Cross River Targets 30m Coffee Seedlings, 15,000 Tonnes Output
CROSS RIVER, Nigeria – Cross River State has unveiled plans to produce 30 million coffee seedlings, establish 10,000 hectares of plantations and raise annual…
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Farmers
Anambra Gives Farmers Tricycles, Equipment to Cut Post-Harvest Losses
ANAMBRA, Nigeria – More than 500 farmers in Anambra State are set to benefit from new agricultural equipment, including 49 tricycles, as the government…
NADF Moves to Expand Non-Interest Finance for Farmers
LAGOS, Nigeria – The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has begun validating a proposed Non-Interest Finance Framework aimed at widening access to agricultural financing…
GIZ: ₦61bn Agricultural Finance Reaches 100,000 Farmers
ABUJA, Nigeria – More than 100,000 farmers across 10 Nigerian states have accessed ₦61 billion in agricultural finance over eight years through the Global…
Group Rejects Federal Ranching Plan for Benue
BENUE, Nigeria – The Benue ranching plan has drawn criticism from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain Bemgba Iortyom, who urges the Federal Government to…
Kwara Trains Farmers, Extension Workers on Climate-Smart Agriculture
ILORIN, Nigeria – The Kwara State Government has launched a climate-smart agriculture training programme for agricultural extension workers and selected farmers as part of…
FG Unveils 10-Year Agrifood Strategy to Boost Food Security
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has unveiled a 10-year Agrifood System Strategy and Action Plan aimed at transforming Nigeria’s agricultural sector, strengthening food…
The Festival Fear Could Not Stop—But Hunger Might
KWARA, Nigeria- The talking drums still echoed through Oja Obada as dancers celebrated, hunters fired ceremonial gunshots into the air and traders displayed freshly…
‘We Farm Under the Shadow of Death’: Inside Northern Nigeria’s Deepening Hunger Crisis
KANO, Nigeria – For millions of families across northern Nigeria, hunger is no longer driven by drought or poor harvests alone—it is being fuelled…
Lagos Flooding Set to Raise Vegetable Prices
LAGOS, Nigeria — Vegetable prices in Lagos are expected to rise in the coming weeks after flooding destroyed farmlands across Ojo and other parts…