By Hannatu Sulaiman Abba The Kano State Ministry of Livestock Development has pledged to promote inclusive empowerment programmes for persons with disabilities (PWDs) through livestock and skills development initiatives. The Commissioner for…
Category: Agriculture
Borno: Zulum unveils 50% off fertiliser sale, free farm implement for 120,000 smallholder farmers
… Announces Cash Support of N500 Million to Poor, Vulnerable in 5 LGAs From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday, flagged off the 2026 statewide Wet…
Gov. Mutfwang Approves Fertilizer Subsidy, Procures 500 Truckloads for 2026 Farming Season
From Tongnaan Bawa Jos Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, has approved the procurement of fertilizers for the 2026 farming season and introduced a major subsidy aimed at reducing production costs,…
2026 Farming Season:Kano State Govt. Adopts Measures To Boost Farmers’ Morale
2026 Farming Season:Kano State Govt. Adopts Measures To Boost Farmers’ Morale By Abdullahi Yusuf Kano State Government has employed measures to boost farmers’ morale for the 2026 cropping season across the state,the…
Canal Breaking:HJRBDA Accuses Farmers Of Sabotaging Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda On Food Security
Canal Breaking:HJRBDA Accuses Farmers Of Sabotaging Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda On Food Security By Abdullahi Yusuf The Management of Hadejia Jama’are River Basin Development Authority(HJRBDA) has accused some farmers in Miga Local…
𝗬𝗼𝗯𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗮𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗶 𝗖𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗡𝟭𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝟱𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬
From Sani Gazas Chinade Damaturu Farmers across Yobe State have received a major boost following the decision of Governor Mai Mala Buni, to reduce the cost of hiring tractors from N100,000 to…
Adamawa farmers decry high cost of farming inputs as govt assures support
From Umar Dankano Yola Adamawa farmers are contemplating of cultivating their farmlands as a result of high cost of farming inputs and bad yields recorded by many last year. Some farmers decried…
Governor Yusuf Launches New Solar-Powered Water Initiative to Ease Water Stress in Kano
As part of the strategic efforts aimed at easing water stress and expanding access to clean and reliable water supply for residents in Kano State, His Excellency Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has…
Kaduna Emerges Pilot State For NGF Rice Transformation Initiative
Kaduna Emerges Pilot State For NGF Rice Transformation Initiative By Umar Faruk Tukur Kaduna State has emerged as the pilot State for the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Rice Transformation Initiative aimed at…
Why BIARN Has Yet To Take Off
Why BIARN Has Yet To Take Off By Abdullahi Yusuf The Barau Initiative for Agricultural Revolution in the North West (BIARN) has yet to take off fully due to the issue of…
Explainer: How Nigeria’s food security policy is cutting Kano farmers’ income
By Zulaiha Danjuma Garba Ubale Yanako spent heavily planting rice during the 2024 wet season. After harvest, he lost nearly everything. “I barely got 15 per cent of what I spent…
Stakeholders Push Agroecology for Food Security in Plateau
From Tongnaan Bawa Jos Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have intensified calls for the adoption of agroecological practices to boost food security and protect the environment, following a one-day step-down training workshop…
SAPZ Expands to 8 New Catchment Areas in Kano, Targets Wider Farmer Inclusion
By Mustapha Salisu The Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Programme in Kano State has expanded its community engagement and awareness campaign to cover eight additional catchment areas, as part of efforts to…
Combating Climate Change: Horticulturist Transforms Desert into Forest Through Annual Tree Planting
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Ibrahim Salihu, a young horticulturist from Kaduna State, is making remarkable strides in transforming arid and desert-prone areas into thriving green forests. Through the annual planting of millions…
Food Security:Kano State Govt Partners Foreign Experts To Boost Agric Production
Food Security:Kano State Govt Partners Foreign Experts To Boost Agric Production By Abdullahi Yusuf Kano State Government is to enter into partnerships with Lead Research and Farm Inputs Entities to boost agricultural…
BCAI, Partners Train KNARDA Extension Officers on Gender-Responsive CSA
By Mustapha Salisu Bridge Connect Africa Initiative (BCAI) has organized a two-day capacity strengthening workshop for extension officers of the Kano State Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (KNARDA) on gender-responsive climate-smart agricultural…
Kano’s Livestock Market Booms,Amidst Surging Use of “Sha Ka Fashe”
Kano’s Livestock Market Booms,Amidst Surging Use of “Sha Ka Fashe” By Salisu Ibrahim Fagge with reports from Abbas Ibrahim, Mohammed Kabir Yau,Abdullahi Yusuf,Mustapha Muhammad and Kabiru Fulatan Livestock business is thriving in…
BCAI’s WAVES II Project Empowers Kano Women Through Climate-Smart Agriculture, Financial Linkages
By Mustapha Salisu The Bridge Connect Africa Initiative’s Women Against Violence Empowered Through Sustainability (WAVES) Phase II project has continued its drive to dismantle the cycle of gender-based violence (GBV) in Kano…
AHIP ROOTS Initiative Promotes Climate-Smart Urban Agriculture Among Kano’s Smallholder Farmers
By Mustapha Salisu Participants in the Resilient Opportunities for Outreach, Trade and Sustainability (ROOTS) project, implemented by AHIP through the IOM training programme, have described the initiative as a major catalyst for…
ZLGSC retrains staff on WASH techniques in a one week retreat
By John Bassey, Zamfara The Zamfara State Local Government Service Commission (LGSC) has retrained its staff members in a one-week retreat organized to widden their scope on the establishment of the Water…
BUK Researchers Lead Response as Sugarcane Borer Ravages Kano Farms
By Salisu Hamisu Ali Researchers from Bayero University Kano (BUK) have stepped in to address a devastating outbreak of Eldana saccharina—commonly known as the African sugarcane borer—that has crippled sugarcane production across…
SAPZ Partners with Media to Boost Nutrition, Agricultural Productivity in Kano State
By Mustapha Salisu The Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Programme in Kano State has organised a one-day media sensitisation training on Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) for improved nutrition, aimed at strengthening the…
Gov Inuwa Deepens Livestock Sector Reforms as L-PRES Delivers New Facilities Across Gombe
From Abubakar Rabilu, Gombe The Gombe State Government has stepped up efforts to revitalise the livestock sector with the handover of additional facilities for rehabilitation and upgrade under the Livestock Productivity and…
Jigawa Eyes 500,000 Hectares Of Rice Production by 2030
Jigawa Eyes 500,000 Hectares Of Rice Production by 2030 By Abdullahi Yusuf Jigawa State Governor, Malam Umar A. Namadi, on Thursday reaffirmed his administration’s readiness to achieve the target of 500,000 hectares…
SAPZ showcases rice brown field day, distributes inputs to 9,870 Farmers in Kano
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Kano State Special Agro-Processing Zone (SAPZ) Programme in partnership with IFAD, has reaffirmed its commitment to boosting agricultural productivity and strengthening value chains. This followed…