Food Security : Buhari, partners launch rural feeder roads worth $575m

The Federal Government (FG) under the leadership of President Mohammadu Buhari in partnership with two International partners has this Tuesday launched a rural feeder roads project that will cut across 19 states of the federation for food security.

FACAN scribe, others thank Buhari for Agric fund act

The National Secretary, Federation of Agricultural Commodity Association of Nigeria (FACAN) Dr. Bello Nuhu Dogongaji

The National Secretary, Federation of Agricultural Commodity Association of Nigeria (FACAN), Hon. ( Dr.), Bello Nuhu Dogondaji has joined other Nigerian farmers to salute President Mohammadu Buhari for signing into an Act a bill seeking to establish a fund to provide a timely financial intervention to the need of the food sector’s development in Nigeria.

President Buhari signs Act to establish Agricultural fund

President Muhammodu Buhari has signed the National Assembly (NA) bill seeking the establishment of National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) into an Act.

President asks C/River Governor to stop cocoa, other regulation

*  Says Government agency should be last resort buyer 

The President, Federation of Agricultural Commodity Association of Nigeria (FACAN), Dr. Victor Iyama has asked the Governor of Cross Rivers State, Prof. Ben Ayade to discontinue the pursuit of cocoa and other agricultural produce regulation through an obnoxious law, saying it is economically retrogressive to farmers and other stakeholders at the value chains of productivity.

We’ve played an enormous role in agric development, says Agric Engineers

The national chairman, Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineers (NIAE), Engr. (Prof) Folarin Alonge has said that his members have positively impacted in the development of food security and environmental safety of the country through the use of engineering knowledge to save over 200 million people.

Take flood advantage to farm, says NAEALs former Director

The former Director, National Agricultural Extension And Research Liaison Services (NAERLS) Engr. (Prof) Mohammed Khalid Othman has encouraged farmers to take advantage of soil moisture from flood residuals to mass produce food crops for commercialization and food security, just as he advocated for technologies transfer to ensure skillful farming of farmers in the country. 

World experts call for soil management

In view of degradation occasioned by flood and other climate change vagaries, the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) has clamoured for management of soil by governments and other major stakeholders, being an element of food productivity for commercialization.

Insecurity: N20b Agric Equipment Wasting in Borno, says Alibe Babagana

Despite all plans by the Borno State Ministry of Agriculture (BSMA) to ensure migration of farmers from subsistence farming to mechanized towards food security and commercialization, insecurity has been a major challenge as equipment worth Twenty billion Naira (N20b) are lying in waste without being deplored into commercial use for food production for productivity.

AFAN BOT member dead

A member, Board of Trustee ( BOT) to All Farmers Association of Nigeria ( AFAN) Dr. Mustapha Shettima is dead.

The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Ten Grants at COP27 to Scale Indigenous and Regenerative Agriculture Practices Globally

*$11 million in grants will support strategies to end compounding crises of climate, hunger, and malnutrition through community-led changes to global food systems

 During the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), The Rockefeller Foundation announced more than US$11 million in grants to ten organizations scaling Indigenous and regenerative agriculture practices around the world.  Evidence makes clear the central role food systems can play in mitigating climate change.