Kebbi Moves to Protect Rice Farms as Quelea Bird Invasion Threatens Wet-Season Production Emergency response measures activated as migratory pests attack key rice-growing communities across Nigeria’s leading rice-producing state. The Kebbi State Government has stepped up efforts to contain a growing invasion of quelea birds that is threatening rice farms across several agricultural communities, raising […]
Food Security Under Threat as Insecurity Keeps Farmers Away from Farmlands Farmers across Nigeria say they are prepared for the planting season, but rising attacks, kidnappings and banditry are preventing them from cultivating their fields, raising fresh concerns over national food security. As the 2026 wet season farming cycle gains momentum, growing insecurity across key
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Nigeria Secures 449,000 Metric Tonnes of Fertiliser Inputs to Strengthen Food Security President Bola Tinubu has announced that Nigeria has secured more than 449,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser inputs, equivalent to approximately nine million bags, as part of ongoing efforts to boost agricultural productivity and enhance national food security. The President disclosed the development through
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Experts Call for Long-Term Agricultural Reforms as Food Prices Continue to Rise As food prices continue to climb across Nigeria, agricultural experts and industry stakeholders are urging policymakers to move beyond short-term relief measures and focus on long-term reforms capable of building a more resilient and productive food system. They argue that while seasonal shortages,
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You Too Can Be a Farmer in Nigeria For many Nigerians, the word farmer still brings to mind an elderly man in a remote village, bent over a hoe under the hot sun. For decades, farming was often viewed as a last resort—a profession people entered only when other opportunities were unavailable. That perception is
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Plateau Community Recounts Horror of Deadly Night Attack as Security Concerns Persist Residents of Plateau State have continued to recount harrowing experiences following attacks that have claimed lives, displaced families and deepened concerns about security in rural communities. One survivor, Joseph Ize Zino, a youth leader from Zike community, described the terrifying moments when armed
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The Slow Disappearance of the Nigerian Farmer and Why It Should Concern Everyone Nigeria’s food security challenge is increasingly becoming a farmer survival challenge. Across many agricultural communities, particularly in northern Nigeria, farming is becoming a difficult and uncertain venture. Rising production costs, insecurity, market instability, climate-related challenges, and policy uncertainty are creating an environment
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Agricultural Mechanisation Key to Food Security, Economic Growth – Agcoms Agricultural equipment provider, Agcoms International Trading Limited, has reaffirmed the importance of agricultural mechanisation in achieving Nigeria’s food security objectives, describing modern farm equipment as a critical tool for increasing productivity, improving rural livelihoods and driving economic growth. The company’s Chief Executive Officer, Okoli Chijioke,
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FG Launches Distribution of Over 515,000 Fertilizer Bags to Smallholder Farmers Nationwide The Federal Government has commenced the nationwide distribution of 515,720 bags of fertilizer to support smallholder farmers under the National Agricultural Development Fund’s (NADF) Renewed Hope Farm Input Support Programme (FISP). The initiative, officially launched in Abuja by Vice President Kashim Shettima through
Nigeria Moves to Modernise Livestock Farming as Part of Food Security Drive The Federal Government has intensified efforts to reform Nigeria’s livestock sector through a comprehensive programme aimed at modernising livestock production, reviving grazing reserves, and promoting ranching as a sustainable solution to food security challenges and farmer-herder conflicts. The Senior Special Assistant to President
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