Good coverage of agricultural events is difficult to find. FFF and Lavun Community Radio are trying to change that. At least 70% of Nigerians engage in the agriculture sector, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). However, it’s still rare to find media outlets whose primary focus is reporting on agriculture.  Launched in April 2022, the […]

The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) have said that the high cost of feeds is forcing its members out of job. The association lamented that the rising cost of consumables was dwindling their profit and making many farmers to quit the business. The Secretary of the Plateau chapter of PAN, Mrs Nanji Gambo, disclosed this

For next year, the president’s office will spend N301 million on foodstuff and catering materials supplies, while the vice president’s bill was put at N156 million. Likewise, refreshments and meals will take N50.9 million for the two highest offices. A total of N30.6 million was allocated for the president while N20 million was slated for

One expert says it is “ridiculous” for the presidential food bill to rise significantly at a time of low government revenue and high food inflation that has left most citizens with declining purchasing power. Nigerian taxpayers will have to pay twice as much to feed their president and vice president in 2022 as food prices

Nigeria’s food inflation is highest in 15 years and insecurity, COVID-19, climate change and economic policies have pushed food prices beyond the reach of millions. The prices of poultry products in Nigeria are at their highest levels ever as the country faces its worst food inflation in at least 15 years, traders, consumers and producers

Poultry Association of Nigeria (Pan), Ikorodu Zone, Lagos State, has lamented that the high cost of poultry feed and vaccination had lend credence to the increase in the price of chicken and egg produce in the country. PAN, an association that control poultry farmers said the prices of feed and vaccination which are major determinant

The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has said that the current feed challenges facing the multi-billion naira poultry industry may take almost 20 to 25 million Nigerians out of jobs, if immediate interventions were not provided. PAN National President, Ezekiel Ibrahim, who stated this in Abuja on Saturday during the World Egg Day celebration appealed

Acute shortage of maize and soybean has been identified as the main factor crippling the poultry sector in Nigeria. The Registrar/CEO, Nigeria Institute of Animal Science (NIAS), Professor Eustace Iyayi, who disclosed this while addressing stakeholders during a collaborative meeting held with Premier Agribusiness Academy (PAA) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in

Operators in the Nigerian poultry sector have warned that it might collapse soon if urgent steps are not taken by the Federal Government to subsidise the sector. According to the players, many operators in the industry are recording losses on a daily basis given the astronomical increase in the cost of soya beans and maize,