By Tukeni Obasi For individuals who have renewed their hope in agriculture, the statement by the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) two weeks ago that the sector was in need of a revival because for the first time in a while “agricultural growth slowed in 2012” seems almost...

By Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. When the story of 10 million phones costing 60 billion naira for Nigerian farmers first made the headlines, I immediately put out a press release denying that the Ministry of Agriculture was planning to...

By Tukeni Obasi A recent report alleging that the federal government has earmarked N60 billion to buy 10 million mobile phones for distribution to farmers has irked more than a handful of Nigerians. While some have described the policy as a “half-brained initiative”, others have criticized...

By Tukeni Obasi The World Food Day tradition dates back to the 1979 Conference of the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO). It was instituted with the aim of raising global awareness of the twin problems of hunger and malnutrition and ultimately addressing poverty and its implications for...

By Tukeni Obasi On Thursday, September 20, 2012, over a hundred stakeholders in the agricultural sector convened in Abuja for a two-day workshop entitled “Achieving Youth Employment in Agriculture for Nagropreneurs”. This technical consultative workshop was held under the auspices of the...

By Tukeni Obasi When one hears of space technology, one probably immediately thinks of Neil Armstrong or The Star Wars. But recent developments in the field have shown just how beneficial space technology through remote sensing can be for agriculture. Perhaps the most common and widely known...