Agriculture
Farming, harvest, production, and supply chain
Lagos Targets 40% Food Self-Sufficiency
Lagos State aims to produce 40% of the food it consumes, up from about 20% today, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said at the state's World Food …
BOI Targets Agriculture With €85m EIB Facility
The Bank of Industry will channel new European Investment Bank funding into agriculture and local healthcare manufacturing in 2027, its chief executive said in Lagos. …
Kwara Extends FADAMA CARES to 49,337 Farmers
Kwara State has begun handing farm inputs, processing equipment and boats to 49,337 more farmers and vulnerable households under a World Bank-backed programme, taking total …
Lagos Targets 40% Food Self-Sufficiency
Lagos State plans to produce 40% of the food its 22 million residents need, double the current 20%, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said at the state's …
BOA, AFAN to Fund 400,000 Dry-Season Farmers
The Bank of Agriculture has partnered with the All Farmers Association of Nigeria to finance about 400,000 farmers for the 2026 dry season. AFAN will …
FG Courts Private Investors for Livestock Processing
The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, has urged private investors to put money into dairy, meat processing, leather and fodder, saying livestock already contributes …
Senate Passes Borno Agriculture College Bill
The Senate has passed a bill to establish a Federal College of Agriculture in Shani, Borno State, a rice, tomato and onion growing area. The …
Ogun Gives Inputs, Tractors to 10,000 Farmers
Ogun State has begun distributing subsidised fertiliser, herbicides, cassava stems, tractors and 1,200 smartphones to 10,000 rice and cassava farmers. Farmers pay 30% of input …
Senate Passes Borno Agriculture College Bill
The Senate has passed a bill to set up a Federal College of Agriculture in Shani, Borno State, an area known for rice, tomatoes and …
Nigeria Marks 46th World Food Day
Nigeria is marking its 46th World Food Day under the theme "Innovate Today, Nourish Tomorrow", with federal events in Abuja and a Lagos programme drawing …
ACCI Targets $500 Million for Farm Mechanisation
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry is seeking up to $500 million in initial capital commitments for Nigerian agriculture at its first AGROMEQA Expo …
Climate Losses Hit 50% for Some Farmers
Some Nigerian rice farmers lost up to half of their expected harvest this year to flooding and dry spells, agribusiness operators say. Erratic rain, heat …
Suspected Boko Haram Fighters Kill 15 Farmers in Borno
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents killed 15 farmers and firewood gatherers in Marte, Borno State, as they tended crops, police said, with three people still missing. …
Agric Trade Flips to ₦56bn Deficit
Nigeria's agricultural trade swung from a ₦740.27 billion surplus in the first half of 2025 to a ₦56.13 billion deficit in the first half of …
Pepper Leads Lagos Price Retreat
Rodo pepper fell 7.4% to an average of ₦2,500 per kg across 10 Lagos markets in the week of 18 September, leading a broad retreat …
A $1m Shield for Katsina's Farms
Katsina has launched a $1 million, 12-month project to protect farming communities from floods and drought. Run by Mercy Corps Nigeria, it will build soil …
Ondo Takes Farming to All 203 Wards
Ondo State is taking agriculture to each of its 203 political wards, tailoring support to what every ward grows best. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa says the …
A $4bn Food Import Alarm Rings in Lagos
Niger State Governor Mohammed Bago has warned that Nigeria's food import bill, already above $3 billion this year, could reach $4 billion before December. Speaking …
A Shaky Northern Harvest Clouds 2026
Nigeria's food outlook faces renewed pressure as the 2026 harvest nears, with reduced cultivation, insecurity, high input costs and erratic weather threatening the volume of …
Nigeria Joins a Continental Livestock Pact
Nigeria has joined seven other African countries in a pledge to build regional livestock value chains, aiming to close a gap so wide that most …