Africa Processes Less Than 10% of Cashew Produced –ACA President

The President of the African Cashew Alliance (ACA), Babatola Faseru, disclosed that less than 10% of the entire cashew produced in Africa gets processed...

NASC Impounds Substandard Seeds From ADP-FADAMA, Local Dealers

The National Agricultural Seed Council, (NASC) has revealed that it confiscated seeds from the agricultural development program, ADP -FADAMA , and other local seed...

Solidaridad, IDH Launch Second Phase of NISCOPS Project

Solidaridad, in partnership with the IDH, a Netherlands-funded agric program, has launched phase two of the National Initiative for Sustainable and Climate-Smart Oil Palm...

HarvestPlus Partners ADP to Educate Women on Vitamin A Fortified Foods

HarvestPlus, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Agricultural Development Program (ADP) through the ADP’s Women in Agriculture (WIA) Extension Program,...

Tinubu Inaugurates Largest Tomato Processing Factory in Africa

President Bola Tinubu has commissioned the largest tomato factory in Africa, GB Foods Tomato Processing Company, in Gafara village of Ngaski Local Government Area...

NAQS Trains South West Farmer on Improved Maize, Plantain, and Oil Palm Farming

The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS), in collaboration with Arajek Multi Services Ltd., has trained farmers selected from the Southwest States on improved agricultural...

Food Waste: A Looming Crisis in Nigeria’s Agricultural Sector

Nigeria's food security and economic growth are significantly hindered by the alarming rate of food waste in the country. According to Professor John Derera,...

CASCADE Project Brings Financial Empowerment to Rural Women in Bauchi

The Catalysing Strengthened Policy Action for Healthy Diets and Resilience (CASCADE) project is a significant initiative aimed at improving financial services for rural women...

Sowing Hope: Catholic Bishops Call for Boost in Agriculture in Nigeria

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has called on governments to prioritize agriculture to ensure food sufficiency and boost the country's gross domestic...

Tuta Absoluta Outbreak Threatens Nigeria’s Tomato Production

Nigeria's tomato industry is facing a severe crisis due to the outbreak of Tuta absoluta, also known as tomato Ebola. This devastating disease has...

Cross River State and JR Farms Partner to Develop Large-Scale Coffee Plantation

In a bid to expand Nigeria's coffee value chain and position Cross River State as a key player in the industry, the state government...

Governor Aiyedatiwa Commends SAO Agro’s Contributions to Food Security

SAO Agro, a leading investor in the Ondo Special Agro Processing Zone, recently welcomed Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to its oil palm estate in Ore,...

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