In a bid to enhance food security and rural prosperity, the Federal Government is engaging with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to support 500,000 farmers ahead of the 2025 wet season. This initiative, backed by JICA’s ¥12 billion Food Security Emergency Support funding, aims to boost agricultural output through efficient input delivery, post-harvest handling,...
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RIFAN Backs Abolore’s Redeployment, Hails Kwara Govt’s Commitment to Agriculture
The Kwara State chapter of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has endorsed the redeployment of Dr. Afeez Abolore as Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, describing the move as a step towards boosting the state’s agricultural sector. In a statement, RIFAN State Coordinator, Mallam Mohammed Salihu, commended Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for his strategic...
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Kwara Govt Flags Off Distribution of Motorcycles, Enzymes to Boost Agriculture
The Kwara State Government has launched the distribution of 100 motorcycles and 5,000 enzymes to agricultural extension agents and livestock farmers to boost food production and improve access to nutritious food across the state. The initiative, spearheaded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development under the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), was...
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Unilorin Agriculture Alumni Advocate Sustainable Solutions to Food Insecurity
The University of Ilorin Faculty of Agriculture Alumni Association has urged stakeholders to adopt sustainable strategies to address food insecurity in Nigeria. The call was made by Dr. Augustina Opeewo-Ojo, Life President of the 1988 alumni set, during the Faculty’s maiden Alumni Day celebration held in Ilorin. The event, themed “Setting the Pace for Alumni...
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Expert Urges Government to Invest in Livestock Farming to Boost Food Security
A professor of ruminant nutrition has called for increased government investment in livestock farming to address low protein intake, enhance food security, and improve livelihoods in Nigeria. Professor Dupe Olufunke Ogunbosoye, delivering her inaugural lecture at Kwara State University, Malete, on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, urged federal, state, and local governments to prioritize research and...
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RIFAN Lauds FG’s Agro-Pockets Farm Input Intervention in Kwara
Taiwo Ogunniyi Rice farmers in Kwara State have expressed optimism that the Federal Government’s recent agricultural input intervention under the Agro-Pockets initiative will significantly boost food production and enhance food security across the nation. The Kwara State Coordinator of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Mallam Mohammed Salihu, made this known during an interaction...
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FG RALLIES STAKEHOLDERS TO ACCELERATE SPECIAL AGRO-INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING ZONES (SAPZ-1) IMPLEMENTATION
In a bold move to revolutionize Nigeria’s Agricultural Sector, the Federal Government has convened a high-level dialogue at the African Development Bank (AfDB) Country Office, Abuja to accelerate the implementation of the Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ-1) Programme. The Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, disclosed that this...
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2025 budget will focus on agriculture development- Gov Oyebanji
…..says Our target is to grow enough food to feed Ekiti people Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has restated his administration’s commitment to food security for residents of the state through various collaboration with investors in agribusiness and young farmers saying his target for 2025 is to record significant increase in production in the...
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