The National Farmers Coalition and Grassroots Agricultural Groups have commended the disbursement of N19.5 billion to 50,000 farmers across Nigeria by the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF). The coalition made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja, applauding the initiative under NADF’s Strategic Grant Programme, which it said has empowered smallholder farmers nationwide….
Sen Abdul-Aziz Yari (APC-Zamfara) has paid over N1.3 billion as fertiliser subsidy to farmers for this year’s wet farming season across the state. Ibrahim Birnin-Magaji, Chairman, Yari’s Publicity Committee, disclosed this in a statement issued in Gusau on Tuesday. Birnin-Magaji quoted Alhaji Lawal Liman, Chairman, Sen. Yari Political Organisation, as saying this while inspecting the…
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), on Sunday alerted farmers, herders and residents to steer clear of its area of its forthcoming ‘Range Classification Exercise’. The academy’s spokesperson, Maj. Mohammad Maidawa, made the announcement in a statement issued in Kaduna. Maidawa said: “NDA wishes to inform the public, particularly farmers, herders, and residents of surrounding and…
In a harrowing incident, a minimum of 23 farmers and fishermen were killed by Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants in the village of Malam Karanti, situated close to Baga in Borno State’s Kukawa Local Government Area. According to reports, the attack transpired on Thursday morning in the village, located just five kilometres…
Some farmers in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe on Tuesday urged their governments to adopt new strategies to tackle crop theft and insurgents’ attacks ahead of the farming season. The farmers made the appeal when responding to a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) survey on their challenges ahead of the rainy season. Alhaji Umar Mohammed, a…
UN Women has donated two rice mills to women farmers in Dass Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The UN agency donated the mills to Badal and Mbakwara farmer groups, to provide livelihood and encourage rice production. Beatrice Eyong, UN Women representative in Nigeria and ECOWAS, stated this at the unveiling of the mills, on…
