ICT will empower women farmers to reduce post harvest loss -Expert

Smallholder rural farmers in Kwara state, especially, women farmers, have opportunities to reduce post-harvest loss and improve their economic growth when they embrace Information Communication Technology (ICT) in their farming activities. Speaking with in Ilorin, Kwara state capital on Sunday, an agricultural entrepreneur and co-founder of Ayosifam Integrated Service Ltd, Funmilayo Esther Famuyiwa, said that women farmers and youth would be...

Agriculture contributes 23% to GDP in 2022 – Minister

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Dr Mohammad Abubakar, on Thursday, said the agriculture sector contributed 23 per cent to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first half of 2022. Abubakar stated this in his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 45th Regular Meeting of the National Council on Agriculture and Rural Development (NCARD) in Jos. The minister said the figure was from the National...

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