The World Leadership Merit Award Committee has nominated the Niger State Governor, Alhaji Mohammed Bago, for the prestigious World Star Farmer Award, recognising his exceptional contributions to agriculture and rural development in Nigeria. The announcement coincided with the governor’s 51st birthday on February 22, 2025, and was described as a special birthday honour by the ...

From Yakubu Mustapha Minna The New Niger Agricultural Revolution has received a boost with the allocation of 60 hectares of land to Niger Food and Logistics on a lease agreement by the Suragi community in Mokwa Local Government Area of the state. Mokwa Council Chairman, Jibrin Abdullahi Muregi who is leading the negotiations with other ...

Christian Thierfelder, Principal Scientist at CIMMYT, poses in a field that is being tested for conservation agriculture at Henderson Research Station, Harare, Zimbabwe. Credit, Busani Bafana/IPS BULAWAYO, Dec 05 (IPS) – On the dusty plains of Shamva District in Zimbabwe, Wilfred Mudavanhu’s maize field defies drought. With the El Niño-induced drought gripping several countries in ...

Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) established a hatchery and fish feed production unit as part of the “Guichet Unique 3A” project initiated by Niger’s Ministry of Hydraulics, Sanitation and Environment. The project aims to expand freshwater and pond fisheries while enhancing existing production systems. In Niger, a country where agriculture and animal husbandry dominate, ...

The Niger State government in collaboration with Harvest plus and Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition has concluded plans to host the 10th edition of the nutritious food fair 2024,from Wednesday, December,10th to Thursday, December,11th 2024, beginning from 9am daily,at Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi International Conference Center, Minna. Commissioner for Agriculture, Musa Salihu Bawa Bosso disclosed ...

Niger State has emerged as Nigeria’s leading agricultural producer, surpassing Benue State as the nation’s food basket, according to the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Musa Bosso. Bosso made this declaration during the 2024 World Food Day celebration held at the Legbo Kutigi Conference Centre, Minna, where he stated Niger State’s significant strides in agriculture under ...

The Nigerian Senate has passed for second reading, a bill to establish the Federal University of Agriculture Akure, Ondo State. This followed, the presentation of the general principles of the bill by the sponsor, Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire (APC-Ondo). Senator Adegbonmire in his lead debate said the bill seeks to upgrade the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure, Ondo ...

ABUJA, Nigeria Niger state aims to be the agricultural powerhouse of Nigeria, providing food for both the nation and beyond, Governor Mohammed Umar Bago told Anadolu in an exclusive interview. The state, with its fertile land and proximity to the federal capital of Abuja, is taking bold steps under Bago’s leadership to leverage its natural ...

No fewer than 13,600 out of the 94,500 agric inputs beneficiaries are to be provided with crops, aquaculture and poultry, while 30,000 individuals from Internally Displaced Camps and flood victims will benefit from food assistance, under the Agric Inputs in Niger State. The State Project Coordinator, FADAMA N-CARES, Shehu Kudu, revealed this at the flag-off ...

In an effort to ensure food security and sufficiency, a Niger State delegation led by the Special Adviser on Social Investment Program, Hauwa Bako, visited Soilless Farm Labs in Ogun State. The visit aims to facilitate the successful implementation of agricultural policies in Niger State, North Central Nigeria. In a statement, the Special Adviser to ...