Category: Agriculture

NCS Impounds N3.5m Smuggled Rice
October 26, 2019 No Responses

NCS Impounds N3.5m Smuggled Rice

The Zone B of Nigeria Customs Service Federal Operations Unit Kaduna, on Friday, said it had seized 149 smuggled rice valued at over N3.5 million in Kaduna.In a statement on Friday, the command Public Relations officer, Abubakar Usman, explained that...
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Group Seeks Repositioning Of Palm Oil Value Chain
October 24, 2019 No Responses

Group Seeks Repositioning Of Palm Oil Value Chain

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Solidaridad West Africa, on Wednesday in Abuja identified the need for Nigeria to set up mechanism to reposition the country’s oil palm value chain as part of measures to enhance rapid economic growth.  According t...
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Customs Arrest 15 Suspects For Re-Bagging Foreign Rice
October 22, 2019 No Responses

Customs Arrest 15 Suspects For Re-Bagging Foreign Rice

The Adamawa/Taraba Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has arrested 15 suspects for re-bagging foreign rice to sell as local rice. Briefing Journalists on Tuesday, the Controller in charge of Adamawa/Taraba Command, Mr Kamardeen Olumoh, explained that the...
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“Nigeria Must Process Export-Bound Agric Products To Add Greater Value, Income”
October 20, 2019 No Responses

“Nigeria Must Process Export-Bound Agric Products To Add Greater Value, Income”

Nigeria must process export-bound agricultural products to add greater value, maximize income, the Internal Audit Director of the African Export-Import Bank, Mr Abel Osuji, has said.  Osuji gave the advice in Lagos on Saturday  while delivering a lec...
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Adulterated Palm Oil: EFCC Hands Over 26 Suspects To NAFDAC
October 18, 2019 No Responses

Adulterated Palm Oil: EFCC Hands Over 26 Suspects To NAFDAC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Gombe Zonal Office, has arrested 26 suspects for allegedly adulterating palm oil, and handed them over to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).Mr Michael Wetkas, the Head...
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Group Seeks Agric Reforms In West Africa
October 15, 2019 No Responses

Group Seeks Agric Reforms In West Africa

The International Crisis Group, an independent non-profit organisation, on Tuesday called for a reform in the agricultural sector in West Africa and the Sahel as part of measures to address insecurity.Mr Nnamdi Obasi, the Senior Adviser of the group for...
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Nigeria Insists On Border Closure
October 14, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria Insists On Border Closure

The Nigerian Government  will not reverse closure of borders until neighbouring countries have shown enough commitment to check smuggling of banned commodities into Nigeria.The Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Dr Mohammed Umar,...
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Cocoa Institute Unveils Eight New Hybrid Varieties
October 14, 2019 No Responses

Cocoa Institute Unveils Eight New Hybrid Varieties

The Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Ibadan has release eight improved hybrid varieties.  Speaking on Monday, Dr Festus Olasupo, a Plant Breeder at CRIN attributed the development to its 10-year cocoa breeding efforts.Speaking in interview with...
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Obasanjo Urges DR Congo To Invest In Agriculture
October 10, 2019 No Responses

Obasanjo Urges DR Congo To Invest In Agriculture

Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has called on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to invest in agriculture and particularly cassava, soybean, cowpea and plantain to help Africa cut down annual food imports that is estimated at $50billion....
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More Farmers To Benefit From Anchor Borrowers Programme
September 23, 2019 No Responses

More Farmers To Benefit From Anchor Borrowers Programme

Not less than 70, 000 farmers in Borno State are to benefit from the  Anchor Borrower Programme (ABP) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)  in  2019. Mr Mahmood Nyako, the Head of Finance Development Office (DFO) of the CBN...
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Ghana Targets 850,000 Tonnes Of Cocoa In 2019/20 Season
September 22, 2019 No Responses

Ghana Targets 850,000 Tonnes Of Cocoa In 2019/20 Season

The world’s second-largest cocoa producer, Ghana,  is to  produce 850,000 tonnes of cocoa in 2019/20 season. Ghana’s annual cocoa production is usually between 850,000 and 900,000 tonnes, although the country had an official forecast of 900,000 t...
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Presco, Okomu, Others Get N30b To Boost Oil-Palm Production
September 20, 2019 No Responses

Presco, Okomu, Others Get N30b To Boost Oil-Palm Production

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has committed about N30 billion to enhance Oil-palm production in the country. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this in a meeting with some state Governors in Abuja on Thursday. Emefiele explained that...
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Fertilizer Market In Nigeria, Tanzania Get $54m Boost
September 7, 2019 No Responses

Fertilizer Market In Nigeria, Tanzania Get $54m Boost

The African Development Bank and the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) have signed two grant agreements to implement trade credit guarantees worth $5.4 million to support fertilizer value chains in Nigeria and Tanzania, potentially benefit...
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Edo Tasks Palm Oil Stakeholders On Sustainable Production
August 23, 2019 No Responses

Edo Tasks Palm Oil Stakeholders On Sustainable Production

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has urged stakeholders in the palm oil industry to work towards ensuring a shared commitment to sustainable palm oil production in the African continent.   Speaking at  Africa’s third Sustainable Palm...
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