Don’t give up on the rural areas as Nigeria’s food basket yet. Help is on the way. That is the message of the recent launch of the Special Agro-Processing Zone initiative led by the African Development Bank, AfDB. For too long, we have come to accept the notion of rural areas being centres of poverty Read More…
Agriculture
Agri-business: FG restates commitment to achieving food security
The Federal Government reiterated its dedication to ensuring food and nutritional security and providing work opportunities for the jobless on Tuesday. This was stated by Mr. Abudullahi Abubakar, Director of the Federal Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, at a two-day workshop on packaging and processing for women and youth in Abuja. Abubakar was represented Read More…
Flooding: Environmentalists blame Nigerians’ attitude, say government ignored NiMet warnings
Environmentalists have accused certain Nigerians of having a bad attitude and building on water channels and drains, which hastens floods in neighborhoods, cities, and towns. The experts in a survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in the South South area also attributed the problem to the ineffective waste management of the government. They Read More…
Nigeria’s wealth lies more on agri-value chain—Osinbajo
According to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the agricultural value chain rather than the extractive industry is where Nigeria finds its wealth. This opinion was expressed by Osinbajo on Friday in Abuja during the inauguration of the Olam Agri initiative Seeds for Future Foundation and Education Grant. Leading agricultural company Olam Agri concentrates on fast-growing consumer Read More…
Peter Obi says agriculture investment will curb food prices and insecurity
Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has suggested that reducing food price inflation and increasing food security may be achieved by increased investment in agriculture. Obi made this statement in his greeting for 2022 World Food Day, which will be held on October 16. The former governor of Anambra stated that the rising food Read More…
Senator charges MDAs to promote sports
In order to encourage healthy living among its employees, Sen. Obinna Ogba (PDP-Delta) has on Tuesday recommended government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to ensure sports development in their organisations. Ogba, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports and a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, expressed sadness that most MDAs in the Read More…
Lagos to establish 500-hectare coconut plantation estate
Lagos State Government is planning to establish a 500-hectare coconut plantation estate to boost production. The General Manager, Lagos State Coconut Development Authority, Mr Dapo Olakulehin, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday that the estate would be dedicated to planting, processing and packaging of coconut. Olakulehin said that the agency Read More…
World Bank to construct 13.16km Lagos farm roads
Lagos State Government says its World Bank-assisted Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement, Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project will construct 13.16km Farm Access Roads (FARs) in four cluster areas. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, said this on Thursday during the activities to commemorate the second year of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration. Olusanya noted that the Read More…
Lagos to generate $10bn in agriculture investment by 2025 – Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday said that the state was expected to generate $10 billion in the agriculture sector in the next five years. Sanwo-Olu said this during the official inauguration of the five-year Agricultural and Food Systems Roadmap in Lagos. He said that most of the investments were expected to Read More…
Lagos partners IITA to train 13,548 youths in agribusiness
The Lagos State Government is collaborating with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the Africa Projects Development Centre (APDC) to train 13,548 youths in the various agricultural value chains in a five-stage model within the next five years. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya disclosed this today at the opening of Read More…