Category: Agriculture

Lagos APPEALS Project Targets Bumper Harvest
December 10, 2021 No Responses

Lagos APPEALS Project Targets Bumper Harvest

Lagos State Agro-Processing , Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project is targeting bumper harvest in water bodies this Christmas season.  The Project Coordinator, Mrs Oluranti Sagoe-Oviebo,  told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that TIlapia fish...
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Okomu Oil Targets N16.1b Turnover, N4.4b Profit in 2022 Q1
December 3, 2021 No Responses

Okomu Oil Targets N16.1b Turnover, N4.4b Profit in 2022 Q1

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — For the 2022 First Quarter (Q1), Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc has projected N16.2B (N16,158, 477) turnover and profit after tax of N4.4b (N4,470, 477).  In its presentation of forecast to the...
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Lagos APPEALS Supports 2,691 Farmers With Inputs, Equipment
November 28, 2021 No Responses

Lagos APPEALS Supports 2,691 Farmers With Inputs, Equipment

In line with its agenda, the Agro-processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project in Lagos State has supported a total of 2,691 farmers and Small Scale Entrepreneurs with inputs and equipment across poultry, rice, and ...
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Oil Palm: Igbinedion Varsity Secures N500m CBN Facility
November 27, 2021 No Responses

Oil Palm: Igbinedion Varsity Secures N500m CBN Facility

The Igbinedion University, Okada, has secured a N500 million Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) facility to resuscitate and expand its existing oil palm plantation. The university’s Vice-Chancellor (VC), Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, made this known on Friday in Okada...
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Okomu Oil Explores Agenda For 2022
November 27, 2021 No Responses

Okomu Oil Explores Agenda For 2022

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com  — The Board of Okomu Oil Palm Plc is to meet on Monday, December 13, 2021 to consider amongs others, the company’s business and forecast for 2022.   Company Secretary, Chukwuebuka Omerole, in a no...
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Okomu Oil Meets 29 Host Communities, Presents 2021 Bursary To 37 Students
November 25, 2021 No Responses

Okomu Oil Meets 29 Host Communities, Presents 2021 Bursary To 37 Students

As part of measures to sustain cordial working relationship, the Management of Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc, on Wednesday, met with its 29 host communities.   The company also used the opportunity to present N90,000 cheque each to 37 students of...
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Nigeria To Allocate $200m For Creation Of 780 Agric Service Centres
November 18, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria To Allocate $200m For Creation Of 780 Agric Service Centres

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, says the Federal Government is to allocate $200 million for the creation of 780 Agricultural Service Centres to serve as catalysts for training and equipment sharing, under the Nigeria-Brazil bilateral development progr...
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Kano Supports 14,250 Farmers With Inputs
November 12, 2021 No Responses

Kano Supports 14,250 Farmers With Inputs

The Kano State Government has supported over 14,250 smallholder farmers with inputs, under its Agro-Pastoral Development Project (KSADP), supported by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB).  Speaking at the event on Thursday, in Kano, Governor Abdullahi&nbs...
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CBN, Heritage Bank To Boost Wheat Production
November 11, 2021 No Responses

CBN, Heritage Bank To Boost Wheat Production

As part of measures to meet high demand amid poor production capacity of wheat, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Heritage Bank have adopted a novel but more robust approach to boost local production and reduce dependence on importation....
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Oil Palm Takes Centre Stage As More Investors Indicate Interest In Edo Summit
November 10, 2021 No Responses

Oil Palm Takes Centre Stage As More Investors Indicate Interest In Edo Summit

Players in the oil palm industry, as well as smallholders and large-scale oil palm plantation investors, will on Friday, November 12, 2021, converge in  Benin City, Edo State during the Alaghodaro Summit, to explore opportunities in the state’s ric...
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Poultry Farmers Decry High Cost Of Inputs
October 11, 2021 No Responses

Poultry Farmers Decry High Cost Of Inputs

Poultry Farmers under the aegis of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) in Alimosho, Lagos State have lamented the rising cost of poultry inputs.  The farmers in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) highlighted some challenges fac...
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Nigeria Approves Cultivation Of Genetically Modified TELA Maize
October 11, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Approves Cultivation Of Genetically Modified TELA Maize

The Nigerian Government has granted environmental approval for evaluation and open cultivation of TELA Maize in the country.   A statement issued on Sunday by Communication Officer,  African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), W...
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Agriculture Stakeholders Seek Elimination Of Middlemen
October 1, 2021 No Responses

Agriculture Stakeholders Seek Elimination Of Middlemen

Some agriculture stakeholders have called for the elimination of middlemen activities across all crop value-chain to curb hike in food prices.  They made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos in...
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Ondo, Ekiti Export 2,233 Cocoa Bean Containers In Eight Months
September 16, 2021 No Responses

Ondo, Ekiti Export 2,233 Cocoa Bean Containers In Eight Months

Between January and August 2021, Ondo/Ekiti Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) processed the export of  2,233 containers of cocoa beans.  Comptroller of Ondo/Ekiti Area Command, Uche Ngozi made the disclosure on Wednesday during a wo...
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