Tag: #AgricultureNigeria
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AGRICULTURE STAKEHOLDERS UNITE FOR STRONGER PARTNERSHIPS TO END HUNGER IN NIGERIA
Ending hunger takes everyone’s effort! At the 2025 World Food Day celebration in Lafia, leaders from government, farmers, and private sector stressed teamwork as the key to food security. The event, themed “Collaborating for Zero Hunger,” highlighted how partnerships among the Commodity Agricultural Forum (CAF), Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), and governments have transformed Nasarawa’s…
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LNRBA TO PRODUCE OVER 10,000 TONNES OF PADDY RICE IN KWARA AND KOGI
Solar-powered irrigation boosts rice output as clean rivers sustain communities. The Lower Niger River Basin Authority (LNRBA) expects over 10,000 tonnes of paddy rice from irrigation projects in Kwara and Kogi states this dry season. The Shonga irrigation scheme in Kwara will produce more than 3,000 tonnes, while collaboration with Kogi aims to yield over…
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TINUBU ORDERS FEC TO CRASH FOOD PRICES, PROMOTE SAFE PASSAGE OF AGRICULTURAL GOODS
Federal Government intensifies push for affordable food through targeted transport reforms and food sovereignty vision. President Tinubu has mandated a Federal Executive Council committee to drive down food prices nationwide by ensuring safe, efficient passage of farm produce across transport routes. Minister Sen. Sabi Abdullahi highlighted this effort as central to achieving food sovereignty, alongside…
