Poultry farmers ditch pricey feeds for homemade blends

Nigerian poultry are increasingly opting to ditch commercial feed suppliers and switch to homemade blends, thereby cutting costs and boosting margins in a sector that has been battered by high input prices. Despite a 62.5 percent plunge in maize and soybean costs – key inputs in poultry feed formulations – millers slashed prices by only […]
Burkina Faso bans tomato exports to protect local industry, with ripple effects across West Africa

Burkina Faso has suspended all exports of fresh tomatoes with immediate effect, in a move aimed at protecting domestic processing industries and securing raw material supply, according to a government directive issued on March 16, 2026. The decision, announced in a joint communiqué signed by Industry Minister Serge Gnaniodem Poda and Agriculture Minister Ismaël Sombie, […]
FG launches emergency programme to tackle tomato, sugarcane pests

The Federal Government has launched an emergency intervention programme to curb the spread of Tuta absoluta and the African Sugarcane Borer, two destructive pests threatening tomato and sugarcane production across Nigeria. The Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, disclosed this during the flag-off ceremony held at the Federal Crop Production Technology Transfer Station in […]
Innovate for Impact Challenge 2026: Global AgTech Funding Opportunity

Applications are now open for the Innovate for Impact Challenge, a prestigious global AgTech innovation program hosted by the World Food Prize Foundation, in collaboration with America’s Cultivation Corridor. This challenge supports early-stage, technology-driven startups working to transform global food systems, food security, and agricultural sustainability. Apply here: https://my.reviewr.com/s2/site/Innovate_for_Impact_Challenge_2026
USD 300K–1.5M Grants for Inclusive & Sustainable Agriculture Projects

The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) has launched its 28th Call for Proposals, focused on building thriving farmers, resilient ecosystems, and empowered communities.This call supports high-impact, financially viable projects that strengthen smallholder livelihoods, promote climate-smart and regenerative practices, and create inclusive, sustainable commodity value chains across developing countries. 🌍 Who can apply:SMEs, cooperatives, social enterprises, […]
2nd Open Call

INCiTiS-FOOD Open Call for Independent Innovators is now open for applications! INCiTiS-FOOD is launching its second Open Call for Independent Innovators, aiming to select candidates who will propose solutions to challenges identified by the project’s Living Labs. Independent Innovators (IIs), defined as start-up entrepreneurs and SMEs, are eligible to apply only if they reside in […]
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FG urges traders to reduce food prices

The federal government has urged retailers to reflect on the reduction in food prices and to shun exploiting consumers. Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, stated this on Tuesday during the 2025 Wheat Farmers Green Field Day, at Dabi village in Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa. He decried the nonchalant attitude […]
Expert advocates nutrition, food safety teaching in primary schools

A Consumer Scientist at Purdue University, Nigeria, Bukade Adesina, has stressed the need for integration of nutrition and food safety education in basic school curricula. He argued that teaching children, from an early age, about balanced diets, and safe food handling will engender lifelong habits that will improve health outcomes. He stressed that the campaign […]
FG plans recapitalisation of BOA to boost food security

The Federal Government has announced plans to recapitalise the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) to enhance food security and make food more accessible and affordable to Nigerians. Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, made this statement when the Emir of Borgu Kingdom, Niger, Dr Muhammad Dantoro, visited him on Wednesday […]