Author: Adewale Kupoluyi

Agricultural law, also known as agriculture law; AG law and or agricultural and food law, is the specialised body of laws that governs the production, storage, processing, marketing, distribution, and sale of agricultural products, including food, grains, fruits, fiber, livestock, fish, crops, wildlife, and increasingly biofuels, which all entails different aspects of, and amounting to agribusiness. It applies to a wide range of legal principles, drawn from farming, processing, packaging, storage, transportation, branding, labelling, property, contract, environmental, fertilisers, soil science, labour, commercial, tort, construction, engineering, biochemical, biotechnology, genetics, breeding, water resources, biosecurity, compliance and regulatory laws, to the unique needs…

President Bola Tinubu has expressed his determination to ensure that more Nigerian farms feed our cities, supply factory inputs, and doing well in general. The President made the pledge during the address he delivered during the country’s 66th Independence Day national broadcast on October 1, 2026. According to Tinubu, the nation had endured through the efforts of the farmer, who rises before dawn to work his land, promising to build a country in which “the farmer can cultivate his land safely, produce more at lower cost, and earn a decent return for his labour. A Nigeria in which factories have…

A call has gone to Ugandan authorities to immediately drop criminal trespass charges against 11 environmental defenders known as the KCB11, who were allegedly arrested on April 23, 2025, after a Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) official led them into the basement of KCB Uganda’s Kampala headquarters under the pretext of arranging a meeting, Climate Rights International has said. In a press statement, the defenders were said to have gone to the bank to peacefully deliver a letter calling on it to end its financial support for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), but police and security personnel, not bank…

As Nigeria commemorates its 66th Independence Anniversary, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has congratulated the government and people of Nigeria and reaffirms its commitment to a prosperous, productive, and private-sector-led economy, while stressing the importance of boosting food production in the country.In a statement, made available to FarmingFarmersFarms, the President of LCCI, Engr. Leye Kupoluyi, observed that the independence anniversary provides an immense opportunity to reflect on the state of the nation’s economy and conditions confronting businesses, households, and investors, and recognises that the Federal Government’s economic reform programme had delivered encouraging signs of macroeconomic stabilisation. “Real…

The global economic conversation is still centered around Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and money. We consider both obsolete, as measures of whether people are actually secure. GDP can tell us how much economic activity took place. It cannot tell us whether the land became richer, whether fish stocks increased, whether a city gained another million kilograms of freely accessible food, or whether a family can eat without first earning money.This is no longer a fringe criticism of GDP. The World Bank itself says GDP does not capture the full range of productive activities supplied by nature, including nutritious food, clean…

All is set to host the fourth regional Women’s Climate Assembly (WCA), under the theme “Our lands, our voices: African women united for climate justice and reparations”. The landmark gathering unites women across West and Central Africa to strengthen their fight for climate justice rooted in ecofeminist resistance and the defence of the commons – land, forests, water, seeds and other resources collectively sustained and stewarded by communities. The assembly holds in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from October 5 to 8, 2026. In a press statement made available to FarmingFarmersFarms, the organisers noted that Africa’s contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions remains…

The foremost advocacy group, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has disclosed that the impact of monetary easing can be more sustainable, if increased liquidity is channeled towards productive activities such as agriculture, agro-processing and other sectors capable of expanding output and employment in Nigeria. In a press release made available to FarmingFarmersFarms, the Director-General of LCCI, Dr. Chinyere Almona stated that the group welcomed the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to reduce the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 350 basis points, from 26.5% to 23%. It noted that the decision, announced at…

The World Bank has proposed developing national agricultural data platforms that could help Nigeria and other African countries build the data infrastructure needed to deploy artificial intelligence in farming. The proposal is part of a broader push by the bank to turn investments in agricultural statistics into digital infrastructure capable of supporting Artificial Intelligence-powered services, including crop mapping, yield forecasting, pest surveillance and targeted agricultural advice. “Nigeria is among 10 African countries where recent agricultural surveys, supported by World Bank-financed statistical operations and the 50×2030 Initiative have generated data covering farms, crops, production, inputs, livestock, farming practices, and agricultural households”, the lender revealed in…

The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has commenced the validation of its proposed Non-Interest Finance Framework and Guidelines to widen access to agricultural financing and support the Federal Government’s food security objectives. This was contained in a statement issued by NADF, following a Strategic Roundtable and Validation Session on the proposed framework and guidelines. According to the statement, the initiative is aimed at ensuring that farmers, agribusinesses, and other players across the agricultural value chain have access to diverse and innovative financing options. The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of NADF, Mohammed Ibrahim, said non-interest finance had become an important component of Nigeria’s financial system,…

Fear and tension have gripped the Baji community in the Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State following alleged repeated attacks on indigenous farmers by suspected herders, with residents appealing to the state government and security agencies to urgently intervene before the situation escalates. The community leader, Madakin Baji, Malam Usman Yusuf, made the appeal while lamenting what he described as persistent attacks, harassment and destruction of farmlands by herders over the past five years. According to Yusuf, the latest incident occurred when three indigenous farmers, identified as Yahaya Ibrahim, Rabiu Jibrin, and Mohammed Bashar, were allegedly attacked, and severely injured. He…