The National Economic Council (NEC) has inaugurated a dedicated committee on livestock development, marking a renewed push to accelerate the rollout of a national livestock production framework across the country. The committee was approved on Wednesday at the 155th NEC…
The Federal Government/International Fund for Agricultural Development–Value Chain Development Programme (FG/IFAD-VCDP) has implemented close to 90 infrastructure projects and delivered equipment support valued at several millions of naira to strengthen rice and cassava value chains in Nasarawa State. This was…
By Agrobroadcast Team The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has entered into a strategic collaboration with the Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems to stimulate private and public investment in the red meat and…
The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has distributed critical agricultural inputs to 2,000 onion farmers in Sokoto State, in a move aimed at reducing post-harvest losses and strengthening the resilience of Nigeria’s food system. The intervention, carried out in Sokoto…
Nigeria’s effort to reduce its dependence on oil is increasingly anchored in agriculture. Non-oil exports are growing, local processing capacity is expanding, and millions of livelihoods are now tied to value addition rather than raw production. The transition is underway…
The Federal Government has announced that the Nigeria’s livestock sector has shift toward data-driven, commercially focused reforms , deepening collaboration with Botswana, one of Africa’s leading beef-exporting nations. The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, said the move is…