By Abah Joshua The Minister for Women Affairs, Honorable Uju Kennedy Ohanenye, has distributed empowerment equipment to six women cooperative societies across Ebonyi State. The Minister, who was represented by the…
Category: Agro Allied & Food Security
MOFI sues for investment mobilization to drive industrialization of agriculture, other sectors
By Onwe Wisdom The Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) has sued for investment mobilization to drive industrialization of the agricultural sector, says some key DFI and portfolio like Bank of Industry, …
Rt. Hon. Ogundoyin Mobilizes State Assembly to End Malnutrition and Food Insecurity, Harps on collaboration with Stakeholders and Expert
By Onwe Wisdom In an intensive frontier to ending malnutrition and food insecurity in the country, the Chairman of Conference of Speakers of state Legislatures, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin has mobilized his…
GMO in Nigeria: How Safe is TELA Maize?
By Prof MK Othman Genetically Modified Organism is a byproduct of biotechnology. In medicine, biotechnology existed many centuries ago as an innovation. Hitherto, biotechnology was a non-issue or, like any other technological…
2024 farming season: Senator Barau to distribute 69 trucks of fertilizer to farmers free
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, is set to distribute 69 trucks of fertilizer – 41,400 bags to farmers across the 44 local government areas of Kano State….
Emergency on Food Security: Policy Dereliction, Consequences and Possible Solutions
By Prof MK Othman President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT) declared a state of emergency on food security on July 14, 2023, to cushion the effects of the fuel subsidy removal and address…
FOOD SECURITY: FMAFS TO PARTNER WITH PROPCOM TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY, IMPROVE NUTRITION AND FOOD SECURITY
The Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Dr Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi has declared the Ministry’s readiness to partner with Propcom to increase productivity and improve nutrition…
FOOD SECURITY: FG FLAGS OFF DISTRIBUTION OF FARM INPUTS TO NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE APEXES
The Hon. Minister of State, Federal Ministry Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi has flagged off the distribution of farm inputs to Members of National Agricultural Cooperative Apexes to…