Farmers, Herders’ Clashes Threaten Output Of Cash Crops The clashes between farmers and herdsmen in the northern part of Nigeria have threatened the output of the country’s cash crops, according to stakeholders. Our correspondent learnt that the clashes of the past few years took a toll...

NIRSAL Aims At N1.6tn Revenue For Smallholder Farmers The Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending is planning to assist smallholder farmers to generate a total revenue of N1.6tn. The revenue is expected to be generated through the cultivation of four million hectares of farm...

Farmers/Herders: CBN Warns Over Food Prices   The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to address the crisis between farmers and herders, warning that if left unchecked, it would exert inflationary pressure on the economy. The committee...

Kebbi Rice Farmers Lament Fertilizer Shortage   Rice farmers in Kebbi State have expressed concerns over their inability to secure fertilizers for the rainy season, saying the shortage of the product will hamper their output. A prominent rice farmer along the Dikku Road, Birnin-Kebbi, Alhaji Ibrahim Guluma,...

Agric Exports: Farmers Earned N73.24bn In 3Months The sum of N73.24bn was earned by farmers in the country between January and March this year through the export of agricultural products. Figures obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday showed that the agricultural export value...

NIRSAL Aims At N135bn Revenue For Farmers   The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing for Agriculture Lending has unveiled plans to assist farmers generate gross revenue of N135bn this year through the Anchor Borrowers Programme of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The Managing Director, NIRSAL, Mr. Aliyu Abdulhameed,...