National Presidents of Commodity Association and the Executives of Federation of Commodity Association of Nigeria (FACAN) have disagreed over the tenure of FACAN executives and election of new executive. The Commodity Association Presidents had recently dissolved the executives of FACAN after it alleged that the executive had been in office for seven years without conducting

Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has told President Bola Tinubu that if urgent steps are not taken, the Poultry industry will collapse totally. The farmers said that the poultry industry which contributes 25 per cent to the Agricultural Gross Domestic Products (AGDP) is being starved of maize which is an essential component in producing feed

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said that the provision of Pasture for livestock production will address the issue of food insecurity and the lingering crisis between farmers and herders. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr Ernest Umakhihe stated this during this year’s National Pasture Planting Day (NPPD) at Brookland Ranch, Dafara

Fifty selected serving members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Kwara State have been trained on value addition and post harvest management of agricultural commodities. The corps members, who are graduates of various academic disciplines, participated in the training conducted by Synergy Impact Limited on value addition to such agricultural commodities as fish,

The Federal government assisted International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), on Friday flagged off the distribution of inputs for Rice and Cassava farmers in Taraba Mr. Irrimia Musa, the programme state coordinator, noted during the exercise in Jalingo that the idea was to improve the lives of the poor farmers

The Director-General of the National Agricultural Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Professor Abdullahi Mustapha has said that there are testimonies already from Nigerian farmers on the benefits of genetically modified crops. Mustapha stated this on Friday at the ‘Biotechnology and Biosafety Sensitisation Workshop for Senior Editors’ in Abuja. He said farmers in Nigeria are maximising the

The Leaders from the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Organization of African Instituted Churches (OAIC), Nigeria Region, have called on the government to strengthen its focus on smallholder farmers which they said will enhance the quest to achieve food security. The duo made the call during a consultative workshop on Climate Change Adaptation

Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has told President Bola Tinubu that if urgent steps are not taken, the poultry industry will collapse totally. The farmers said that the poultry industry that contributes 25 percent to the Agricultural Gross Domestic Products (AGDP) is being starved of maize which is an essential component in producing feed for

TOMATO farmers under the aegis of Tomatoes and Orchard Producers Association of Nigeria (TOPAN), have called on government at all levels, federal, state and local government, to pay more attention to tomato sector in the country. National President of the association, Bola Oyeleke, who made the call on behalf of other members recently, stated that

THE introduction of genetically modified cowpea, known as Pod Borer Resistant Cowpea (SAMPEA 20T) in 2019, to Nigerian farmers has received various form of celebration with many farmers smiling to the banks from saving made while others are expanding their investments by acquiring more farmlands. However, the testimony of Mallam Sani Ibrahim Kazaure from Jigawa