Category: Agriculture

Okomu Oil Task Communities On Project Maintenance 
March 31, 2023 No Responses

Okomu Oil Task Communities On Project Maintenance 

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc has trained executive members of neighbouring communities on how to manage projects situated in their respective communities effectively. The Acting Managing Director of the Company, Mr Leo Shagi, while declaring the...
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CBN Disburses N12.65b Agric Intervention Fund
March 22, 2023 No Responses

CBN Disburses N12.65b Agric Intervention Fund

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disbursed N12.65 billion to the Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP), its flagship agriculture intervention scheme from January till date. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele said this on Tuesday in Abuja, when he read t...
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Presco Bags Company Of The Year Award
March 16, 2023 No Responses

Presco Bags Company Of The Year Award

Presco Plc has emerged winner of the year 2022 company of the year award in recognition of its c contribtions to the agricultural sector in Nigeria.. Speaking  at the  2023 Investors’s summit held on thursday in Ibadan, Oyo State, the org...
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Poultry Association Laments Rising Cost Of Eggs
March 14, 2023 No Responses

Poultry Association Laments Rising Cost Of Eggs

The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has blamed the hike in the price of eggs on cash scarcity and the rising cost of raw materials. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the cost of a crate of eggs...
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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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