Lockdown: Nigerian Farmers Lament Massive Postharvest Losses   As a result of the COVID-19 lockdown and lack of access to markets, farmers are experiencing massive post-harvest losses of fruits, vegetables, fresh products, and other perishables, Smallholder Women Farmers Organisation (SWOFON), raises an alarm. They are particularly worried...

Osun Empowers Farmers With N2.2m Loan   Osun State Government, on Monday kicked off its farming empowerment programme with the distribution of N2.2m loans to selected tomatoes and pepper growers. The empowerment programme, being implemented by the state government through the Osun Micro Credit Agency, was given...

Farmers Exported N68.2bn Goods In 3 Months – NBS   Farmers exported goods worth N68.2bn in the last quarter of 2019, according to figures obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics. Part of the report on foreign trade goods read, “During the quarter, total trade in agricultural...

In Nine Months, Farmers Earned N201bn From Exports   Farmers in the country earned a total of N201. 66bn from export of agricultural products between January and September this year. The figure was arrived at from foreign trade in goods data, which was obtained from the National...

Farmers Condemn Withholding Of Policy Premium By Banks   Farmers in the country have expressed concerns over the withholding of insurance premiums by some banks, a development they considered inimical to the growth of the agriculture sector. National Deputy President, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Segun...

CBN Releases N610.4bn Loans To Farmers   The Central Bank of Nigeria has released a total of N610.4bn to the banks for farmers under the Commercial Agricultural Credit Scheme. The CBN disclosed this in its economic report for the third quarter report on the performance of the...