Agriculture coverage.
PLATEAU—Farming groups condemned a fatal attack in Foron District that killed a farmer and saw 50 cows rustled. They urged immediate security deployments to protect the agrarian economy.
LAGOS—Experts at the 2026 Nestlé Summit urged integrated food systems to fight malnutrition. They backed public-private investment in biofortification and storage to aid vulnerable families.
NAIROBI, KENYA—Nigeria has raised an alarm over the escalating scarcity and cost of fertilizer inputs across Sub-Saharan Africa, blaming Middle East geopolitical instability and fractured global logistics. Speaking at the Africa-France Summit, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Abubakar Kyari met with IFAD to evaluate West African supply chain vulnerabilities. With shipping disruptions driving up freight charges for nitrogen and phosphate bases, Nigeria is working with development partner
The Miyetti-Allah Fulaku Yeso Yeso Development Association (MAFYDA) has urged the Federal Government to establish dedicated Bank of Agriculture (BOA) loan facilities for butchers to help crash rising meat prices. MAFYDA revealed a stark market disparity where middlemen buy cows from pastoralists for ₦500,000 to ₦750,000 and resell them to capital-constrained butchers on credit for up to ₦1.5 million. The association stated that direct capital intervention would empower butchers to bypass these p
AYAMELUM, NIGERIA—The Federal Government has handed over the newly rehabilitated Lower Anambra Irrigation Project (LAIP) Water Pumping Station in Ifite-Ogwari to the Anambra-Imo River Basin Development Authority. Executed under the ATASP-1 initiative, the project involved a complete overhaul of the primary pumping station and the structural lining of 40.1 kilometers of irrigation canals. The restored infrastructure secures year-round water access for over 2,000 hectares of farmland, enabling dry
ABUJA, NIGERIA—The government has launched the Harmonized Fertilizer Recommendations for Nigeria – 2026 Edition, the first unified manual in over a decade. Developed by NADF, FISS, FEPSAN, OCP Group, and IFDC, it offers scientifically validated, region-specific guidelines tailored to diverse soil types. By equipping extension workers and smallholders with precise application frameworks, the initiative aims to eliminate input waste, lower production costs, and boost national grain yields ahead of
High Global Grain Costs Put Pressure on Sub-Saharan Livestock Feed Sector
WFP Warning: Erratic Weather Outlook Threatens Horn of Africa Agriculture
Federal Government Targets Kebbi Dry Season Yields to Stabilize Food Reserves
Post-Harvest Mitigation Gains Traction as New Processing Hubs Open Across Nigeria
Cross River Flags Off 2026 Wet Season Farming with High-Yield Input Distribution
Benue State has launched Benfruit Juice to reduce Nigeria’s ₦3.5 trillion post-harvest losses by processing surplus fruits into juice and concentrates. The initiative targets the state’s major produce, including oranges and mangoes, aiming to reduce waste, stabilize farm prices, create jobs, and cut reliance on imported fruit juice concentrates.
