An Artificial Intelligence tool has been discovered to help mitigate the harms of climate change and other crises in the agriculture sector. The AI tool combines the use of satellite remote sensing and machine learning to predict agricultural yield of crops in Africa. Pan-African research organisation AKADEMIYA2063 says the Africa Agriculture Watch (AAgWa) tool will aid the ...

Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank (AfDB). The President of, the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has tasked the incoming administration to make agriculture a business sector. Akinwumi stated this while delivering his speech at the inaugural lecture for the new president of Nigeria on Saturday, May 27th, 2023, in Abuja. He also ...

Image: Shutterstock The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, has announced that the Revised National Agricultural Seed Policy (RNASP) 2022 has enabled the availability of 89,512.10 metric tonnes of assorted improved seed varieties for planting by farmers in the 2023 cropping season. Speaking at the launch in Abuja, Abubakar said the new ...

By Adeola Badru Nigerian youth have been advised to tap into the various sub-sectors in the agricultural value chain in order to reduce unemployment as well as boost the country’s food security. An agribusiness expert and the Group Managing Director, GMD, of Niji Group, Mr. Kolawole Adeniji, who identified the value chain as land, labour, ...

As Nigerians await change of government, a concerned citizen, Ambassador Saidat Dauda, the Chief Executive Officer of Abisal Megatop Limited who also doubles as the Director of Abisal Foods Foundation, has called on the incoming President, the president – elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the need to invest hugely in youth development. Ambassador Sadiat ...

The Director General Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) Prof. Bako Matazu has approved a Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) for agricultural stakeholders in Ogun State in a bid to boost farmers production and improve their knowledge on climate smart agriculture. Presenting the national forecast, Head of Climate Services Unit (NiMet), Mr Adeleke Oyegade said a good knowledge ...

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) said the aquatic environment is of utmost importance and a pathway for food security in Nigeria. The minister of Agriculture, Dr. Mahmood Abubakar, who was represented by Mrs. Fausat Lawal, the Director of Special Duties of FMARD, made this known yesterday at the launch of a ...

Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja Ahead of his inauguration next Monday, Nigerian farmers on Thursday converged on the nation’s capital, Abuja, with a call on the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to walk his pre-election talk regarding the use of Agriculture, specifically Maize (Agbado) and Cassava to drive national development. A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress ...

Ways to support the struggling feed and poultry sectors were explored at recent meetings in the West African state. For the feed industry, the focus was on improving sustainability, and the use of alternative raw materials. The highlight of a recent event held in Abuja, Nigeria, last week was the distribution of animal feeds to ...

By Chinedu Adonu The Federal Government of Nigeria, through its Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, FMARD, on weekend concluded training of 80 farmers on maize production in Southern parts of the country. The participants were trained on the new farming techniques of cultivating maize to increase the production of maize in South East, South ...