OFAB: $6.3m Spent on Media Awards, Pledges to Cover 30% of Africa with Biotechnology in 2026
By Hillary Asemota The Open Forum for Agriculture Biotechnology (OFAB), over the weekend said it has spent $6.3 million ($5 million plus $1.3 million) on...
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Former President Goodluck Accepts Offer as Africa’s Agricultural Technology Ambassador
By Hillary Asemota Nigeria’s former President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has been appointed Africa’s Agricultural Technology Ambassador by the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF). Making...
I will Make Edo Nigeria’s Poultry Hub – Obaseki
…Seals deal for 10,000 poultry birds-per-day modular plant By Esho Ayemoba in Benin The Edo State Government has entered into a partnership with Heifer International...
Ministry, Stakeholders Brainstorm on New National Animal Feed Policy
By Mohammed Mohammed In a bid to produce a new National Animal Feed Policy Document, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) in...
African Union Calls for Adoption of Nigeria’s Biotechnology Model as Blueprint for Development
Dwelleth Morountodunh The African Union (AU) has identified Nigeria’s role as a model which is crucial in the creation and sustenance of biotechnology as the...
N3.5trn Post Harvest Agro Losses: FG Commissions Multipurpose Grain Dryer Machine
By Dwelleth Morountodun In a bid to boost Agriculture productivity and reduce post – harvest losses, the Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja commissioned the...
GDP: Agriculture Ranks Sky-high, Outpaces Oil/Gas, ICT, Others in Q2
By Hillary Asemota The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, on Friday stated with excitement that Nigeria’s Agricultural sector topped the chart...
Why Adoption, Deployment of Biotechnology is Imperative for Nigeria’s Food Security Drive, NABDA Boss
By Mike Eyibio The Director General, National Biotechnology Development Development Agency (NABDA), Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, has underscored that Nigeria’s population growth has inevitably placed enormous...
Food Security: FG Commissions ARMTI’s Regional Facility Complex in Abuja
By Dwelleth Morountodun The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar on Friday commissioned the Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), regional...
FG Moves to Check Fake/Substandard Fertilizer, Issues Sales Permit to Operators
By Frank Momoh In its determined bid to address the manufacturing and sales of substandard and fake fertilizers across the country, the Ministry of Agriculture...