Liyel Imoukhuede, special adviser to Gov Bassey Otu on livestock development, said the initiative supports the national objective of eradicating peste des petits ruminants by 2030.
The farmers said Lagos could meet its target of increasing its contribution to locally consumed food from 25 per cent to 50 per cent.
The coordinator said that the ministry shortlisted 12,000 farmers for the dry season rice and wheat cultivation programme.
The police command in Jigawa says it has apprehended seven suspected cattle rustlers and recovered eight cows.
Abubakar Kyari has called for increased investment in plant breeding innovations, agricultural research, and institutional partnerships to achieve food security.
The Bugau community has appealed to the government for urgent intervention regarding severe infrastructure shortages and a lack of agricultural support.
FG, IFAD-VCDP lauded Anambra farmers for increasingly turning cassava, rice and other farm produce into value-added products.
The Somalia Disaster Management Agency said 2.5 to 3.5 million people could be exposed to flooding, with one million likely to be displaced.
SWOFON said allocations in the state’s budget to agriculture between 2021 and 2025 never exceeded 4.31 per cent.
Eustace Iyayi, special assistant to the livestock development minister, Idi Maiha, called for an emergency response to the African swine fever outbreak in Ogun.
