Easter celebration: FG gives out 40TMT foods to IDPs

In obedience to President Mohammadu Buhari's directives to cushion high prices of foods to Nigerians, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has commenced 40,000 metric tons of foods distribution to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the country starting with the Federal Territory, Abuja.

Sesame seeds yet to list in the anchor program

 National President, Sesame Seeds Association, Alhaji Sheriff Balogun.

Despite the high demand for Nigerian sesame seeds across the globe, with a current global market of roughly $500m, currently generation over $700million annually with the production rate of Nigeria between 450-500 metric tons, the crop is yet to be enlisted on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor Borrowers Program (APB), according to the National President, Sesame Seeds Association, Alhaji Sheriff Balogun.

GMO, a panacea not to sleep on empty stomach, says NABDA DG

 The application of Genetically Modified Crops (GMOs) technology into our food security programme has a solution to avert people from going to sleep without food in their stomachs, said the DG/CEO National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha. Prof. Mustapha stated this at a GMO food largess hosted by Open Forum for Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) as guests were treated to delicacies made from bt cowpea beans.

What i will do as new Chief of Veterinary, Dr. Maimuna Habib

The new Chief of Veterinary of Nigeria, Dr. Maimuna Habib

 The new Chief of Veterinary of Nigeria, Dr. Maimuna Habib has promised Nigerians a more improved animals’ productivity for internal and external consumptions, saying the concept of yearly animal vaccination is going to be taken more seriously in all the six-geopolitical zones by the government to prevent spread of diseases..

Images speak @ the Visit of participants of the senior executive course (sec) N0 44 (2022) of the National institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru held at the Honourable minister of Agriculture and Rural Developments Conference room Abuja.

 

Images speak @ the Visit of participants of the senior executive course (sec) N0 44 (2022) of the National institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru held at the Honourable minister of Agriculture and Rural Developments Conference room Abuja.

Senate insists on GMOs thorough regulation, passes bill to committee on environment

In a bit to ensure healthy food consumption and soils management against Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) products, the senate presided over by Sen. Ahmad  Lawan has passed to second reading a bill presented to amend some areas of an act provision for National Bio-Safety Management  Agency (NBMA).

Youth farmers promise electoral show down for ruling party

The youth farmers under the agies of Agriculture for Food and Job Plan (AFJP) have promised to use their electoral power against the ruling party for not being paid for services rendered as enumerators.

Sacked AFAN executives appeal against High Court order

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) executives led by Architect Kabir Ibrahim have approached the Abuja Court of Appeal to set aside the judgement that sacked them from office, saying the Federal High Court has no jurisdiction on internal matters that relate to civil society organizations like AFAN.

FG to reposition ARCN, agric colleges, others

The Federation Government (FG) has constituted a panel to understudy the 2021 amended act of Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) towards  meaningful recommendations that would be used to reposition the council, colleges of agriculture and other institutes for better performance in commercial productivity of the sector.

Commodities President wants farmers, exporters more positioned

• Calls CBN to order

The National President, Federation of Agricultural Commodity Associations Dr. Victor Iyama has said that the economy of Nigeria will perform more better through strategic repositioning of farmers and exporters for commercial production and export of the produce respectively.