May 21

• Nigeria: U.S., NAFDAC Partner On Food, Drugs Check

  The US Food and Drug Administration and National Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) are tightening regulation of food and medicine products that originate from... Read more »

May 20

• Nigeria: Nation Can Achieve Food Security in 2020

  Nigeria will be one of the few Africa countries to have achieved food security by year 2020, an Agriculture expert, Hon. Bridget Obi has said. Read more »

• Nigeria: 'Why Nigeria Is Not Producing Enough Sugar' [interview]

  Dr. Latif Busai is the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Sugar Development Commission. In this interview, he speaks on the impediment to meeting the nation's sugar requirement for... Read more »

May 16

• Nigeria: Undue Delay in Distribution of Fertilizer

  Two months into the farming season, farmers have reported difficulties in securing fertilizer from government agencies. But the vital agricultural input is widely available in the... Read more »

May 15

• Nigeria: 'Forest Products Critical to Fighting Hunger '

  Forests, trees on farms and agroforestry are critical in the fight against hunger and should be better integrated into food security and land use policies, FAO Director-General... Read more »

• Nigeria: Wada Urges Monarch to Support Govt's Agric Programme

  Governor Idris Wada of Kogi on Wednesday urged the Attah-Igala, His Highness Idakwo Ameh-Oboni II, to support the state government's transformation agenda in the agriculture... Read more »

• Nigeria: Policy Makers Not Serious About Stopping Rice Importation - Farmers President [interview]

  In this interview, President of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Abubakar Wodi, explains why he thinks policy makers are not serious about stopping rice importation,... Read more »

May 14

• Nigeria: Food Prices Go up in FCT, As Rainy Season Commences

  Foodstuff sellers in FCT markets have attributed the recent price increase in perishable items to the challenges they encounter during the rainy season. Read more »

• Nigeria: NAIC Pays N500 Million Claims to Farmers Affected By 2012 Floods

  The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) has paid over N500 million in claims to insured farmers, who suffered losses from floods last year. Read more »

May 8

• Nigeria: At Guidna, Hardwork Brings Food to the Table

  People of Guidna, a community under Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) may not be wealthy or enlightened but their profession as well as geographical location has placed them in a... Read more »

May 7

• Nigeria: Burst the Champagne Bubble [editorial]

  The French news agency AFP published a widely-circulated report concerning a growing but costly habit among some Nigerians of popping champagne bottles. The report claimed that... Read more »

May 6

• Nigeria: Benue Farmers Decry High Cost of Seed Yams

  Some farmers in Benue have decried the continued hostilities between Fulani herdsmen and farmers in the state, saying that the feud was affecting the cost of seed yams in the... Read more »

May 3

• Nigeria: IFAD Pledges U.S.$88.5 Million to Boost Agric

  The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) said yesterday that it would support the federal government's agricultural transformation agenda with new programmes that... Read more »

• Nigeria: Kogi Flags Off Aerial Pest Control On Rice Farms

  In its bid to boost rice production in Kogi State, Governor Idris Wada yesterday flagged off an aerial crop spraying exercise on the accelerated rice farms in the state against... Read more »

May 2

• Nigeria: Lack of Marketing Board - How an Abuja Farmer Copes [analysis]

  Over two months ago, Umar Abdulmasud, a poultry and fish farmer, got a call to supply broilers. The birds requested for were available. And because the caller was a regular... Read more »

• Nigeria: AGRA, IITA Build Capacity of Partners in Ghana, Nigeria

  The Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, (IITA), organized a two-week capacity development workshop for laboratory... Read more »

• Nigeria: 'We Are Making Farming Attractive to Farmers in Bauchi' [interview]

  Alhaji Tasi'u Mohammed is Bauchi State Commissioner for Agriculture. In this interview with reporters in Bauchi he speaks on government's plan for farmers this farming season and... Read more »

• Nigeria: FG to Provide Subsidy for Rice Farmers in Kebbi

  Minister of Agriculture, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has said that the Federal Government will provide subsidy for rice farmers in Kebbi State to improve commercial production of the... Read more »

April 30

• Nigeria: Rice Smuggling Is Booming - Growers

  An association of rice growers and importers in the country has urged the Federal Government to tackle what it said is the booming business of rice smuggling which portends grave... Read more »

April 29

• Nigeria: FG to Explore North's Agricultural Potentials

  The Federal Government is set to explore the agricultural potentials of northern Nigeria by supporting farmers in the region and ensuring among other things that fertilizer, which... Read more »

• Nigeria: 'Over 80 Percent of Kebbi Population Depends On Agriculture for Livelihood'

  Over 80 % of the population is dependent on agriculture for its livelihood in Kebbi Sate, the state commissioner of environment Ishaku Daudu has said. Read more »

April 28

• Nigeria: Substandard Tractors Are Imported Into Nigeria - Agric Firm [interview]

  Managing Director, Dizengoff West Africa (Nigeria) Ltd, Richard Hargrave explains how Nigeria can unlock its agricultural potential. Dizengoff focuses on integrated solutions,... Read more »

April 26

• Nigeria: Why There Is No Commercialised Gm Food in Nigeria - NABDA

  The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) yesterday said no Genetically Modified food is in Nigerian markets yet because of lack of bio-safety law. Read more »

April 24

• Nigeria: 'Bakalori Irrigation Farmers Can Feed Nigeria' [interview]

  Malami Aliyu Yandoto is the Commissioner for Agriculture in Zamfara State. In this interview, he speaks about how the Bakolori irrigation farmers can feed the nation and the... Read more »

• Nigeria: World Bank Grants 9 Cross River Farmers N157 Million

  Nine cocoa and rice farmers, including those majoring in palm oil in Cross River State have received cheques worth over N157 million from the World Bank through the Commercial... Read more »