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FG partners IITA to boost food security
Vice President (VP) Kashim Shettima has assured the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) of the Federal Government’s…
Veterinary Institute cautions farmers against fake anthrax vaccines
The Executive Director, National Veterinary Research Institute of (NVRI), Dr Maryam Muhammad, has warned farmers and veterinary doctors…
Associations seek 70% grant, 30% loan disbursement of agric fund
Some associations in the Agricultural sector have asked President Bola Tinubu to ensure that the N100 billion agriculture…
Stakeholders seek strict supervision of abattoirs to curb spread of anthrax
Stakeholders have called on the federal and state governments to ensure strict supervision of abattoirs nationwide to check…
FG set to create agricultural hubs nationwide
The Federal Government is set to create agricultural hubs across the country through the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones…
UNFSS+2 weighs up solutions for efficient Africa-led agrifood systems transformation
A full-scale Africa-led agrifood systems transformation will not be possible without game changing solutions, greater investments in smallholder…
Global food systems ‘broken’, says UN chief, urging transformation in how we produce, consume food
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday highlighted the need to address global hunger, promote cooperation between businesses and…
Vice Chancellors hail Dangote’s impact on Nigeria’s agricultural revolution
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has been hailed as a foremost entrepreneur whose laudable interventions in the…
Quality Council tasks stakeholders on African cassava value chain
Stakeholders in the Cassava value chain in Nigeria have been admonished to take optimum advantage of the various…
UN-brokered grain and fertilizer deals ‘indispensable’ to global food security
The food and fertilizer export deals brokered by the UN last year with Ukraine and Russia have played…