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South-West Youth Farmers Raise Alarm Over Insecurity Threatening Food Production

South-West Youth Farmers Raise Alarm Over Insecurity Threatening Food Production. Youth farmers under the South-West chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) have expressed growing concern over the worsening security situation across farming communities, warning that persistent attacks on farmers are reducing agricultural output, discouraging investment and posing a serious threat to Nigeria’s […]

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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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88000 Farmers Across Four States to Receive Agricultural Inputs Ahead of Planting Season

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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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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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Agronomist Calls for Greater Local Government Investment in Agriculture to Tackle Food Inflation

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Agronomist Calls for Greater Local Government Investment in Agriculture to Tackle Food Inflation An agronomist, Dr. Oluwaseun Adesanmi, has called on Local Government Area (LGA) chairmen in Ekiti State and across Nigeria to invest more aggressively in agriculture as part of efforts to address rising food prices and strengthen food security. Speaking in Otun-Ekiti, Adesanmi

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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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Technology Will Determine the Future of Agriculture in Nigeria – IBM Bangis

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Speaking during a recent YouTube podcast titled “Technology and Agriculture in Nigeria,” the Co-founder of Commodity.ng, Ibrahim Muhammed (IBM Bangis), highlighted the growing role of technology in transforming Nigeria’s agricultural sector and why innovation will be critical to achieving long-term food security. According to Bangis, agriculture has remained one of Nigeria’s most important economic sectors,

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