Posts Tagged: #AgriInvestment
Niger govt deepens partnership with AfricaRice to boost rice production
Niger State has strengthened its drive to transform rice production through a strategic partnership with AfricaRice, aiming to raise annual paddy rice output from the current 1.5 million metric tons to 10 million metric tons
Ondo govt inaugurates steering committee for agricultural investments
Ondo State Government has inaugurated a Steering Committee for the Framework for Responsible and Inclusive Land-Intensive Agricultural Investment (FRILIA), a major step toward advancing food security, inclusive land governance, and sustainable agricultural development. The inauguration,
Produce acceptable agric produce to compete internationally, Minister tells Nigerians
Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has emphasized that the nation’s best opportunity to grow foreign reserves is through agricultural exports that meet internationally accepted standards. Speaking at the First Bank
Ekiti govt, firm sign pact for economic trees devt, 1,000 jobs creation
The Ekiti State Government has signed a 30-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ENSHET Heights Global Limited for the development of economic trees in the state. The initiative, covering a 100-hectare portion of the Ogbese
FG targets 3.4 million direct beneficiaries through ACReSAL project
In a bold step to transform Nigeria’s northern drylands, the Federal Government has announced that the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project is set to impact 3.4 million direct beneficiaries, including 1.68 million women
NSDC gives 150,000 hectares of land to farmers for sugar production
The Executive Secretary of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Mr. Kamar Bakrin, has urged the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) and potential investors to harness the abundant opportunities within Nigeria’s sugar industry. Speaking
Food security: Lagos govt realises N100bn for agric initiative
In a groundbreaking move to tackle food insecurity and streamline food logistics, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu launched the ₦500 billion ‘Produce for Lagos’ Off-take Guarantee Fund, with an initial ₦100 billion already secured. The
FG to commercialise pasture production, address conflicts
The Federal Government, through the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (L-PRES) Project, has announced a bold move to commercialise pasture production in Nigeria, targeting the resolution of long-standing drivers of conflict in the livestock sector
FG, OCP Africa, others to pilot 50 hectares all-season farming in Katsina
In a landmark move to revitalise underutilised irrigation infrastructure, the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Katsina State Government, OCP Africa, Sokoto Rima River Basin Authority, and
National summit on nutrition, food security to commence on Monday
The Federal Government, through the House of Representatives, is set to host a three-day National Summit on Nutrition and Food Security from July 8–10, 2025, at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. Themed “Curbing Malnutrition
