to 219,900 metric tons in year 2022, just as the foods import bill received a level of reduction.

Images speak @ the ongoing World Food Day Celebration held at the National Agricultural Showground.

 Images speak @ the ongoing World Food Day Celebration held in Abuja. See more images below...

Agric minister visits IDPs, gives out inputs for food production.

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Dr Mohammad Mohmood Abubakar has given out agricultural improved technologies to Internally Displaced People (IDP) living in new Kuchigoro and two other places within the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT), Abuja.

Non Livestock Data responsible for feeds scarcity, says ILRI Country Rep

The Country Representative (CR) of International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Dr. Tunde Adegoke

The Country Representative (CR) of International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Dr. Tunde Adegoke has said that the scarcity of livestock feeds can be traced to the non availability of accurate data for animals and livestock in the country.

IAR receives certificate to commercialize GMO maize

The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Zaria has received a certicate of Tela maize open cultivation in Nigeria.