Agriculture

Abuja, March 14, 2024 – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has donated abou two million bags of fertilizers worth about N100 billion to farmers. The donation was made through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to farmers on Wednesday. Yemi Cardoso, the Governor of the CBN, delivered the bags of fertilizers to Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, at a ceremony on Wednesday in Abuja.  Cardoso said the donation was in line with the fundamental objective of the CBN and ministry of agriculture ministry …

Abuja, March 13, 2024 – Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), says Nigeria has the potential to boost agriculture exports and create jobs through agriculture. She said this on Tuesday during the inauguration of the $1.2 million programme for improving the standard of Nigeria’s sesame and cowpea exports. She said that in spite of its potential, Nigeria had lost out in agricultural export markets and become a net importer of food due to its failure to tap available opportunities. Okonjo-Iweala, who was a former Minister …

Abuja, Feb.13, 2024 – The Federal Government is to set up a commodity board to regulate prices of food products in the country.   Vice President Kashim Shettima said this on Tuesday in Abuja during a two-day strategic meeting on climate change, food systems and resource mobilisation.  He said the board would regulating food prices and oversee the strategic food reserve to stabilise prices of critical grains and other essential food items. “Our solution to the potential food crisis has become immediate, medium, and long-term strategies. ‘The short-term strategy entails revitalizing …

Abuja, Nov. 12, 2023 – Baba Ngelzarma, the National President of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), says Nigerians spend about $1.7 billion yearly to import milk. Ngeizama, who disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), called on the federal government to pay more attention to the dairy industry through budgetary allocation. “The livestock sector has not and never received the needed attention from the government; the only support we have gotten is vaccination of cow. “The aspect of livestock production, marketing, transportation, …