Category: Agriculture

Oil Palm Growers Seek Support For NIFOR
September 29, 2020 No Responses

Oil Palm Growers Seek Support For NIFOR

The Oil Palm Growers Association of Nigeria (OPGAN) has called on the Federal Government to provide adequate funding for the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR).   According to the group, NIFOR is the bedrock for repositioning the sector for...
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Cassava Farmers Want Soft Loans To Boost Garri Production
September 29, 2020 No Responses

Cassava Farmers Want Soft Loans To Boost Garri Production

Some Cassava farmers in Dangara community, Kwali Area Council, FCT, have called on the Federal Government, to provide soft loans for farmers to enable them boost garri production in the area. Cassava is a tap root with long tuberous edible...
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Chevron Invests N4.3b To Boost Agriculture
September 15, 2020 No Responses

Chevron Invests N4.3b To Boost Agriculture

Chevron Nigeria Limited invested N4.3 billion through its Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) to boost agriculture in the oil rich region in 2019.  Chevron in its 2019 Corporate Responsibility Report obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (N...
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Poultry Farmers Task Govt On Security
September 15, 2020 No Responses

Poultry Farmers Task Govt On Security

The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN),  has appealed to the government and other stakeholders to expedite action to restore security for farmers nationwide in order to achieve the nation’s goal of food security and self sufficiency. National Presiden...
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APPEALS Project Supports 1,699 Farmers In Kano
September 11, 2020 No Responses

APPEALS Project Supports 1,699 Farmers In Kano

No fewer than 1,699 small holder farmers in Kano State participated in  the agricultural support programme initiated  by the Agro Processing Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Support (APPEALS).   Mr Hassan Ibrahim, the APPEA...
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Farmers Fault Partial Importation Of Maize
September 9, 2020 No Responses

Farmers Fault Partial Importation Of Maize

The Nigerian Young Farmers Network (NYFN) has appealed to the Federal Government to rescind a decision on the plan for partial importation of maize and other restricted crops.  The National Coordinator of the network, Mr Promise Amahah made the appeal...
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FAO Assures Nigeria On Sustainable Cocoa, Oil Palm Production
September 9, 2020 No Responses

FAO Assures Nigeria On Sustainable Cocoa, Oil Palm Production

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO),on Tuesday said it is committed to working with  Nigeria to promote sustainable cocoa and oil palm production. FAO made this known at a workshop on Food System, Land Use and...
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Lagos To Establish Coconut Processing Factory In Badagry
September 2, 2020 No Responses

Lagos To Establish Coconut Processing Factory In Badagry

The Lagos State Government is to establish a coconut processing factory in Badagry to further optimize the use of coconut and harness the economic potentials in the value chain.The State Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, stated this Wed...
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Poultry Farmers Lament Challenges
September 1, 2020 No Responses

Poultry Farmers Lament Challenges

Poultry farmers on Tuesday lamented various challenges facing the sector and appealed for Federal Government’s intervention.   The farmers made the calls in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria NAN)  in Lagos.   Mr Denison Tse...
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Minister: Dangote Fertiliser Crucial To Nigeria’s Agricultural Agenda
August 31, 2020 No Responses

Minister: Dangote Fertiliser Crucial To Nigeria’s Agricultural Agenda

The Federal Government has asserted that Dangote Fertiliser Limited is very important to the achievement of its Agricultural Transformation Agenda, aimed at boosting food security in the country. Besides, the construction of the Fertiliser plant has been fully...
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Farmers Implore FG On Cassava Scarcity
August 29, 2020 No Responses

Farmers Implore FG On Cassava Scarcity

The Secretary, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Lagos State chapter, Mrs Abimbola Fagoyinbo-Francis, on Friday called on the Federal Government to urgently intervene in cassava farming in the country.  Fagoyinbo-Francis told the News Agency of N...
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Poultry Farmers seek FG’s Intervention On Feeds
August 26, 2020 No Responses

Poultry Farmers seek FG’s Intervention On Feeds

Poultry farmers have appealed to the Federal Government to come to their rescue, as they are experiencing a tough time finding maize to buy for the production of feeds.  Mr Joel Oduware, a member of Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN)...
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Oyo Approves $1.2m For Agribusiness Initiative In Six Secondary Schools
August 26, 2020 No Responses

Oyo Approves $1.2m For Agribusiness Initiative In Six Secondary Schools

The Oyo State Government on Tuesday approved $1.2 million to kick-start an agribusiness initiative tagged: ‘Start Them Early Programme’ (STEP), in six selected secondary schools in the state. Mr Akinola Ojo, the Commissioner for Finance, disclosed this whi...
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SON Develops Standards For Livestock Feeds
August 22, 2020 No Responses

SON Develops Standards For Livestock Feeds

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has developed new standards for animal and livestock feeds value chain to support Federal Government efforts in achieving food security.   Director- General of SON, Mr Osita Aboloma,  made this known in a ...
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