Category: Agriculture

Fadama Project: Ondo Farmers Cultivate 2,238ha Of Cassava, 472ha Of Rice
January 28, 2020 No Responses

Fadama Project: Ondo Farmers Cultivate 2,238ha Of Cassava, 472ha Of Rice

Between 2014 and December, 2019, farmers in Ondo State cultivated not less than 2,238ha of cassava and 472ha of rice through the Fadama lll AF Project.  . The State Project Coordinator, Mr Olusiji Olatunde made the disclosure at the Implementation...
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Expert Seeks Upgrade Of Facilities In Nigeria’s Agriculture Institutes
January 24, 2020 No Responses

Expert Seeks Upgrade Of Facilities In Nigeria’s Agriculture Institutes

An Agronomist, Mr Oladapo Babatude has stressed the need for enhancement of facilities in the nation’s agricultural research institutes as part of measures to boost production in the country. Babatunde, a retired lecturer at Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin m...
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CBN Pledges Support For Cotton Farmers
January 18, 2020 No Responses

CBN Pledges Support For Cotton Farmers

The Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) has assured members of National Cotton Association of Nigeria (NACOTAN) Ekiti chapter of its financial assistance to enable them embark on massive production of cotton in the state. A Representative of CBN, Mr Olutayo...
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El-Rufai Inaugurates Milk Farm Project For 1000 Households
January 18, 2020 No Responses

El-Rufai Inaugurates Milk Farm Project For 1000 Households

Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Friday inaugurated a 1000 Household Milk Farm Project in Damau,  Kubau Local Government Area of the state. The governor, at the inauguration, said the project was a joint venture between the state government, Danish...
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Farmers Caution Against Early Planting
January 14, 2020 No Responses

Farmers Caution Against Early Planting

Lagos recorded the first rainfall on Monday but some local farmers in the state urged their members to delay planting. Some farmers and motorists gave their opinion on the early rain in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria...
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SIFAX Pledges Export Support For Nigerian Farmers
January 11, 2020 No Responses

SIFAX Pledges Export Support For Nigerian Farmers

SIFAX Group has assured Nigerian farmers willing to export their agricultural produce of its readiness to support them. This pledge was made by the SIFAX Group management team at the just concluded Meet The Farmers Conference which was held in...
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Ecobank To Disburse N70b Agric Loan, Holds Special Summit In February
January 10, 2020 No Responses

Ecobank To Disburse N70b Agric Loan, Holds Special Summit In February

Ecobank Nigeria has announced an Agriculture Businesses Finance Scheme where it plans to disburse additional loan of N70 Billion for practitioners in different value chains of Agriculture within the next two years. This announcement is coming just as the bank....
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Presco Exceeds 2019 Target, Lauds Border Closure
December 22, 2019 No Responses

Presco Exceeds 2019 Target, Lauds Border Closure

– A key player in the agricultural sector of Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Presco Plc has ended 2019 business year on a happy note.Addressing workers at a ceremony to end the year on Saturday, Managing Director, Felix Nwabuko also commended...
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CBN, Group Inaugurate 10,000 Hectares Of Oil-Palm Plantation In Kogi –
December 22, 2019 No Responses

CBN, Group Inaugurate 10,000 Hectares Of Oil-Palm Plantation In Kogi –

An Agro-based Non-Governmental Organisation, Stocks and Minas Agricultural Advocacy Network Africa (SMAANA) in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Saturday inaugurated a 10,000 hectares oil-palm plantation in Kogi.Mr Joseph Idoko, President...
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At APPEALS Project Support Mission In Lagos, Food Security Tops Agenda
December 18, 2019 No Responses

At APPEALS Project Support Mission In Lagos, Food Security Tops Agenda

The World Bank-Federal Government of Nigeria joint 4th Implementation Support Mission of Agro Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Support (APPEALS) Project opened on Wednesday in Lagos with Kogi and Lagos States co-hosting.The Mission in Lagos ...
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Lagos Empowers 1,750 Agric Value Chain Farmers
December 13, 2019 No Responses

Lagos Empowers 1,750 Agric Value Chain Farmers

Governor . Babajide Sanwo-Olu, of Lagos State on Thursday provided 1,750 farmers in various agricultural value chains with agricultural productive assets and inputs to boost food production in the state. Sanwo-Olu made the presentation at the flag-off ceremony...
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Stakeholders Seeks Effective Implementation Of Agric Policies
December 5, 2019 No Responses

Stakeholders Seeks Effective Implementation Of Agric Policies

Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have called for effective implementation of agricultural policies for national development. The stakeholders made the call in a communiqué issued on Wednesday in Ilorin at the close of the two-day programme tagged “Fa...
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CBN: Nigeria Imports $600m Cassava Derivatives Annually
November 22, 2019 No Responses

CBN: Nigeria Imports $600m Cassava Derivatives Annually

Nigeria imports cassava derivatives valued at about 600million dollars annually, Mr Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said Emefiele disclosed this at a meeting With State Governors of Cassava Producing States in Abuja on Thursd...
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Cassava: IITA, ACAI Train 30,000 Farmers On Weed Management
November 17, 2019 No Responses

Cassava: IITA, ACAI Train 30,000 Farmers On Weed Management

No fewer than 30,000 farmers from Abia, Benue, Oyo, Ogun and Osun states will benefit from the training on the six steps to cassava weed management and best planting practices in November. The training is put together by the International...
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