Flood May Lead To Shortage Of Rice In 2019 – Ogbeh   The heavy flood in about 14 states may lead to shortage of rice across the country next year, the Federal Government has warned. It warned that if adequate measures were not taken to replant the...

FG Seeks Farmers’ Support In The Bid To Reduce Local Rice Price The Federal Government on Thursday called for the support of farmers to make the price of local rice more affordable for Nigerians. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, said this...

FG Saves $5.49b from Rice importation The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has said the Federal Government saved $5.49 billion from rice importation between 2015 and now. Speaking on the achievements of the sector in the last three years, he said Nigeria’s...

Agric Ministry Not Involved In N5.8bn North-East Food Supply Says Ogbeh The Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Chief Audu Ogbeh, told the House of Representatives Committee on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness  that his ministry was not involved in the supply and distribution of the...

As part of measures by the Federal Government towards reviving and re-capitalising the almost moribund (BoA) the Minister of Agriculture and Rural development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has said that steps are being taken to recover over N12 billion from farmers who are indebted to...