The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Nanono, has said that mechanized farming will boost the nation’s agricultural production capacity and create more jobs for Nigerian youths if explored. The Minister made this remark during a town hall meeting with the All Farmers Associations of Nigeria (AFAN) and other relevant stakeholders in Kano […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday restated his administration’s commitment to sustain interventions in the nation’s agricultural sector to boost economic growth and create jobs for the unemployed in the country. The President gave the assurance at the National Agricultural Show to mark this year’s World Food Day celebration held at National Agricultural Showground, Tudun Wada, Keffi, […]
The National Programme Monitoring Unit (NPMU) Manager of the UNDP-Global Environment Facility Integrated Approach Programme (UNDP-GEF-IAP) on Food Security Project in Nigeria, Mrs. Rhoda Dia, on Thursday said that the ongoing five-year project being implemented across seven Northern states would boost the nation’s rice and groundnut production capacity and quality of the commodities. Dia was […]
L-R: Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN) founder and Executive Director, Hajia Salamatu Garba; Katsina State First Lady, Hajia Hadiza Masari; and the Group Head, Agric Finance and Solid Minerals of Sterling Bank Plc, Mrs. Bukola Awosanya; during the Sterling Bank-sponsored Agriculture Summit Africa event held in Abuja recently.
Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Mohammed Sabo Nanono, on Tuesday identified agricultural research as crucial to ongoing efforts to grow the country’s agriculture sector and by implication, achieve food security for all. He made the remarks when a delegation from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, led by the Deputy Director, Agricultural Development, […]
The Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex A. Okoh, has described the planned restructuring of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) as imperative in order to improve its operating framework and governance structure with a view to enhancing its efficiency. Okoh, who made this remark at the maiden meeting for the […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, on Tuesday disclosed that the country saved $21 billion on food imports in the last three and half years. Ogbeh, who gave this hint when he hosted officials of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) and Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) during a meeting in Abuja, […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has expressed the readiness of the Federal Government to collaborate with the Government of Netherlands on improved seeds /seedlings in order to boost agricultural productivity in the country. The Minister disclosed this Thursday when he hosted a delegation of Netherlands private investors led by the […]
The International Finance Corporation, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Africa RE, a pan-African reinsurance company, have agreed to help thousands of small holder farmers in Nigeria access insurance to protect their crops and livelihoods. Under the agreement, Africa RE and IFC’s Global Index Insurance Facility will help licensed Nigerian insurance companies […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has disclosed that farmers will hold 40 percent of total shares in the Bank of Agriculture (BoA) as soon as its ongoing commercialisation process is concluded by the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE). Ogbeh listed the shareholding structure of the bank to include the Central […]