Niger State Governor, Muhammed Umar Bago By Mohammed Baba Busu Niger Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the Federal Ministry of Youths Development, to support food security by engaging corps members posted to the state in agricultural activities. The signing of the MoU took place at the Government House, in Minna on ...

World Food Programme and Government join forces to boost farm production, strengthen livelihoods and empower women in a challenging environment. Sa’a Moussa heads a cooperative of women farmers adapting to changing rainfall patterns to grow their businesses in Niger. Photo: WFP/Adamou Sani Dan Salaou. Sitting atop a pile of millet sacks in the southern Niger ...

Image used for illustrative purpose. Getty Images Stakeholders recently convened to explore ways insurance companies can make their policies more appealing to farmers, encouraging them to insure their farm products against natural disasters. This gathering included representatives from the Niger State government, insurance firms specializing in agriculture, farmers, insurance sector experts, and international organizations, all ...

The national coordinator, Nigeria Women for Agricultural Progressive and Development Initiative, Omolara Svensson (third from left) flanked by other farmers during the press briefing in Abuja. Women farmers under the Nigeria Women for Agricultural Progressive and Development Initiative (NWAPDI), have announced their disassociation from the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN). Addressing journalists in Abuja, ...

One Acre Fund, a non-for-profit development organisation that supports smallholder farmers in Nigeria by providing them with access to high quality agricultural inputs, training and financing, will hold the official flag off of the 2024 input delivery to farmers on Thursday, in Bosso Local Government, Niger State. The spokesperson for One Acre Fund Nigeria, Mr. ...

The government of Niger state has announced plans to assist at least 2,500 farmers in the state by providing access to the Federal Government’s carbon credit-free funds, aimed at boosting food production. Dr. Mathew Ahmed, the Permanent Secretary of the state’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, made this announcement in Minna during the inauguration ...

Long-awaited by the people of Niger, the Large-Scale Irrigation Development Programme (PDGI) has been launched. It aims to boost food security in the West African country by irrigating 21,200 hectares of additional plantations by 2027. The Large-Scale Irrigation Development Programme (PDGI) is off to a flying start. The work was launched on 20 March 2024 ...

PORT HARCOURT – The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has announced plans to purchase modern farming equipment, such as tractors, to boost its agricultural initiatives, notably the Holistic Opportunities, Projects, and Engagement (HOPE) project. Speaking during a visit to inspect farming equipment at Bob Track Limited in Port Harcourt, NDDC’s Executive Director of Projects, Sir Victor ...

Stephen Angbulu and Chika Otuchikere, President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, said that given adequate provision of lands by state governments, his administration was ready to implement a comprehensive programme to end farmer-herders clashes nationwide. Tinubu gave this assurance when he flagged off the Food Security and Agricultural Mechanisation Programme in Niger State, on Monday. A ...

By Nura Mohammed, Abubakar Hassan, Minna President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says the Nigerian government is committed to partnering with Niger State to ensure food sustainability in the country. The President said this at the commissioning of Mechanised Agricultural Equipment and the Ultra-modern President Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport in Niger State, North Central Nigeria. He ...