THE global cocoa industry is said to be worth $200billion annually while West Africa that produces 75 percent of the world’s cocoa supply makes less than $10billion from it. Pique by this, HRM Oba Dokun Thompson Gureje IV, Oloni of Eti-Oni, Osun state Nigeria and the Founder, International Cocoa Diplomacy, has said that there is

AS the rainy season begins, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has urged farmers in the Niger Delta region, especially Rivers State to brace up against the perennial flooding incidence in the region. To forestall a repeat of the devastating effect of last year’s flooding, the ministry has trained farmers on smart

THE smallholder women farmers in Nasarawa State have appealed to the state government to support them financially and materially in order to fight for food security in the state. Spokesperson of the Smallholder Women Farmers Association in Nasarawa State, made the call during an agriculture show organised by Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) Mada Hills

YOUTHS from diverse backgrounds have been trained on ways to combat impacts of climate change and promotion of sustainable development practices in Nigeria. The training programme, which was coordinated by the Sustainable Solutions for Green Growth (SSforGG), a youth-led non-profit organisation, was targeted at young people, women, and vulnerable communities. The participants at the capacity

Nigeria’s Palm Oil imports from Malaysia – a top global producer have surged by 353 percent in the first four months of 2023 despite local players ramping up production, data from the Malaysian Palm Oil Council shows. The country’s palm oil import from Malaysia increased to 92,961 metric tons (MT) between January-April 2023, from 20,513

‍The importance of food to humans need not be over flogged. No human can survive without food for more than 40 days. To this end, every effort must be made to provide food at appropriate quantity, quality and price. Food provision is also one of the measures to gauge security of a state, self-reliance and

Kogi state government has been urged to embrace massive Palm oil production to increase the state’s internally generated revenue. James Odiba, multi stakeholder platform coordinator, Solidaridad who made the call during a recent briefing in Lokoja, said that the state can leverage the opportunities in palm oil production to revamp the sector. “Solidaridad is deliberately

During his inaugural speech, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu made a policy statement that his administration will use to drive the country’s agriculture. The president said: “Rural incomes shall be secured by commodity exchange boards guaranteeing minimal prices for certain crops and animal products. “A nationwide programme for storage and other facilities to reduce spoilage and

The promotion of tree crops is one of the sectors that did not receive much attention during the previous government. Although Nigeria was the leading producer of some of the three crops, such as cocoa and oil palm in the 1960s, it has since lost its position among the producing countries that are earning billions

Nigeria’s agricultural growth contracted by 0.90 percent in the first quarter of 2023, the first contraction under the Buhari administration, data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows. The sector contracted by 0.90 percent in Q1’23 in real terms, less by 4.06 percent when compared to the 3.16 percent it recorded in the corresponding period