Nigeria losses $14b annually on farmers-herders crisis, says Presidential Aide

The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Agriculture and Head of (PACE) Secretariat, Dr. Andrew Kwasari has said over $14 billion is annually lost to farmers- herders conflict, just as 22 states have shown interest of participation in the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP).

NiMet boss wants climate information taken to farmers

The Director General/ Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMeT) Prof. Mansur Bako Matazu has challenged climate change managers not to keep necessary information meant for farmers at the grassroots on their office shelves, stressed by so doing will short change foods productivity in West Africa sub region.

National Livestock: Minister, FAO advocate implementation

 The Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar and the Country Representative, Food for Agriculture Organization (FAO) have both said that consistent implementation of the 10 years National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) will unlock the full economic potentials of the meat and dairy productivity into agricultural economy development in Nigeria.

AfDB boss meets Buhari, unveil plans on food security.

 

The president, African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina has said Nigeria is on its priority list of nations that will benefit in the $1.5 billion Africa Emergency Food Production Plan (AfEFPP) meant to checkmate high food prices.

Images Speak @ the ongoing 2 days FMARD AND ACAN: National Transformation Plan Summit in Abuja

 Images Speak @ the ongoing 2 days  FMARD AND ACAN: National Transformation Plan Summit in Abuja

Agric correspondents, Ministry hold national summit on Livestock transformation

The Agricultural Correspondents of Nigeria (ACAN) in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) will on Tuesday, April 26th host participants across the states of the federation to a national summit on livestock transformation plan. 

CBN advises to assist states with agric projects

 National Coordinator, Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program (phase-1) Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Arabi 

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been implored to institute a developmental agricultural project that will reflect donors from  World and African Development Banks across the states of federation towards achieving food security, wealth and job creations in a more structured and accountable ways.

FG trains millers, farmers on using local contents for feeds

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has trained both livestock farmers and feeds millers on how to use our own local materials for nutritious animal feeds at a very competitive cost.

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.