Category: Agriculture

Ban Export Of Maize, Poultry Association Urges FG
January 31, 2021 No Responses

Ban Export Of Maize, Poultry Association Urges FG

The Poultry Association of Nigeria, Lagos State (PANLAG), Badagry chapter, has appealed to the Federal Government to ban export of maize as part of measures to have sufficient feeds for chicken. Chairman of PANLAG, Dr Olusegun Adedayo, made the appeal on Saturday at the...
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Cocoa Farmers In Edo Seek Financial Support From Govt
January 27, 2021 No Responses

Cocoa Farmers In Edo Seek Financial Support From Govt

Cocoa farmers in Edo State on Tuesday urged the State Government to support the sector financially for the produce to attract foreign exchange. Mr Thomas Ekpenriebe, the state Chairman, Cocoa Farmers Association, who said this at a news con...
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Rabbit Farming Booms In Plateau State
January 27, 2021 No Responses

Rabbit Farming Booms In Plateau State

The Secretary, Plateau State Rabbit Breeders Association, Mr Pam Gyang, on Tuesday, disclosed that rabbit farming has become popular in the state with many residents engaging in it. Gyang who said this in an interview with the News Agency o...
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Prices Of Local Rice, Tomato Drop In Enugu
January 24, 2021 No Responses

Prices Of Local Rice, Tomato Drop In Enugu

The prices of foodstuff, particularly local rice and tomato have dropped significantly in major markets in Enugu metropolis, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A survey conducted by NAN on Saturday showed that the prices of stoned, de-stoned local...
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Nasarawa Unveils Fertilizer Sales For 2021 Dry Season Farming
January 20, 2021 No Responses

Nasarawa Unveils Fertilizer Sales For 2021 Dry Season Farming

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has launched fertilizer sales, at subsidized rate, to boost farmers’ efforts at dry season farming for improved agricultural production. Speaking in Lafia, on Tuesday, at the distribution ceremony for 20...
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Institute Implores FG On Dry Season Farming
January 18, 2021 No Responses

Institute Implores FG On Dry Season Farming

The Institute for Agricultural Research at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Kaduna State, has called on the Federal Government and various tiers of Governments to boost dry season farming.  Director of the Institute, Prof. Mohammed Ishiyaku, in a chat...
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Group Advocates Massive Snail Farming
January 15, 2021 No Responses

Group Advocates Massive Snail Farming

The Federation of Snail Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (FESMAN), on Thursday underscored the need for Nigerians to invest more in snail farming to ensure food security. The National President of FESMAN, Mr Ebeh Ogoenyi, stressed the n...
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Nigerian Oil Palm Growers Condemn Illegal Importation
January 11, 2021 No Responses

Nigerian Oil Palm Growers Condemn Illegal Importation

The Oil Palm Growers Association of Nigeria (OPGAN) has condemned what it described as the continued illegal importation of Oil Palm into the country,   According to the group, the oil palm industry in Nigeria also deserves more a...
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AFAN Seeks all-Year-Round Farming
January 6, 2021 No Responses

AFAN Seeks all-Year-Round Farming

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), has called for the adoption of policies that would support all-year-round farming to mitigate hunger and malnutrition in the country. AFAN’s National President, Mr Kabri Ibrahim, made the call in an interview wi...
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LAPO Empowers 129,637 Farmers With N10.9b Loans
January 5, 2021 No Responses

LAPO Empowers 129,637 Farmers With N10.9b Loans

The Rural Development Initiative (RDI), a subsidiary of Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) Group in 2019 supported 129,637 rural farmers with N10.9 billion  soft loans.  Head Advocacy and Communication, LAPO, Mr Wisdom Abhulimen&nb...
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Heritage Bank Empowers Palm Oil Entrepreneur With N10m
December 28, 2020 No Responses

Heritage Bank Empowers Palm Oil Entrepreneur With N10m

As part of its commitment to support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs),   Heritage Bank has empowered the winner of The Next Titan Season-7 with N10million.  An entrepreneur, Joshua Joseph Idiong who is the CEO of Josult Oil Proce...
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Nigeria Releases 18 High Yielding Crop Varieties For Farmers
December 21, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Releases 18 High Yielding Crop Varieties For Farmers

The National Varieties Release Committee (NVRC) has released 18 high yielding crop varieties to boost Nigerian agricultural productivity in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s 9-point agenda. The release of the new crop varieties was announced by NVRC cha...
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Okomu Oil Rewards 87 Staff With Long Service Awards
December 20, 2020 No Responses

Okomu Oil Rewards 87 Staff With Long Service Awards

A strong institution and motivated staff are veritable tools for speedy development and growth of any organization, Managing Director, Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc, Dr Graham Hefer, has said   Hefer said this at the company’s 2020...
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Cross River Boosts Cocoa Production With 6m Seedlings
December 14, 2020 No Responses

Cross River Boosts Cocoa Production With 6m Seedlings

As part of measures to boost cocoa production, Cross River State Government has raised six million improved cocoa seedlings.   Mr Oscar Ofuka, Special Adviser to Governor . Ben Ayade on Cocoa Development and Control, explained on Sunday that with the...
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