FG To Commence Mechanised Farming In 632 LGAs   The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Nanono, has stated that the ministry would begin agricultural mechanisation programme in 632 Local Government Areas in the country. The policy, he stated, would ensure that Nigeria achieved food...

USADF Invests $24m To Boost Farming, Local Enterprises In Nigeria   The United States African Development Foundation (USADF) has invested $24 million in grants to various multipurpose cooperative societies in Nigeria to boost local enterprises and rural farming. Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of a conference...

Oke: Increased Funding For Bank Of Agriculture Will Boost Farming Chairman of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, Lagos Chapter, Femi Oke, spoke on the challenges of the agric sector and commended the role of the Bank of Agriculture in empowering farmers, among sundry issues...

The Kaduna State Government has begun the cultivation of 10,000 hectares of land to create job opportunities for 10,000 youths. The Executive Secretary of the Kaduna State Industrialisation and Micro-Credit Management Board, Alhaji Sabi’u Sani-Isma’ila said. He said that the programme would strengthen national food security,...