Category: Agriculture

Akwa Ibom Approves N573m To Boost Cassava Production
March 1, 2018 No Responses

Akwa Ibom Approves N573m To Boost Cassava Production

The Akwa Ibom Executive Council has approved N573 million for the production and processing of cassava to boost food production in the state. The State’s Information and Strategy Commissioner, Mr Charles Udoh, disclosed this on Wednesday in Uyo while briefing...
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FG To Train 100 Rice Farmers In Kebbi
February 27, 2018 No Responses

FG To Train 100 Rice Farmers In Kebbi

 The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, says the Federal Government will train 100 rice farmers in Kebbi, as part of efforts to boost rice production in the country.   The minister said this on Monday in...
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Agriculture Think Tank: Nigeria’s Future Looks Brighter with IITA Innovations
February 24, 2018 No Responses

Agriculture Think Tank: Nigeria’s Future Looks Brighter with IITA Innovations

Research and innovations being developed at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) hold promise, and could transform Nigeria’s agricultural narrative, says Nigeria’s agricultural think-tank, the Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG). The th...
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IITA To Tackle Weed Menace
February 17, 2018 No Responses

IITA To Tackle Weed Menace

A team of researchers working on the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-managed Cassava Weed Management Project (IITA-CWMP) have said findings from the 5-year project will respond and address the problems of weeds especially in cassava farming sys...
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Okomu oil palm unveils agenda for new plantation
February 6, 2018 No Responses

Okomu oil palm unveils agenda for new plantation

Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc has notified its shareholders and other stakeholders of plan to unveil new plantation.   According to the company, the new plantation referred to as Extension 2 will be commissioned by Governor of Edo State, Godwin...
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Global coalition seeks support for cassava transformation in Africa
January 27, 2018 No Responses

Global coalition seeks support for cassava transformation in Africa

Ahead of the international conference on cassava, the Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st Century (GCP21) has called on policy makers, donors and the international community to support all efforts that will bring about cassava transformation in Africa.  T...
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CBN unveils agenda to push tomato, cocoa, palm oil production in 2018
January 18, 2018 No Responses

CBN unveils agenda to push tomato, cocoa, palm oil production in 2018

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will aggressively push and support farmers to boost the production of tomato, cocoa and palm oil across the country in 2018.  The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this when he visited...
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‘Agriculture will boost Nigeria’s sustainable development’
January 11, 2018 No Responses

‘Agriculture will boost Nigeria’s sustainable development’

Mr Aniefiok Umoren, the Head of Development Finance, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Calabar, says agriculture remains the most viable option to boost the country’s sustainable development and food security.  Umoren said this on Wednesday at the official lau...
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Ogbeh: Agriculture created over 6m jobs in two years
January 9, 2018 No Responses

Ogbeh: Agriculture created over 6m jobs in two years

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh,  said on Monday that agriculture sector created six million jobs in the last two years. Ogbeh said this while analysing the achievements of his ministry and 2018 targets of the...
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Maize Cultivation: Association to engage 500,000 farmers in 2018
January 2, 2018 No Responses

Maize Cultivation: Association to engage 500,000 farmers in 2018

The National President, Maize Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Bello Abubakar-Annur has disclosed that the union is planning to engage 500, 000 farmers in maize cultivation in the 2018 farming season across the country. Abubakar-Annur told the News Agency of Nig...
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Ogun begins mass production of ofada Rice
December 17, 2017 No Responses

Ogun begins mass production of ofada Rice

The Ogun State Government mass produced Ofada rice  is to be ready for sale to the public this Christmas season in all the Local Government and Local Council Development Areas of the state.   The MITROS Ofada Rice, which is...
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Researchers, policymakers to discuss cassava agronomy
December 14, 2017 No Responses

Researchers, policymakers to discuss cassava agronomy

Scientists across Africa and their colleagues in other parts of the world are meeting with policymakers in Tanzania under the auspices of the African Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) to discuss the progress made in the last two years in providing clues...
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Celebrated Georgia farmer, John McCormick to receive Nigerian Agribusiness delegates
October 29, 2017 No Responses

Celebrated Georgia farmer, John McCormick to receive Nigerian Agribusiness delegates

The US-Nigeria Trade Council USA is pleased to announce that Mr. John McCormick, the eminent “2016 Georgia Farmer of the Year “will be attending and making a presentation at the forthcoming US-Nigeria Agribusiness Investment Summit & Expo, November 16...
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British experts to train Nigerian yam exporters
October 27, 2017 No Responses

British experts to train Nigerian yam exporters

 The Federal Government says it will invite British experts to train exporters on best export packaging requirements to reduce cases of yam rejection at the international markets.  Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said thi...
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