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Agriculture

July 9, 2024

South-West stakeholders offer solutions to Nigeria’s worsening food scarcity

They aired their views on improving the agricultural sector and boosting food production in separate interviews in Ibadan on Tuesday.

Farm
July 9, 2024

Climate activists criticise $4.3 trillion fossil fuel investments

Climate activists in Germany have criticised major investors for continuing to invest billions in the oil, gas, and coal industry.

Climate activists
July 9, 2024

Agriculture: France adopts Anambra poly to train South-East women

Other states selected for the project include Kano, Jigawa, Oyo, Kwara and Enugu.

Njideka Chiekezie with team from the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs
July 8, 2024

Katsina government flags off sales of subsidised fertilisers for farmers

Mr Musa said each of the 6,652 polling units in the 34 local governments of Katsina would get 45 bags of fertiliser.

Farmers used to illustrate story
July 7, 2024

Farmers decry local rice repackaging, seek intervention to boost productivity

They lamented that the development contributed to the persistent price hike and perceived unavailability of local rice in the country.

BAGS OF RICE used to illustrate the story
July 6, 2024

I grow vegetables; Nigerian women should also get involved in farming: Remi Tinubu

Mrs Tinubu’s call for women’s involvement in farming comes amid economic hardship that has seen food prices rise astronomically by over 100 per cent.

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu
July 6, 2024

Food Security: Kaduna government to distribute N10 billion fertiliser to farmers

Mr Sani said agriculture was one of the critical sectors Kaduna was determined to key into because it contributes 42.8 per cent of the state’s GDP.

Uba Sani
July 5, 2024

FG distributes farm inputs to 1,500 farmers in Bauchi

The state coordinator said that the state government officials oversaw the meticulous execution of the distribution.

FARMERS PLANTING
July 5, 2024

Ondo farmer arrested for felling N15 million trees

A 35-year-old farmer, Kehinde Omosebi, was arraigned before the Okitipupa Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ondo for felling trees worth N15 million.

Farming lands
July 5, 2024

Governor Uba Sani approves Kaduna’s climate change policy

This was announced in a statement issued by Muhammad Shehu, the chief press secretary to the governor, on Friday.

Uba Sani