Category: Agriculture
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KWARA TOPS NATION IN WORLD BANK LIVESTOCK PROJECT—#1 OUT OF 20 STATES!
Kwara State just snagged the gold medal in the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), outshining 19 other states in a World Bank-backed performance showdown—proof that Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s ag vision is paying massive dividends! Project Communication Officer Yusuf Adebisi dropped the news Thursday from Ilorin, citing the National Coordination Office’s independent report that…
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SOKOTO GETS LIVESTOCK GAME-CHANGER: NEW INSemination & CARE CENTRES LAUNCHED
Ever dreamed of turbocharging Nigeria’s livestock sector with top-notch vet hubs? Minister of Livestock Development Idi Maiha flipped the switch Thursday on artificial insemination and care centres in Sokoto, set to supercharge animal health, breeding, and rural jobs. Maiha hailed the remodelled veterinary hospital as a powerhouse for diagnostics, training, and youth empowerment under the…
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OYO SLASHES 40% POST-HARVEST WASTAGE: ROADS, HUBS, WOMEN EMPOWERED
Farm fresh fix: Oyo State’s OYSADA DG Dr Debo Akande reveals aggressive push against Nigeria’s 40% produce spoilage blaming bad roads/market gaps/poor storage, now building 1,200km feeder roads to link farms to factories (2019-2025: 16 new processors, 3K+ cassava suppliers alone). Key wins: Aggregation centers curb spoilage; Fashola Hub’s 8 factories (cassava/livestock); major roads (Fashola-Shaki-Oyo)…
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UNIVERSITY OF GAMBIA RENAMES AG FACULTY AFTER ADESINA – DEEP IMPACT HONORED
The University of Gambia renamed its School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences after ex-AfDB President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, spotlighting his transformative 2015-2025 tenure that redefined African development. Insight: Adesina’s High 5s (Feed/Integrate/Industrialise/Power/Quality Life Africa) reached 535M amid climate/food crises; Feed Africa/TAAT boosted yields for 104M farmers—pivotal as Africa feeds 18% globally but imports $50bn food…
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SWEET POTATO PRICES PLUMMET 100% IN BAUCHI MARKET GLUT
From feast to famine for farmers: Sweet potatoes crashing over 100% at Bauchi’s Wunti Market—medium bags now N5,000 (down from N15,000), baskets N500 (from N2,000)—thanks to bumper supplies and weak demand. NAN checks revealed poor patronage amid cereal/perishable price drops this harvest. Grocer Malam Baba Ahmed at Wuntin Dada blamed ample food alternatives: “Last season…
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PLATEAU GOV LAUNCHES 50HA POTATO SEED FARM TO QUADRUPLE YIELDS
Gov Caleb Mutfwang broke ground Friday on a massive 50-hectare Irish potato seedling multiplication site in Bokkos’ Butura community, unleashing disease-free, weather-tough imported seeds to rocket farmer output from 100 bags per hectare to a whopping 400—flipping Plateau into Nigeria’s potato powerhouse and luring factories nationwide. Drawing from his own farming roots, Mutfwang vowed trainings…
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NIGERIA’S FIRST-EVER ELEPHANT CALF RESCUE: FROM NEAR DEATH TO HOPE
Oil palm workers in Edo’s Okomu plantation stumbled on a heartbreaking sight November 30—a tiny, dehydrated two-month-old forest elephant calf wandering alone, ears drooping, barely able to stand, sparking Nigeria’s historic wildlife rescue mission. Park conservator Osaze Lawrence, ANI Foundation partners, and local vets rushed in for a herd reunion try that failed, confirming the…
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ONDO NSCDC URGES STAKEHOLDERS TO END FARMERS-HERDERS CLASHES BEFORE DRY SEASON ERUPTS
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Ondo Commandant Oluyemi Ibiloye rallied farmers, herders, traditional rulers, CSOs, and security teams at a two-day Partners for Peace in Niger Delta (P4P) workshop in Akure to forge collective strategies against escalating clashes that cripple farms, markets, and food security nationwide. With dry season looming and northern herders…
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GAIN’S $10M BIOFORTIFIED CROPS PROJECT TRANSFORMS NIGERIA’S FIGHT AGAINST VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) invested $10 million over five years in the SNiPS project across Kaduna, Oyo, Nasarawa, and Benue states, partnering with GIZ to boost vitamin A-rich cassava, maize, rice, and orange-fleshed sweet potato production tackling child/women malnutrition amid low yields and poor micronutrient staples. Results: 9,633 farmers produced 41.6M kg…
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WORLD BANK TO INVEST $500M IN GOMBE’S IRRIGATION PROJECT TO BOOST FOOD SECURITY AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE
The World Bank plans to invest in Gombe State’s irrigation system as part of the $500 million Sustainable Power and Irrigation for Nigeria (SPIN) project, aiming to strengthen food security, water management, and climate resilience. Chakib Jenane, the Bank’s Regional Director for Sustainable Development in Western and Central Africa, emphasized the commitment following a visit…
