World Food Day: Edo Pledges Support to 200,000 Farmers

Oct 28, 2022

In a bid to ensure food security, the Edo State government has disclosed its readiness to support more than 200,000 farmers across the state. This was made known during a farm produce exhibition event organized by the Edo government as part of its activities to...

FG Distributes Free Inputs To Smallholders Farmers In Edo 

Aug 29, 2022

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development (FMARD), has flagged off yet another distribution of free agricultural inputs and quality seeds as part of its intervention for smallholder farmers in Edo State, stating that it would...

Nigeria: Edo state addresses land issue for smallholder farmers

Feb 17, 2022

Smallholder farmers in Edo state have little or no access to land. The Edo state governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has taken this into consideration and has decided to address the issue. He established a 13-member committee to stabilize policies and programmes relating to...

FMARD Trains Cashew Farmers on Improved Practices

Nov 16, 2021

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has trained stakeholders in the Edo State’s cashew value chain on post-harvest handling. The one-day training was facilitated by the ministry’s cashew value chain department. The stakeholders were...

Obaseki Flags Off N-CARES Programme in support of EDO farmers.

Nov 13, 2021

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, on Thursday, flagged off the Nigeria Coronavirus (COVID-19) Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (N-CARES) programme to support over 12,494 smallholder farmers across the state with farm inputs. During the event which was held in...