Category: Agriculture

Nigeria Registers 5.7m Farmers
April 10, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Registers 5.7m Farmers

The Nigerian Government has registered 5.7 million farmers across the country as part of measures to identify genuine farmers and grant them Government support directly,Minister Of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono has said.  Addressing the General Assembly Of...
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Obaseki: N100b Oil Palm Investment‘ll Strengthen Smallholder Farmers’ Scheme In Edo
April 6, 2021 No Responses

Obaseki: N100b Oil Palm Investment‘ll Strengthen Smallholder Farmers’ Scheme In Edo

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured that the N100bn investment in the state’s oil palm sector by seven oil palm investors under the Edo State Oil Palm Programme (ESOPP) Investors Group, will further strengthen the smallholder farmers’.....
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Agric Stakeholders Partner FG On Food Security
March 27, 2021 No Responses

Agric Stakeholders Partner FG On Food Security

Some stakeholders in the Agriculture and Environment sectors are set to establish a multi stakeholder gender sensitive platform, for advocacy on nutritional food security in the country.  HajIa Salamatu Garba, Founder, Women  Farmers  Advanced N...
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Nigeria Partners Chinese Investors On Irrigation Farming, Rice production
March 22, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Partners Chinese Investors On Irrigation Farming, Rice production

The Nigerian Government has endorsed a partnership between the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), investors linked to the Chinese government, as well as Brains and Hammers private firm to boost irrigation farming.   The partnership ...
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Group Task FG On Agric Inputs For Rural Women
March 9, 2021 No Responses

Group Task FG On Agric Inputs For Rural Women

The Nigerian Association of Women Entrepreneurs (NAWE) has urged Federal Government to provide agricultural input for rural women as part of measures to enhance food production.  The National President of NAWE, Mrs Vera Ndanusa, said this at a n...
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Nigeria Renews Agenda To Boost Sorghum Production
March 8, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Renews Agenda To Boost Sorghum Production

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has met with stakeholders as part of measures to make global impact, strategise and streamline the cultivation of  approved varieties of sorghum in Nigeria.  Deputy Director, Information ...
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Nigeria Begins Sale Of 200,000 Tonnes Of Rice To 18 Millers
March 3, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Begins Sale Of 200,000 Tonnes Of Rice To 18 Millers

The Federal Government of Nigeria  through the  Central Bank of Nigeria’ (CBN) Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) has commenced sale of 200,000 metric tonnes of paddy rice to 18 Nigerian millers.  The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, ma...
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Okomu Oil Spends N20m On Whistleblowers In 2020
February 27, 2021 No Responses

Okomu Oil Spends N20m On Whistleblowers In 2020

The Management of Okomu Oil Palm Plc has disclosed that over N20million was paid to whistle blowers in 2020 as part of measures to save the company from losses.  The company’s Managing Director, Dr Graham Hefer, made the disclosure at...
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IITA Partners SANO Foods On Improved Cassava Varieties
February 23, 2021 No Responses

IITA Partners SANO Foods On Improved Cassava Varieties

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in collaboration with SANO Foods Limited, on Monday commenced a public-private sector initiative to promote the cultivation of improved cassava varieties in Nigeria.  The partnership under the Bui...
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Bird Flu: Lagos Advises Poultry Owners To Adopt Biosecurity Measures
February 21, 2021 No Responses

Bird Flu: Lagos Advises Poultry Owners To Adopt Biosecurity Measures

The Lagos State Government (LASG) has advised poultry farmers to put in place  biosecurity measures in their poultry to prevent any outbreak of avian influenza  (Bird flu) in the state.  The State  Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola O...
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Cross River Engages 10,000 Youths In Cocoa Farming
February 17, 2021 No Responses

Cross River Engages 10,000 Youths In Cocoa Farming

The Special Adviser to Gov. Ben Ayade on Cocoa development, Dr Oscar Ofuka, on Tuesday said since 2018 the Cross River Government has engaged about 10,000 youths in cocoa farming. Ofuka said this in Calabar when he received  Peace Ambassado...
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NCAN: Nigeria Produces 120,000tonnes Of Cashew Annually
February 16, 2021 No Responses

NCAN: Nigeria Produces 120,000tonnes Of Cashew Annually

Nigeria produces 120,000 tonnes of cashew annually, Mr Ojo Ajanaku, the National President, National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN), said on Monday. Speaking on Monday at a workshop on cashew apple processing held in Auchi, Edo State, Ajamaku s...
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Nigeria, U.S. Sign MoU To Boost Cashew Production
February 12, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria, U.S. Sign MoU To Boost Cashew Production

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) West Africa Pro- Cashew Project, to increase cashew productivity. The project aimed to improve the ...
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FG Empowers 100 Poultry Farmers
February 6, 2021 No Responses

FG Empowers 100 Poultry Farmers

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has distributed galvanised battery cages, point-of -lay birds and feeds to 100 small holder poultry farmers in Abia State. The items were distributed to the farmers in Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Const...
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