NiMet predicts early rain before onset, says expect delay in North

The active farming activities may start earlier than expected this year in southern Nigeria due to rainfall the country will experience before the usual onset just as the majority of states in the North should expect rain delays.

FACAN scribe lends voice for Tiger, Bambara nuts funding

The Federation of Commodity Associations of Nigeria ( FACAN) has lent its voice to support a proposal seeking 2025 funding for tiger and bambara nuts development at all its productivity value chains.

FG sets to hand over all available agricutural technologies

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security ( FMAFS) has initiated a plan to hand over all Agricultural inputs and equipment in its care to farmers henceforth.

Editorial: Food Security and LGA autonomy

The food security target of the Federal Government ( FG) may not make much impact except a total financial autonomy is granted to all the 774 Local Government Authorities ( LGAs) in the country  without any further delay.

Zamfara announces Anthrax outbreak, says control measures in place

The Zamfara state government has announced the outbreak of a zoonotic disease called Anthrax in some of its villages, said there is a containment effort already.

Joint Assembly Committee demands last budget accountability for 2025 approval.

The joint committee, upper and lower houses of National Assembly on Agriculture and food services has ordered for exhaustive accountability of last year fiscal for all the agencies under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security ( FMAFS).

ATASP Coordinator asks for more roads, electricity, irrigation

The Agricutural Transformation Agenda Support Program ( ATASP-1), Zonal Coordinator, Bida-Badeggi processing zone, Niger state, Nigeria, Engr.( Dr) Ibrahim Haruna Manta has posited the need for more rural access roads with constant electricity provision that will enhance economic social lives in the rural communities just as he advocated for efficient round the year irrigation facility for farming.

Agric insurance mourns a Director

 

The Nigerian Agricutural Insurance Corporation ( NAIC) has announced the passing away of one of its staff who until his death was the Executive Director Operations.

Chinese Insatiable Desire to Mechanize African Agriculture, Nay Nigeria By Prof. M. K. Othman

In February 2024, a Nigerian-based Chinese agricultural machinery and equipment company, Chinige Technology Services Limited, invited me to speak as the keynote speaker at a high-level agricultural mechanization sensitization workshop for policymakers and managers of agricultural institutions.

About 33 states lack buffer storage to checkmate food emergency

Only four states out of 37 including FCT have in place buffer storages to checkmate occasions when there is food emergency that wcould result to hike in prices.