The Federal Government of Nigeria says more than 199,000 farmers have received agricultural risk protection worth about ₦700 billion in the last two years as part of efforts to strengthen food production. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, disclosed this in Abuja. He said the support came through the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance …
France saw quieter streets on Wednesday morning as farmers began clearing their tractors from Paris, but tensions flared in Toulouse as protests continued over economic pressures and the controversial EU-Mercosur trade agreement. Tractors that had surrounded the National Assembly since Tuesday morning were driven out before sunrise. The vehicles were operated by members of FNSEA …
An agricultural economist, Ikechi Agbugba, has suggested that farmers can reduce their dependence on pesticides by adopting certain approaches. He shared his perspective on this with Pinnacle Daily, while highlighting the potential negative impacts of high organochlorine pesticide (OCP) levels on soil health and food security. Agbugba, an associate professor of Agricultural Marketing in the …
The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) has launched the Sugarcane Outgrower Development Programme (SODP) to increase local sugar production and reduce Nigeria’s dependence on imports. The initiative, which supports the Nigeria Sugar Master Plan II (NSMP II), aims to bring farmers into the national sugar value chain while boosting rural jobs and income. Announcing the …
The Federal Government has allocated fertiliser worth over ₦450 million to farmers in Jigawa State for sale at subsidised rates, as part of efforts to boost food production and strengthen food security under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Governor Umar Namadi announced the initiative during a Citizens’ Engagement Programme held in Miga, headquarters …
The hot sun beats down on Nigeria's farmlands, drying up the once fertile soil. Dust sweeps across fields that used to be full of life. Maize plants are broken, cassava tubers are rotting under the intense heat, and rice paddies are dried up, with no water left to help the crops grow. From Niger to …
Analysts have argued in the recent past that Nigeria’s food crisis is not just a product of violence; it is the consequence of policy incoherence, poor governance, and institutional fragmentation. In July, militants believed to be members of the Lakurawa group launched a raid on Kwallajiya, Sokoto State, resulting in 15–17 fatalities. This attack highlights …
By Esther Ososanya The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has formally handed over the management of the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative (PFI) to the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI), capping nearly a decade of what industry watchers describe as one of the country’s most transformative farm input programmes. Launched in 2016 to fix chronic inefficiencies in …
