Nigeria is spending over $10 billion annually on food imports, despite vast arable land and a youthful population, Agriculture and Food Security Minister Abubakar Kyari said on Tuesday. Addressing the First Bank of Nigeria Agric and Export Expo in Lagos, Kyari lamented the country’s dependence on imported staples, ranging from wheat and rice to sugar,…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has revealed that Nigeria is harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other modern technologies to improve food production, enhance transparency, connect producers to markets, and reduce waste across the agricultural value chain. Shettima made this statement during the opening session of the United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4), held on Monday in…
A Former Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbe and the Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago have said that, harnessing Nigeria’s agricultural potentials is crucial to the nation’s economic prosperity. They spoke at the Colloquium on Agriculture with the theme “Food and the Nation” organsied by the Etsu Nupe His Royal Highness Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar on Saturday…
The Sasakawa Africa Association Nigeria (SAA) has warned that Nigeria could spend $110 billion on food imports in 2025 if it fails to adopt and strengthen digital agricultural extension services. Dr Godwin Atser, SAA’s Country Director, said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the Annual Stakeholder Workshop, themed “Transforming the Agricultural Landscape through Digital Agricultural…
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) has highlighted Nigeria’s potential to significantly increase its agricultural output, which the foundation described as a transformative opportunity for the country. Mr Bill Gates, Philanthropist and co-chair of, the Foundation, said this on Tuesday in Abuja, at the 2024 NutriVision, a Pan African dialogue to discuss innovative solutions…
The European Union (EU) Ambassador Ms Samuela Isopi, says the bloc’s positive engagements in Nigeria ranges from transformative power of Nigeria’s digital, innovation, and agricultural sectors among others. Isopi made this known at a send-forth ceremony organised for her by the bloc after she spent three years on official engagement in Nigeria. She said that…
Sri Lanka has commenced the formulation of its first climate-smart agriculture (CSA) investment plan, in a bid to combat the escalating challenges posed by climate change. This is according to a statement from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) as released on Tuesday. The initiative is funded by the Green Climate…
