The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, has said that no fewer than 3,000 agripreneurs in artisanal fisheries, poultry and piggery value chains would be empowered at the 2021 Agricultural Value Chains Enterprise Activation Programme on July 29.

The Nasarawa State Government has procured 38 trailers of fertilizers worth N102.6 million and distributed to farmers for the 2021 farming season, the State Commissioner for Agriculture,  Prof. Allahnana Otaki, said.

Two years after the suspension of the controversial Rural Grazing Area scheme in July 2019, the Federal Government has commenced the execution of its replacement scheme the Livestock Intervention Programme to address the lingering farmer-herder crisis across the country, Punch reports. 

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has endorsed the national guidelines on Genetically Modified (GM) food and feed to repose the confidence of the people on the products.

The Plateau Value Chain Support Project is yielding results as the production capacity of potatoes farmers in the state has hit 960,000 metric tons annually.

Mr Deola-Tayo Lordbanjou, Programme Manager, Root and Tuber Expansion Programme, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, says  Nigeria accounts for 47 million metric tonnes of yam production globally.

As the world continues to grapple with the impacts of the global coronavirus pandemic, Olam, a leading food and agribusiness, is deploying its expansive global capability to strengthen the livelihoods resilience of smallholder farmers in Africa.

The Federal Government is set to implement the National Agricultural Data Management Information System (NADMIS) to strengthen data and information services in the agriculture sector.

The Federal Government on Wednesday distributed rice seedlings and related inputs to farmers in Ebonyii and Ogun states.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has recognised Ogun state as a focal point for the cultivation of cocoa in Nigeria.

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) Enugu State chapter has expressed worry over the alleged lateness in the supply of inputs under the Anchor Borrower Programme (ABP).

The Nigeria Diaspora Network (NDN)has urged the Federal Government to provide soft loans and agricultural inputs to youths.

Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has announced that his administration had already approved land for the Ruga project in the state, under the National Livestock Development Plan (NLDP).