CBN's Agric Funding Initiative Falls Short of Farmer's Expectations   The National President of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) Kabir Kebram, has described the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) as a failed intervention. Speaking on the controversial agricultural financing scheme, Kebram...

Mechanisation: Agric Minister Assures Farmers of Tractors to Boost Food Production   The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, has assured farmers of rolling out tractors to boost food production during the wet season farming. Kyari stated this on Wednesday in Abuja during a...

Fertiliser Distribution to Farmers: FG to Receive 33,000mt of Potash from Uralchem Group Vice President Kashim Shettima has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is very passionate about reducing the cost of fertilisers for Nigerian farmers in the overall interest of achieving food security in the...

FG to Support Ondo Farmers with N400m Agricultural Fund The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Forestry, Olayato Aribo, has disclosed that the Federal Government will spend more than N200 million on the distribution of inputs to farmers in the state and N200 million on the...

Farmers Groan As Price Of Fertiliser Hits N28,000   Farmers have raised concern over the skyrocketing price of fertiliser, saying with the current cost hitting N28, 000 per bag and food prices coming down in the market, they are now producing at a loss. A farmer from...

Naira Crisis: Farmers Lose N30bn, Resort to Trade by Barter -  AFARN The All Farmers Association of Nigeria has disclosed that Many farmers, particularly those in remote villages, switched to trade by barter in order to feed, following the cash crunch caused by the naira...