The current population of Nasarawa state is over two million and will reach 3.5 million in 2030 given the current growth rate. Meanwhile, the annual loss of land to other uses is 10 to 15 thousand hectares, with half of this loss coming from cropland. ...
The Kaduna State Government on Saturday expressed concern on the reported outbreak of a rice disease, known as rice blast, in some parts of the state. Officials of the the Kaduna Agricultural Development Project (KADP) are already expressing fear that ...
The Rivers Government said on Thursday in Port Harcourt that it spent nearly N800 million on flood-related issues in the state. The Rivers Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mrs Ibim Semenitari, made this known in an interview with the New...
Nasarawa state, being largely an agrarian state with large settlements along the banks of the river Benue has had more than a fair share of the recent flood disasters leading to various levels of destruction, with attendant displacement of over 100,000...
Dr Adams Oshiobugie, an agriculturist, has said that the recent floods in some parts of the country may not cause food crisis in the country. Oshiobugie, the Deputy Provost, Edo College of Agriculture, said in an interview with the News Agency of Niger...
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has concluded plans to set up a Weather Index Crop Insurance scheme for farmers across the country. The Minister, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the Wor...
The Federal Ministry of Environment has predicted ``heavier than normal rainfall'' which may cause further flooding between now and Oct.16 in 14 states of the country. The prediction is contained in a report issued on Friday in Abuja by Dr Moro...
Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, the Minister of Petroleum Resources, on Thursday in Yenagoa called for synergy among the three tiers of government to tackle flood in the country. She made the call when she visited communities affected by the flood in Bayel...
The Bayelsa Government on Thursday donated N15 million to the Flood Outreach Committee set up by churches in the state. Gov. Seriake Dickson announced the donation while interacting with Christian leaders in the state at the Greater Evangelism World Cr...
The Rivers State Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Produce Department, has decried the low production of palm oil in the state. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, the Director, Mr Augustine Kalio, recalled that agr...
The Federal Government has said it is working out a special flood recovery food production plan to grow more food through irrigation in the forthcoming dry season to minimise the effect of crop losses caused by the recent flooding that destroyed farms ...
The Kebbi Government has invested the sum of N1.6 billion in the IFAD-assisted Community-Based Agricultural and Rural Development Programme (CBARDP) in the last three years, an officer has said. The programme is being financed by the International Fund...
Niger State government is to access additional N200 billion federal government agriculture enhancement loan for farmers across the nation. The state government had earlier received N1 billion from the N200 billion fund and distributed same to 757 coope...
Policymakers in the cities of Nigeria and other African countries must implement green measures to make sure that growing urban areas can meet the increasing demand for food, according to a report released yesterday by the United Nations Food and Agric...
The Kwara Government has set aside 4,000 hectares of land for setting up of farm settlements across seven local government in the state. The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr Bode Olayemi, told News Agency of Nigeria (N...