The Nigerian government’s proposed 2025 budget allocates ₦826.5 billion to agriculture, marking a pivotal step toward revitalizing the sector, ensuring food security, and creating mass employment, experts say. This allocation reflects a significant increase from ₦362.94 billion in 2024 and ₦228.4 billion in 2023, with capital investments up by 130% year-on-year. Presenting the “Budget of […]
As the global demand for Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to surge, sectors in Nigeria are increasingly adopting AI-driven solutions to enhance productivity. One of the latest innovations is the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), which recently launched the Livestock Data and Market Information System (LMIS). The LMIS is an AI-powered platform designed to […]
More than 223,097 livestock farmers and producers across 17 states have already benefited from the $546 million Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), an initiative of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. Launched in 2022, L-PRES aims to enhance livestock productivity, commercial viability, and resilience through targeted interventions in Nigeria’s livestock sector. […]
