Food security
FOOD SECURITY: NAERLS, AGRA trains farmers on modern digital farming
By Mu’azu Abubakar Albarkawa, Kaduna The Executive Director National Agricultural Extension Research and Liaison Services (NAERLS/ABU) Zaria Professor Emmanuel Ikani has said,the institute is collaborating with AGRA to train farmers on Digital farming training that will benefit the farmers. He stated this while declaring open a sensitization training of Community Base Advisors (CBS) on […]
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FOOD SECURITY: Women Farmers In Bauchi Needs Support From Stakeholders In Agriculture
By Jibrin Hussaini Kundum, Bauchi In an effort to ensure sufficient food production to alleviate poverty and hunger among Nigerian populace, attention must be given to Smallholder Women Farmers in order to boost agricultural production in the country. The Bauchi State Coordinator of Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria, Mrs. Marka Abbas gave […]
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FOOD SECURITY: Group moves to end waste of perishable Farm produce, supports young Farmers in Kano, Kaduna
By Mu’azu Abubakar Albarkawa, Kaduna Horti Nigeria, a Dutch-funded program has targeted 60,000 vegetable farmers in Kaduna and Kano states for gender and youth inclusive horticulture development to contribute to the food and nutrition security in the country. The Agripreneur is also to end waste of perishable farm produce thorough linkage between farmers and […]
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FOOD SECURITY: ABU seeks collaboration with Journalists to boost Agricultural production
By Mu’azu Abubakar Albarkawa, Kaduna Nigerian Journalists has a vital role to play on every aspects particularly on agronomists research Profession to ensure foods security and boost huge quantity of farm produces for sustainable economic development across the country. The Executive Director Institute of Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello university Zaria, Professor Muhammad Isyaku Faguji, […]
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Food Security: Bagudu mulls provision of resources to modernize pastoralism, fisheries in Nigeria, Niger, Benin Republics
Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has said that adequate resources need to be harnessed to modernize pastorlism and fisheries in Nigeria, Niger and Benin Republics. Bagudu, who is the Vice Chairman of Nigeria’s National Food Security Council spoke on Wednesday in Birnin Kebbi at the closing one week tripartite meeting on Cross-Border […]
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Food security: Zulum to fund Maiduguri flour mill for full capacity production
… Gives largesse to N-power youths As part of efforts to increase public access to food items in Maiduguri and other parts of Borno, the State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum is ready to pump money into the Maiduguri flour Mills to maximize the company’s full production capacity of semovita and other food products. Zulum […]
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Food Safety: Mercy Corps lunches Feed the future Nigeria Project, inaugurates Agrochemicals safety ambassadors in North East
The Adamawa state commissioner of Agriculture Alhaji Umar Iya Daware has lauded the effort of an NGO Mercy Corps Feed the future Nigeria Rural resilience activity for it’s stride in ensuring food safety in Adamawa, Yobe, Gombe and Borno States. Alhaji Umar Iya Daware made the commendation during the launch of a programme, Agrochemicals […]
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Food Security: Bauchi govt hosts 2021 North East Zonal United Food Systems Summit, pledges continuous collaboration with development partners in Agric Sector
By Ibrahim M. Baba Bauchi State Government is to continue to work and collaborate with stakeholders and development partners to ensure food security and enhance food system in the state. The State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Dr. Aminu Hassan Gamawa made the pledge at the opening ceremony of the 2021 North East […]
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FOOD SECURITY: CBN partners RIFAN to boost Rice production, unveils wet season Rice Pyramid in Gombe
By Muktar Sani Saulawa, Gombe The Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) and Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has unveiled “the world biggest rice pyramids” in Gombe State Speaking at the occasion President Muhammadu Buhari, said the pyramids are a collection of nearly 200,000 bags of 70kg rice paddies harvested from various fields of farmers […]
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