Farmers’ Production Costs Rise By 70% On Tariffs   Experts, including farmers, have said that duties payable on imported agricultural products are partly responsible for the hike in the production costs of players in the sector by up to 70 per cent in the last two...

Farmers Urge FG to Fast-Track Tractor Importation From Brazil The Lagos State chapter and South-West zone, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), has urged the Federal Government to fast-track the importation of tractors and other implements to ensure food security. Dr Femi Oke, the Chairman, AFAN,...

N30bn Maize Lost To Insecurity In 2020       To mitigate attacks while cultivating crops on their farmlands, farmers have resolved to work in groups of 100, 200 or 300 persons, it was learnt on Tuesday. It was also gathered that operators in the maize value chain lost...

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has extolled the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for drastically reducing the importation of rice, wheat and fish, thereby boosting local production of rice and other agricultural commodities. AFAN spoke at their North-east zone meeting held in Gombe...