Posts Tagged: #WomenInAgriculture
Kwara govt launches $57.2m livestock project for agricultural transformation
The Kwara State Government, in collaboration with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) of Saudi Arabia, has launched a $57.2 million Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) initiative to boost livestock production and promote rural development. According
NDDC splashes N60m on rice farmers to boost production
In a bid to enhance rice production and promote agribusiness in the Niger Delta, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has provided financial support and training to 300 rice farmers across the region. Each farmer
Women break barrier in livestock, crop production
Women crop farmers and pastoralists in Benue State are actively challenging socio-economic barriers to improve their livelihoods, as they unite in pursuit of better opportunities for income generation. Vera Aondohemba, a groundnut farmer from Ikpam
Farmers ‘ll take advantage of seasonal climate prediction – Agric Minister
As Nigeria prepares for the upcoming rainy season, the federal government has reinforced its commitment to ensuring that farmers benefit from timely climate intelligence. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Aliyu
NGO distributes planting seeds, seedlings to rural farmers in Bayelsa
Ahead of the upcoming farming season, the Bina-Otu Hope Foundation, a non-governmental organization based in Bayelsa State, is taking proactive steps to boost local agribusiness by distributing free planting seeds and seedlings to rural farmers.
Tinubu Sets Sights on Nigeria Becoming Leading Agricultural Export Nation by 2025
President Bola Tinubu has outlined an ambitious goal for Nigeria to become a leading agricultural export nation by 2025 through a transformative initiative titled “Project Earn from the Soil.” Speaking at the “Road to South-South
How UK-sponsored £95m Initiative Will Benefit Nigeria’s Agribusiness, Climate Program
Propcom+, a UK-sponsored agricultural intervention project, has set a bold goal to uplift the incomes of four million Nigerians by 2030 through strategic agribusiness reforms. The initiative, which commenced in 2023 with £95 million in
NADF to support gender-sensitive, climate-smart agriculture
The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has unveiled a groundbreaking framework designed to provide gender-sensitive and climate-smart financing solutions targeting women and youth in Nigeria’s agricultural sector. This strategic initiative aims to address long-standing challenges
AfDB Calls For Enhanced Local Production As Nigeria Spent $10bn On Food Imports In 2023
The African Development Bank (AfDB), through its Senior Special Adviser to the President on Industrialisation, Prof. Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, underscored the critical need for Nigeria to address its $10 billion food import bill. Speaking at the
Nigeria, IFAD highlight importance of empowering rural women
During the 2024 International Day of Rural Women Summit held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Federal Government of Nigeria, in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), emphasized the critical need for investing
