Category: Agriculture

Okomu Oil Empowers Women  On Waste To Wealth Initiatives   
March 14, 2023 No Responses

Okomu Oil Empowers Women  On Waste To Wealth Initiatives   

Okomu Oil Palm Plc has empowered not less than 70 women on how to turn waste to wealth as part of activities to mark the 2023 International Women’s Day. According to Okomu Oil Palm Plc, the two day skills acquisition...
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Farmers Task Tinubu On Mechanisation, Foreign Investments
March 12, 2023 No Responses

Farmers Task Tinubu On Mechanisation, Foreign Investments

Stakeholders in the agricultural space have urged the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, to adopt policies and invest in mechanisation and inputs that will boost the nation’s food system.  They said this in separate interviews with the News Agency ...
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Edo Trains Smallholder Oil Palm Farmers
March 8, 2023 No Responses

Edo Trains Smallholder Oil Palm Farmers

Investors in oil palm estate farming in Edo State have engaged communities in the state on practices to ensure sustainable oil palm production under the Community Outreach and Engagement Programme (COEP). The Managing Consultant and Chief Executive Officer of ...
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Firm Expands Oil Palm Plantation In Edo
February 12, 2023 No Responses

Firm Expands Oil Palm Plantation In Edo

Fayus Nigeria Limited has commenced the development of a 3000-hectare oil palm plantation in Ugbeturu Community, Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State, with a plan to create 5000 jobs in the community at full capacity.   The project...
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IITA Appoints New DG 
January 22, 2023 No Responses

IITA Appoints New DG 

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Board of Trustees and CGIAR have appointed Dr Simeon Ehui as the Director-General for IITA and Regional Director for Continental Africa for CGIAR.  A statement issued on Saturday by Katherine Lope...
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Farmers Task Govt On Holistic Approach To Challenges 
January 18, 2023 No Responses

Farmers Task Govt On Holistic Approach To Challenges 

Farmers’ associations have called on the three tiers of government to employ holistic approach toward addressing the challenges facing the agricultural sector in the country.  The Chairman, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Oyo State, Mr John...
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Oil Palm: Fayus Begins Harvest In Edo
January 7, 2023 No Responses

Oil Palm: Fayus Begins Harvest In Edo

Fayus Incoporated, a major investor under the Edo State Oil Palm Programme (ESOPP) has commenced harvest on one of its plantations measuring 1200 hectares in Ewan-ISI in Uhunwonde Local Government Area of Edo State.  The ESOPP is an initiative of...
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Edo To Empower 500,000 Poultry Farmers
December 22, 2022 No Responses

Edo To Empower 500,000 Poultry Farmers

Edo State Government said it would, in collaboration with Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery Limited and Heifer International, empower 500,000 smallholder poultry farmers by 2030 through improved poultry production practices.  The state governor, Mr Godwin Obasek...
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Edo, South Africa, Explore Opportunities In Agric, Entertainment, Others 
December 14, 2022 No Responses

Edo, South Africa, Explore Opportunities In Agric, Entertainment, Others 

The Edo State Government and the South African Government are strengthening bilateral relations to explore areas of investment in agriculture, economy, healthcare, entertainment and education, among others.  The Head of Edo State Investment Promotion Offi...
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Lagos Generates N1.25b Agric Revenue, Targets N3b In 2023 
December 12, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Generates N1.25b Agric Revenue, Targets N3b In 2023 

The Lagos State Agriculture sector has generated over N1.2billion as revenue this year (2022) despite global food challenges.  Speaking at the 2022 Lagos Food Festival on Sunday, the Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, explained...
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Presco Wins 2022 Agriculture Sectoral Leader Award 
November 28, 2022 No Responses

Presco Wins 2022 Agriculture Sectoral Leader Award 

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com   — Presco Plc has emerged winner of sectoral leadership award in Agriculture at the 2022 PEARL Awards held on Sunday in Lagos.  The category had Livestock Feeds Plc and Okomu Oil Palm Plc, but, Presco Plc wa...
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Okomu Oil Pledges More CSR Projects To Host Communities  
November 25, 2022 No Responses

Okomu Oil Pledges More CSR Projects To Host Communities  

The Management of Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc has reiterated its commitment to provide host communities with the necessary Corporate Social Responsibility’s ( CSR) projects as part of measures to sustain existing cordial relationships.    The M...
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Edo Distributes Irrigation Equipment To 516 Farmers
November 22, 2022 No Responses

Edo Distributes Irrigation Equipment To 516 Farmers

Edo State Government on Monday inaugurated this year’s dry season farming by supporting over 516 smallholder farmers with irrigation equipment to boost farming in Udo community, Ovia South West Local Government Area.  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) re...
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FG Seeks Reliable Agric Data For Effective Policy Formulation
November 19, 2022 No Responses

FG Seeks Reliable Agric Data For Effective Policy Formulation

Prince Clem Agba, Minister of State for Budget and National Planning has called for reliable agriculture-related data for effective policy formulation and strategies. Agba made the call at the 2022 African Statistics Day Celebration (User/Producer Dialogue) he...
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