Research on food not disturb by university strikes, says IAR ED

The Executive Director (ED), Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Prof. M.F Ishyaku has allayed the fear of food security being put in a jeopardy by the ongoing university strikes, saying there is understanding with the internal union not to obstruct strategic crops research being an economic activity of the government towards food security.

FG, Farmers distance from 100k grant

The office of the presidency under the food security matters, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD),and the farmers’ apex body under Architect Ibrahim Kabir have dissociated themselves from the information being circulated on social media asking farmers and non-farmers to  register online for Federal Government (FG) grant of  one hundred and fifty thousand naira.

FG TO SUPPORT STATES IN NORTH EAST WITH FREE LIVESTOCK VACCINES

 

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar has said that Federal Government (FG) through the Department of Veterinary and Pest Control Services will support Gombe , and other States in the north east  with two million  Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP), Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), Peste Des Petits Ruminants (PPR) and Newcastle Disease (ND) vaccines among others. 

Images Speak at the flag-off of the National Pasture Planting Day held in Paikon Kore, Gwagwalada area council Abuja.

 Images Speak at the flag-off of the National Pasture Planting Day held in Paikon Kore, Gwagwalada area council Abuja.

Conventional farming can’t guarantee food security — Prof Mustapha

The Director General, National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Professor Abdullahi Mustapha has reiterated that traditional farming will not be able to sustain food security without the use of modern day technologies  as population keeps increasing in Nigeria. 

Images speak at the Community Empowerment through Agricultural Biotechnology held in Abuja

 

Images speak at the Community Empowerment through Agricultural Biotechnology held in Abuja.

Editorial- Agricultural subsidy without data

The issue of subsidy to agricultural inputs is as old as ages in the food production of Nigeria, both states and Federal Government (FG) had in several occasions assisted farmers especially small scale holders to boost crops and animal productions with inputs like fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides with several same being done in the livestock  without accurate data of the beneficiaries for the purpose of accountability which has made many people express doubt on the amount of money usually acclaimed to have been spent.

LCRI Researcher attributes high wheat import on Ukraine-Russia war

A researcher at the Lake Chad Research Institute, Dr.Turaki Zakari has said that the war going on between Ukraine and Russia as having negative effect on Nigeria’s import bill on wheat, the countries being major exporters of the produce to us.

Agric Minister tasks stakeholders on palm oil repositioning.

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar has enjoined stakeholders in the oil palm sub sector to ensure repositioning of the produce to its rightful position of exporting to another Nations.

FG constitutes committee to review agric extension manual

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has inaugurated a committee to review agricultural extension manual of the country towards effective best agronomics services to food security along the value chains.