Posts Tagged: #AgriFoodBusiness
Cocoa farmers seek more FG’s support for climate-smart agriculture
Cocoa farmers across Nigeria have urged the federal and state governments to strengthen support for research institutes to enhance the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices. This call to action was emphasized in a communique issued
BATN Foundation set to empower young agripreneurs with N27m
The British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) has announced a fresh commitment to fostering youth-driven agribusiness innovation through its 2025 Graduate Agripreneurship Programme (GAP). The initiative, set to provide N27 million in grants and access
FG launches agriculture sample report to boost food security
The federal ministry of agriculture, in collaboration with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), World Bank, and other stakeholders, has launched the 2022 National Agricultural Sample Census Report (NASC). This report aims to provide comprehensive
Nigeria: The agricultural imperative
Nigeria’s agricultural sector is in a crisis exacerbated by decades of neglect, underfunding, and recent economic and political developments. Agriculture, contributing significantly to GDP, has seen its value decline from nearly 40% of GDP 25
Nigeria has 40.2m agriculture households – NBS
Nigeria has 40.2 million agricultural households, according to the National Agricultural Sample Census (NASC) 2022. Conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics in collaboration with the World Bank, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Nigerians borrow N3.9tn as economic crisis bites harder
Amid rising living costs, Nigerians obtained N3.82tn in credit from banks by January 2024, driven by heightened inflation. Personal loans, comprising 79.2% of consumer credit, rose by 14.3%. Total sectoral credit increased to N57.76bn, benefiting
Food price hike worries operators amid N1.25tn agric budget
Farmers and stakeholders criticize Nigeria’s federal agriculture budget, over N1.25tn in three years, for failing to curb rising food prices despite availability. The All Farmers Association of Nigeria links high costs to naira devaluation, stressing
Obaseki links rising inflation to failure to produce export
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki attributed Nigeria’s rising inflation to insufficient domestic production and lack of export goods. During a visit from the World Bank’s APPEALS Project team, Obaseki emphasized that Nigeria’s low production levels
Gombe gov flags off fertilizer sales, distribution at 50% discount
Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya launched the sales and distribution of 4,000 metric tonnes of subsidized fertilizer for the 2024 wet season. This initiative offers a 50% discount and aims to boost agricultural productivity
Katsina farmers lament impact of climate change
For over 15 years, Abdullahi Umar and other farmers in Katsina State faced poor harvests due to climate change. Issues like erratic rainfall, land degradation, and desert encroachment have severely impacted food production, leading to
