By Aloysius Umalo, Makurdi Taraku Mills Limited in Benue State, North Central Nigeria has commenced test-run production following the completion of extensive rehabilitation of the […]
Category: Agriculture
Sahel Consulting trains 11,099 Plateau farmers on dairy practices
By Blessing Odega Sahel Consulting has trained 11,099 dairy farmers in Plateau in good dairy practices under the Advancing Local Dairy Development in Nigeria (ALDDN) […]
SPARK Project Institutionalises Budget Advocacy For Nasarawa Women Farmers, As Stakeholders Pledge Inclusion
From Abubakar Abdullahi, Lafia The Strengthening Public Accountability for Results and Knowledge, SPARK, Project has institutionalised budget engagement for smallholder women farmers in Nasarawa State, […]
Nasarawa farmers hail Sasakawa’s climate-smart agriculture, biofortified crops interventions
Smallholder farmers in Nasarawa have reported improved crop yields, soil health and household nutrition following the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices and biofortified crop varieties […]
PSI-Nigeria Commends CSOs for Impactful Implementation of NEEMH Project in Plateau
Population Services International (PSI) Nigeria has commended Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) partners for their contributions to the successful implementation of the Nigeria Economic Empowerment and […]
Sule inaugurates Nasarawa Council on Agriculture, food system policy, investment plan
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa has inaugurated the State Council on Agriculture, with a charge to ensure effective implementation of the state’s agriculture policy and […]
World Bank ACReSAL Project Lifts 41% of Northern Farmers Out of Poverty, Reclaims 1m Hectares
By Suzan Edeh, Bauchi The World Bank-assisted Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project has successfully lifted 41 percent of local farmers out of poverty […]
FG/IFAD-VCDP women farmers seek land, finance, inputs in Nasarawa
By Martha Omafu Women farmers under the Federal Government/International Fund for Agricultural Development- Value Chain Development Programme (FG/IFAD-VCDP) in Nasarawa State have called for improved […]
Kaduna Business School, AGRA train 95 BDSPs to help farmers access finance
The Kaduna Business School, in collaboration with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), has trained 95 Business Development Service Providers (BDSPs) to […]
Plateau Leaders Challenged to Build Unity, Turn Mineral Wealth into Shared Prosperity
Plateau State leaders and stakeholders have been challenged to move beyond rhetoric and take deliberate steps towards building a united state anchored on justice, equity, […]
PSA UK Calls for Suspension, Review of National Ranching Policy
The Plateau State Association United Kingdom (PSA UK) has called on the Federal Government to suspend the proposed National Ranching Policy and subject it to […]
International Trade Centre moves to boost Benue cowpea, sesame exports
By Emmanuel Antswen The International Trade Centre (ITC) has commenced moves to address production and export challenges affecting cowpea and sesame value chains in Benue. […]
International Trade Centre moves to boost Benue cowpea, sesame exports
By Emmanuel Antswen The International Trade Centre (ITC) has commenced moves to address production and export challenges affecting cowpea and sesame value chains in Benue. […]
MUTA rejects Benue inclusion in FG ranching pilot programme
By Emmanuel Bem The Mutual Union of Tiv in America (MUTA) has rejected the inclusion of Benue in the Federal Government’s pilot implementation of the […]