Agriculture coverage.
Officials say Nigeria-China relations are entering a new phase focused on agricultural technology, science and trade, with China's zero-tariff policy and advanced farming innovations offering fresh opportunities for Nigerian exporters and researchers.
India has proposed a wide-ranging agricultural partnership with Nigeria covering technology transfer, dairy farming, food processing and climate-smart practices, aimed at slashing the nearly 50 per cent of produce Nigeria loses after harvest.
Zamfara State has taken delivery of 100 tractors and farm implements under the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope National Agricultural Mechanisation Programme after approving N6.271 billion for the initiative.
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria in Katsina State says more than 300,000 of its members have benefited from federal government subsidised fertiliser and improved seed distribution, predicting a bumper harvest for the current farming season.
Smallholder farmers across Benue, Nasarawa, Ogun and Edo states will soon gain access to tractors, irrigation systems and other farming equipment through a new leasing partnership between the Equipment Leasing Registration Authority and Heifer Nigeria.
The Federal Government has flagged off the distribution of 8,000 bags of fertilizer to more than 12,000 profiled small-scale farmers in Edo State to boost production and support food security.
Dr Sina Behmanesh, CEO of Virginia-based agricultural technology firm Informiton, says his company's new Sentinel X system aims to help Nigerian farmers fight Fall Armyworm without chemical sprays, by stimulating crops to activate their own natural pest defences.
Benue State has endorsed a five-year Strategic Food Security Plan aimed at improving agricultural productivity, stabilising rural livelihoods and strengthening peace in farming communities affected by insecurity
Senator Solomon Adeola has trained and equipped 2,557 farmers across Ogun State with modern machinery, farm inputs and N100,000 cash grants each to boost productivity and strengthen food security.
Yobe State has launched its 2026 afforestation campaign with the planting of 1,000 drought-resistant tree seedlings in Nguru LGA, while also rehabilitating existing plantations to improve tree survival and combat advancing desertification.
Nigeria’s Agriculture Ministry has unveiled a 10-year agrifood strategy and action plan to align food security reforms with the African Union’s Kampala Declaration, targeting higher output, lower losses and major investment inflows.
No fewer than 500 women and youth in Ogun State have been equipped with vegetable production skills through a Federal Government capacity-building programme targeting tomato, okra and telfairia farming.
