Plans are being made to assist rural communities and small-scale farmers in areas affected by conflict in Nigeria to scale up their production. Aside achieving self-sufficiency in food production, other goals include to produce enough food for export and to upon up rural communities in conflict areas for development. Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, is to…
Oyo State Government plans to build about one thousand, two hundred kilometres of rural roads as part of efforts to boost agriculture. The state government also said there will be no hidden taxes or multiple taxation for people who decide to invest in agric business in the state. Governor Seyi Makinde made the announcement at the Oyo…
The Lagos State Government has launched a five-year-food sufficiency programme, which is partly in response to the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said the government expects up to ten billion US dollars investments from public and private sectors, as well as donor agencies to drive the food programme in the next five years. Governor…