Category: Agriculture

Farmers Seek Improved Investment In Agriculture
August 22, 2023 No Responses

Farmers Seek Improved Investment In Agriculture

AS economic situation bites harder on Nigerians, some farmers in Gombe have urged the state government to leverage the additional funds received from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), to invest in the agriculture. They said such investment was imperative...
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Tinubu Declares State Of Emergency On Food Security
July 14, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu Declares State Of Emergency On Food Security

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, in Abuja, declared a state of emergency on food security. According to the President, all matters pertaining to food and water availability and affordability, as essential livelihood items, be included within the purvi...
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Adulteration: Palm Oil Farmers Seek Collaboration With FG
July 4, 2023 No Responses

Adulteration: Palm Oil Farmers Seek Collaboration With FG

The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) has called on the Federal Government to collaborate in establishing palm oil markets aimed at combatting oil adulteration. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, Mr Alphonsus...
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Agribusiness: Ecobank Restates Commitment To Youth Empowerment  
June 22, 2023 No Responses

Agribusiness: Ecobank Restates Commitment To Youth Empowerment  

The Managing Director and Regional Executive, Ecobank Nigeria, Bolaji Lawal has reiterated the bank’s commitment to supporting any investment that will stimulate the growth of Nigeria’s economy and transform the opportunities in Nigeria into business ...
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Tinubu To Adopt Price Control Mechanism For Agro Products
May 30, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu To Adopt Price Control Mechanism For Agro Products

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged to ensure price control for agricultural products.  Tinubu said this in his inaugural address after he was sworn in as the 16th democratically elected president of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja Tinubu said rural...
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Kaduna, SAA FLAG OFF N100M FARM INPUTS DISTRIBUTION
May 28, 2023 No Responses

Kaduna, SAA FLAG OFF N100M FARM INPUTS DISTRIBUTION

The Kano State Agropastoral Project (KSADP) and Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) on Saturday commenced the distribution of farm inputs to farmers across the 44 Local Governments Areas of the state as part of efforts to increase yield per ha, create...
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Okomu Oil Shareholders Okay N21 Final Dividend For 2022
May 25, 2023 No Responses

Okomu Oil Shareholders Okay N21 Final Dividend For 2022

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com  Shareholders of Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc have approved final dividend of N12 per share for the year ended December 31, 2022.  This in addition to the N9 paid as interim dividend amounts to a total of...
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Akwa Ibom Distributes 600,000 Cocoa Seedlings To Farmers
May 24, 2023 No Responses

Akwa Ibom Distributes 600,000 Cocoa Seedlings To Farmers

The Akwa Ibom State Government has commenced the distribution of 600,000 cocoa seedlings to farmers for this year’s planting season. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Offiong Offor, who performed the distribution of the seedlings to farmers in Ini Local ...
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Nigeria Unveils Revised National Agric Seed Policy
May 17, 2023 No Responses

Nigeria Unveils Revised National Agric Seed Policy

As part of measures to boost farmers’ unrestricted access to best genetics and enhance productivity, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar has unveiled Revised National Agricultural Seed Policy According to the Ministe...
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Sasakawa Africa Association, Japanese Embassy Reiterates Support For Nigeria’s Agricultural Sector
April 27, 2023 No Responses

Sasakawa Africa Association, Japanese Embassy Reiterates Support For Nigeria’s Agricultural Sector

The Embassy of Japan in Nigeria and Sasakawa Africa Association (formerly SG2000) have reiterated their commitment to strengthen joint efforts to help Nigeria transform the agricultural sector. The two institutions made the assurance during a courtesy visit by...
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Ogun Unveils Digital Support Platform For Farmers
April 23, 2023 No Responses

Ogun Unveils Digital Support Platform For Farmers

The Ogun State Economic Transformation Project (OGSTEP), in partnership with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), has launched an integrated digital support platform, the Ogun State Farmer Information Management System (OGFIMS) to offer ...
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FAO: Gender Inequalities In Agriculture Costs World $1trn
April 14, 2023 No Responses

FAO: Gender Inequalities In Agriculture Costs World $1trn

The UN’s Food and Agriculture (FAO) has declared that gender inequalities in food and agriculture are costing the world over one trillion dollars, noting that leveling the playing field for women working in the sectors can bring growth and help...
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Oil Palm: Experts Seek Increased Investment
April 12, 2023 No Responses

Oil Palm: Experts Seek Increased Investment

Agriculture experts have called for more investment in oil palm production to enhance the growth and development of the sector. They said this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. The experts spoke...
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March 31, 2023 No Responses

Experts Explore 25 Tomato, Pepper Seed Varieties In Nigeria

Agricultural experts at Prime Agro Seed in collaboration with Netherland-based agro solutions firm, PROFYTA, have commenced trial of 25 tomato and pepper seed varieties as part of measures to boost production.  Speaking at a seed exhibition event on Frida...
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