Press Release: Former President Goodluck Jonathan is Africa’s Agriculture Technology Ambassador

L-R: Dr Canisius Kanangire, AATF Executive Director, Dr Goodluck Jonathan,former President of Nigeria, Prof. Emmanuel Ikani, Executive Director, National Agricultural Extension Research and Liaison Services.

Former Nigeria President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, has accepted AATF’s appointment as Africa’s Ambassador for Agricultural Technology. 

World soil president promises more investment in Nigeria

As the world celebrates 2022 world soil day, the President, International Union of the Soil Scientists (IUSS), Professor Victor Chude has promised that Nigeria will experience more investments in soil management to achieve food security. Prof. Victor Chude said this in an exclusive interview with Food Farm News to mark the 2022 World soil day in Abuja last Monday, 5th December.

President Buhari may have sacked NIRSAL MD

There is great indication that President Mohammadu Buhari may have finally sacked the Managing Director (MD) of Nigeria Incentive -Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending ( NIRSAL) Mr. Aliyu Abdulhameed for yet to clear fraud allegations.

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.