Nigeria hosts African cassava conference

  

Nigeria has been given a hosting right to African cassava conference targeted to reposition the  crop for premium economy, just as the issue of trade mark is being promised for global competiveness. 

Dry season farming: FG assures farmers on fuel, other challenges

 

As part of measures to ensure successful dry season farming for this year, the Federal Government ( FG) has said strategies are already prepared to cushion the effect of subsidy removal on fuel, climate change and insecurity related matters.

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).