Joseph O Akahome (OJ) is a writer, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Literature from the University of Benin. He is an avid agriculturist, with a bias for poultry and an insatiable appetite for chicken wings. When he is neither reading nor researching, he likes to spend recreational time playing board games, or swimming in serene forested lakes.
Nigeria boasts a vast agricultural sector, underpinned by 34 million hectares of arable land. This includes 6.5 million hectares dedicated to permanent crops and...
News in Brief:
- The Nigerian Federal Government has launched 'Operation Empty the Store,' a nationwide initiative to distribute agricultural equipment and inputs to farmers.
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- The African Development Bank (AfDB) is set to implement a $538 million program to establish Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) in...
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- Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture visited Egypt to strengthen agricultural ties in joint crop research, modernising farmer support systems, and exchanging tech.
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- The Nigerian government launched the Youth Farmers Enrollment Portal to combat unemployment and food insecurity.
- This initiative aims to...
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- Farmers in Northern Nigeria face a multi-pronged crisis as insurgency disrupts livelihoods and forces displacement.
- Rampant farm equipment theft cripples...
