The equipment also included a deep plough, rotary tiller, combined ridging and cassava planter, as well as a vibrating-chain cassava harvester.
An agriculture expert, Tony Bello, has urged Nigeria to industrialise its cassava sector to unlock greater economic value, create jobs and enhance export competitiveness.
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The federal government commenced distributing free fertiliser to 20,160 smallholder farmers in the South-South.
According to the governor, the intervention aims to address challenges confronting farmers.
The measures include Bank Verification Number (BVN), know-your-customer (KYC) protocols, and GPS-based farm mapping.
The NCF, with support from the Ford Foundation, is implementing an intervention to strengthen resilience, improve livelihoods, and promote biodiversity conservation in the state.
Participants reviewed progress made since the programme’s launch on June 17, 2025, in Abuja, Nigeria.
The Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Wednesday sentenced a farm attendant, Adedotun Gbolagade, to one year’s imprisonment for stealing animals.
President Donald Trump says Iran’s unfrozen funds will be used to buy agricultural produce, including corn and soyabeans, from American farmers.
On Tuesday, IFAD-VCDP launched a school vegetable gardening initiative across 10 secondary schools in Enugu to improve students’ nutrition.
