Arla Foods, maker of Dano Milk, says it has inaugurated a state-of-the-art dairy farm in Kaduna State as part of the company’s efforts to ensure sustainable milk production in Nigeria.
According to a statement, the farm, located in Damau village, Kubau Local Government Area, Kaduna State, was inaugurated on Thursday, May 25, 2023, by the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai.
The statement…
In an effort to ban the importation of barite and promote its local production, the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, has commissioned a barite processing plant in Cross River State.
Speaking at the inauguration of the barite processing…
The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, has disclosed the Federal Government commenced some priority actions in 2022 in order to make food systems more sustainable.
He disclosed this in Abuja during the inauguration of a 20-man steering committee…
The South-West chairman, Rev. Oluleye Gideon, made the plea at a joint news conference in Ibadan, saying that the recent new naira redesign and other government programmes had adversely affected his members.
Gideon said that the CBN’s policy had also brought about untold hardship to the farmers and their investments, as a result of which he said they had lost several billions of naira
The…
Thirty-two per cent (64.3 million) of Nigerians do not have enough food to consume, the World Food Programme, an organisation within the United Nations, has stated.
According to the organisation, 170 million people do not have sufficient food to consume across 19 countries.
War between Russia and Ukraine should increase food production in Africa - Osinbajo
March 29, 2023
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday in London, United Kingdom said the lingering crisis between Russia and Ukraine should be a wake-up call for African states to prioritise self-sufficiency in food production.
He also said digitisation remains Africa’s best opportunity…
The United Kingdom has reiterated its commitment to mitigating the effects of climate change in Nigeria.
According to a statement, British Deputy High Commissioner, Ben Llewellyn-Jones, said this at a climate action event in the celebration of Commonwealth Day which was held at Lufasi Park in Lagos.
He observed that the impacts of climate change were currently being felt, adding that it was…
Introduction of disease-resistant corn hybrids to farms by government and groups
March 24, 2023
The Federal Government, in partnership with Export Trade Group and Nigeria Agro Inputs Dealers Association, on Thursday, unveiled disease-resistant hybrid maize seeds to boost crop production as the planting season begins.
Officials from the Federal Government’s Institute…
Ecobank Nigeria Limited has stated that it has entered into a partnership with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture to train and provide support services to 16,000 Nigerian youths on wealth creation through agriculture.
The bank said in a statement that the…
Farmers in the country under the aegis of the United Integrated Farmers Association of Nigeria have scored the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), low in tackling the nation’s current food crisis.
The organisation said there had not been serious intervention in ensuring that Nigeria had food sufficiency since the current government came on board eight years ago.
The…