Farmers to Earn N42 Billion Income From Wheat Production
Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has announced that farmers in the country will be generating about N42 billion from wheat production. The minister made this announcement during the 2014 Wheat Farmers’ Day in Kadawa, Kano State. The programme is expected to generate about one million jobs and help reduce unemployment, particularly in the […]
Nigerian Government gives Youth another reason to Farm
The Ministry of Agriculture and the Bank of Agriculture (BoA), have signed a N3.5 billion agreement to encourage mechanised farming and boost food production in the country. The Minister of Agriculture, Akinwumi Adeshina and the Managing Director of BoA, Dr Mohammed Santuraki, signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to purchase 400 tractors for farmers. […]