Enugu first lady Nkechinyere Mbah has distributed bags of fertilisers to registered farmers across 17 LGAs to enhance their production and ensure food security.
The minister said that the 2025 APS findings presented both encouraging progress and critical challenges.
The training, titled ‘Basic Money Skills and Sustainable Farming,’ is geared towards boosting sustainable agriculture in Karu LGA, Nasarawa.
ACReSAL is a World Bank-financed project aimed at addressing the pressing issues of land degradation and climate change in 19 northern states.
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said that persistent policy inconsistency was a major obstacle to the country’s economic and agricultural development.
WFP and AfDB have called for increased investment in innovative and production-oriented food systems in Nigeria.
Some of the distributed items include power tillers, knapsack sprayers, growth enhancers, rice destoners, cocopeat and buckets.
TELA maize is a new variety of seed noted for its high yield and resistance to insects.
The initiative, under the SAPZ Targeted Nutrition Support Programme, aims to support households across eight local government areas.
The federal government has announced reforms to modernise agricultural education to strengthen food security and create employment opportunities.
