TO make the agricultural sector of the Nigerian economy attractive and also better implement the Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA) of the Federal Government, the sector must be adequately funded.

This was the mind of Deans of Agriculture...

THE cocoa industry in Nigeria is re-positioning to compete favourably in the world market. This was disclosed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akin Adesina, at the 23rd partnership forum organised by the World Cocoa...

TACKLING hunger and food insecurity remain major development priorities, made worse by climate change, price volatility in globalised food markets and over-consumption in wealthy countries. Existing agriculture and food systems are central to...

THE All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Oyo State  has alerted its members on the existence of ``political farmers.’’

The Secretary, Oyo State Election Planning Committee, Mr Abisoye Olajire, said AFAN was aware that some...

FOR  the local oil palm industrial sector in the country to survive and get to the next level of exportation of produce, and its processed variants, the dumping of crude palm oil from Asian countries and tactically, ECOWAS nations should be...

EFFORTS are now being geared towards tackling the challenges of sea piracy and other issues, which have threatened the economy of the fisheries subsector as marine fisheries stakeholders discussed in a conference in Lagos last week.

Minister of...

For too long, Nigeria has depended largely on imported finished goods to the detriment of its local industrial sector to the end that there are low capacity utilisation and the attendant job losses. But, Dr. Mrs. Gloria Elemo, Director-General...

NIGERIA’S Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA) took another turn for the better when it became an area of interest to foreign investors at the recently concluded World Economic Forum (WEF) in Cape Town. This was contained in a release from...

THE Federal Ministry of Agriculture officially flagged off the 2013 Growth Enhancement Support (GES) Scheme on Wednesday at the Fish Farm Estate, Odogunyan, Ikorodu, Lagos with the provision of agricultural inputs to farmers to enhance...

THE Gospel of cassava growing and production to boost food security and create jobs is fast catching on as an Oyo-based NGO, Entrepreneurial Action By Us (ENACTUS), has distributed stems of vitamin-A fortified cassava to farmers in Oyo.

This...