IN KEBBI: FG Promises Speedy Intervention to Flood Victim Farmers in Kebbi State.

Following the devastating flooding that washed off over 450,000 hectares of rice farmlands and other crops in @KBStGovt a few days ago,...1/13 ..the @NigeriaGov has promised to mitigate by ensuring that the farmers get improved seeds to restart planting as soon as the rains recede.
Speaking during an on-the-spot assessment of the devastation caused by floods in the State, the Agric Minister,@NanonoSabo in company..2/13

COVID–19: FG Doles out Subsidized 5,000MT of Maize in Support of Poultry Farming.

@MBuhari has approved the release of 5,000 Metric Tonnes of maize from the National Strategic Grains Reserve to support the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) at a subsidized rate of N90,000. 1/4 ...per Metric tonne as against the current market price of N170,000. This was conveyed to the Agric Minister, @NanonoSabo in a letter from #AsoVillaToday with reference No: SH/COS/05/A/26/1, signed by the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari. 2/4

APPOINTMENTS: President Buhari Appoints Bashir Babajo, Executive Director, Operations (NAIC), Reappoints Philip I. Ashinze Executive Director, Finance And Administration (NAIC). 1/6 .@MBuhari has approved the appointment of Bashir Tijjani Babajo as Executive Director Operations, Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), for a period of four (4) year term in the first instance with effect from 1st August 2020... 2/6

COVID-19: FG Approves N13B Intervention Fund for Pest Control in Nigeria.

The @NigeriaGov has approved the sum of N13b intervention fund for pest control in Nigeria. The intervention fund is to ensure uninterrupted agricultural activities during 2020 farming season,... 1/9 ..., control transboundary pests and minimize the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic as well as guarantee both
nutritional and national food security.

The Agric Minister, Alh. @NanonoSabo stated this during the Flag – off of the 2020 dry season control of Transboundary...2/9

COVID-19: FG Flags-Off Distribution of Agricultural Inputs to Avert Food Scarcity in 2021.

The Agric Minister, @NanonoSabo has flagged-off the distribution of agricultural inputs to Nigerian farmers as mitigation measures of the pandemic to boost Agricultural production.. 1/19 ...in the country and avert food scarcity in 2021.The inputs to the smallholder's farmers include various varieties of seeds of rice, maize wheat and palm seedlings.

Speaking during the Flag – off ceremony at the Livestock House in Mando, @GovKaduna , @NanonoSabo ...2/19

COVID-19: @NigeriaGov Inaugurates Joint Technical Task Team (JTTT) as Emergency Need Arises to Ease Movement of Food and Agricultural Inputs Across the Nation.

The Agric Minister, @NanonoSabo has inaugurated the Joint Technical Task Team on Emergency Response to COVID-19. 1/13 The Joint task team is to facilitate the free and unhindered movement of food, livestock and agricultural inputs and farmer’s movement across the nation during the lockdown and 2020 farming season to avoid food crises.

Speaking during the inauguration in Abuja today... 2/13

In Abuja: FG inaugurates Project Steering Committee of the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises for the Niger-Delta States (LIFE-ND). 1/6 The Agric Minister, Alh. Muhammad Nanono and the Hon. Min. of State,@shehuri_baba , earlier inaugurated Project Steering Committee of the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises for the Niger-Delta States (LIFE-ND). 2/6

Hon. Minister, @AuduOgbeh yesterday appeared on the programme "Good Morning Nigeria" on NTA to talk about some of the achievements in the agricultural sector under President @MBuhari's administration and the outlook for 2019. Here are some highlights of the conversation. #Thread 1. On local production of fertilizer:

We are blending our own fertilizer especially the NPK. The number of blending plants in Nigeria rose from 12 to 27. We now have more fertilizer than we consume, with a surplus of nearly 400,000 tonnes in the warehouses - @AuduOgbeh

#GovtAtWorkNg AGRICULTURE: Here's a look at some #Agriculture programmes and milestones.

📷 HM @AuduOgbeh at KASCO Fertilizer Plant, Kano on 13/03/ 2017. The Presidential Fertilizer Initiative made fertilizer available & 30% cheaper to farmers, increasing food production #Thread Dairy Development - the PPPs between FG & Arla/Friesland are yielding fruits; a big boost to milk production for local consumption & empowering dairy farmers especially women. 📷 HM @AuduOgbeh at Friesland Milk Collection Center, Fashola Village, Oyo - 10/7/ 2017 #GovtAtWorkNg