31 seed entrepreneurs received training, with 14 assisted in starting seed nurseries.
UN secretary-general António Guterres wants to save an agreement on grain exports from Ukraine via the Black Sea, which Moscow suspended following drone attacks on its fleet.
Russia’s weekend backtrack from a UN-brokered deal to export Black Sea grains is likely to hit shipments to import-dependent countries, deepening a global food crisis.
Nigeria alone could produce up to 30 million carbon credits per year by 2030.
The suspect had promised to supply the victims with farm implements and fertilisers at a discounted rate.
The agric minister said the machine was critical in tackling the high level of post harvest losses in the country as well as preserving crops.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has identified Nigeria as Africa’s agro-industrialisation powerhouse.
“My government will ensure that we are never again be this badly prepared or lacking in the infrastructure and response protocols to forestall devastation.”
The UN gave the warning in a report published by the UN Climate Change (UNFCCC) on Wednesday.
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) says at least 2,790 hectares of farmlands in the Nguru local government area of Yobe were destroyed by flood.
