The government has invested more than GH¢ 2.7 billion into its flagship "Planting for Food and Jobs" (PFJ) programme in the last five years of implementation. By Abigail Annoh The Minister of Food and Agriculture,…
The Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) management has constituted District LEAP Implementation Committee (DLIC) in 10 districts as part of the pilot reassessment of beneficiaries of the programme. Participants included representatives from the Municipal Police…
The European Union (EU) has inaugurated the ‘Team Europe Initiative (TEI) Nigeria Green Economy’ project aimed at stimulating sustainable climate-smart agriculture and renewable energy for the country’s economic growth and diversification. The EU ambassador to…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says it is training 52 enumerators for the conduct of the National Agricultural Sample Census (NASC) in Nasarawa State. Statistician-General of the Federation, Adeyemi Adeniran, said this at the…
Nigeria's food inflation reached 17.2 per cent and 18.37 per cent in March and April respectively, fuelled by factors that go beyond the pandemic. By Deborah Ajulo Food prices have risen globally in recent years.…
West African agritech start-up Afrikamart has just announced the closing of a $850 000 seed round of financing from leading venture capital groups, including the BLOC Smart Africa fund managed by Bamboo Capital Partners, Orange…
The African Risk Capacity, a specialised agency of the African Union, has said that it will extend insurance covers to the continent's agriculture and green energy sectors. Lesley Ndlovu, CEO of African Risk Capacity told…
Last week, the Federal Government of Nigeria announced that it is working with Brazil to supply and distribute 10,000 tractors to farmers nationwide. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, disclosed…
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