IAR has a new ED, Prof. Ado. A Yusuf

  

Prof. Ado A. Yusuf is now the new Executive Director ( ED) of the Institute for Agricultural Research,  Samaru, Zaria.

IAR-100yrs: Former Agric Minister wants more research for food system

  * Target 43 new varieties 

As the Institute of Agricultural Research ( IAR), Samaru, Zaria celebrates its 100 years of existence in the Nigerian food system economy, the former Minister of Agriculture, state , and presently the Secretary to the State Government ( SSG) , Bornu state, Alhaji Bukar Tijani has raised concern on why researchers must double their efforts into more improved inputs that will ensure timely harvest in view of growing population and climate change challenges.

Dry Season Farming: FG to cultivate 70,000 hectares of wheat

 

The Federal Government (FG) has announced that it will cultivate 70,000 hectares across the wheat production zones of the country with an expected yield of 875,000 metric tonnes for National Food Reserve.

Global Agric mechanization Sustainability, how prepared is Nigeria?NCAM, FMARD director speak

For African countries, especially Nigeria to meet up her food security productivity in view of Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) global call for agricultural mechanization sustainability is one task that must be vigorously pursued by government and relevant stakeholders.

FG holds first ever food security summit, says Minister

 

The first ever agriculture and food security summit under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tunibu is slated to hold in November, 2023 at a yet undisclosed venue and date by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security ( FMAFS). This was stated in a statement made available to Food Farm News today.

IAR@100yrs: Pictures speak at the Commissioning of the Monument that symbolises the event by the VC, ABU, Zaira, Prof. Kabiru Bala as IAR ED, Prof. M.F. Ishiyaku and others join in the unveiling, just as visit to IAR demonstration farm of the institute mandate crops also speak.

 IAR@100yrs: Pictures speak at the Commissioning of the Monument that symbolises the event by the VC, ABU, Zaira, Prof. Kabiru Bala as IAR ED, Prof. M.F. Ishiyaku and others join in the unveiling, just as visit to IAR demonstration farm of the institute mandate crops also speak.

Editorial: Need for farmers to put their house in order

Day by day, the attention food security situation of the country is receiving has called for the need why farmer Associations must put their house in order. 

ECOWAS Grants: COMAFAS commences youths training on poultry, fish

  

The Commodity Allied Farmers Association of Nigeria ( COMAFAS) a grassroot non governmental organization has on Tuesday officially commenced the training of 150 youths in fishery and poultry farming with the grant of $77, 942 given by the Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS).

Agric Minister, others to attend ECOWAS 150 youths training

  

The Minister, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security ( FMAFS), Sen Abubakar Kyari with other dignitaries from Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS) will tomorrow attend the official flag off training of 150 youths in fishery and poultry farming.

Food Shortage: AfDB, SEEDAN in GES talk

  

In view of African food shortage with Nigeria being greatly affected as foods import from Ukraine/ Russia and India have dwindled , the African Development Bank ( AfDB) is in partnership talks with Seed Entrepreneurs Association of Nigeria  ( SEEDAN) towards how to bring back Growth Enhancement Scheme ( GES) of Agricultural Transformation Agenda ( ATAP) to drive the food security system with efficient accounting of inputs distribution to farmers in the up coming dry season farming. 

The lead spokesman of SEEDAN at the meeting with AfDB officials last week at Abuja, Engr. Yakubu Atar Stephen told Food Farm News in an interview that the African bank is ready to raise 135 million dollars to finance seeds and fertilizers availability through the association  using GES template to distribute inputs to farmers in major three crops.

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Engr. Stephen said the issue of how to mop up  quality seeds in circulation so as to avert scarcity was topmost in the discussion, adding that the AfDB is determined to rescue food shortage in Nigeria through secured seed inputs for the next planting season.

According to him " AfDB has called SEEDAN into a partnership talk about its intention to rescue food shortage in Africa to the tune of $15 billion as about $134 million has been set aside for Nigeria to finance inputs of seeds and fertilizers through the Growth Enhancement Scheme of  Agricultural Transformation Agenda of the bank in rice, wheat and maize for this up coming dry season as we have also pointed that GES must be extended to other crops in the other states of the federation for more wealth and job creations"

Stephen said they have advised that the process of mopping up certified seeds in these three crops must be immediate to avert people eating up the seeds as food thereby creating scarcity at the time of need.

He stated " we have advised that the  first thing to be done is to raise enough finance to mop up available improved seeds against being eaten as foods in order to avert scarcity "

The three crops the program is looking at using the GES process are wheat, rice and maize according to Engr. Stephen of SEEDAN.