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How Nigeria’s Changing Weather Is Adversely Affecting Livestock Farming

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How Nigeria’s Changing Weather Is Adversely Affecting Livestock Farming For decades, livestock farming has been a critical pillar of Nigeria’s agricultural economy, providing meat, milk, eggs, hides, skins, employment and income for millions of households. From cattle herders in the North-West and North-East to poultry farmers in the South-West and fish farmers across the country, […]

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Women Farmers Key to Nigeria’s $1 Trillion Economy

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Women Farmers Key to Nigeria’s $1 Trillion Economy. As Nigeria pursues its ambition of becoming a $1 trillion economy, discussions often focus on oil, technology, manufacturing, infrastructure and foreign investment. Yet one of the country’s most powerful economic assets remains largely underappreciated: women farmers. Across Nigeria’s agricultural landscape, millions of women wake up before sunrise

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Food Security Under Threat as Insecurity Keeps Farmers Away from Farmlands

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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

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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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Plateau Community Recounts Horror of Deadly Night Attack as Security Concerns Persist

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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

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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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FG Launches Distribution of Over 515,000 Fertilizer Bags to Smallholder Farmers Nationwide

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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

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Bandits Halt Farming Activities in 26 Sokoto Communities, Demand Fresh Levies from Residents

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Bandits Halt Farming Activities in 26 Sokoto Communities, Demand Fresh Levies from Residents. Fresh concerns have emerged over food production and rural security in Sokoto State following reports that armed bandits have imposed new levies on at least 26 farming communities in Sabon Birni Local Government Area, preventing residents from accessing their farmlands at the

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FG Says New Agricultural Mechanisation Policy Will Drive Sector Transformation

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The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) has expressed confidence that the proposed National Policy on Agricultural Mechanisation will provide a strategic framework for modernising Nigeria’s agricultural sector and boosting productivity nationwide once approved. Speaking during a two-day policy validation workshop held in Ilorin, Kwara State, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Marcus

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