Category: Agriculture

Edo Reiterates Support For Oil Palm Investment
June 21, 2022 No Responses

Edo Reiterates Support For Oil Palm Investment

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the government’s sustained investment in oil palm cultivation and production will enhance the diversification of the state’s economy from crude oil and support ongoing efforts to engender forest regeneration.  Obaseki, speaking...
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Saro Oil Palm Embarks On Pre-Planting Activities In Edo
June 17, 2022 No Responses

Saro Oil Palm Embarks On Pre-Planting Activities In Edo

An integrated agricultural company, Saro Oil Palm Limited has embarked on pre-planting activities in preparation for the development of a 10,000-hectare oil palm plantation in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State.  Managing Director of Saro Oil P...
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FG Distributes Farm Inputs, Tools To Women In Sokoto 
June 13, 2022 No Responses

FG Distributes Farm Inputs, Tools To Women In Sokoto 

The Federal Government, in collaboration with the Sokoto State Government, on Sunday commenced the distribution of farm inputs and hand tools to women in the 23 local government areas of the state.  Inaugurating the distribution in Sokoto, Hajiya Kulu Sif...
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Oil Palm Investment: Edo Seeks Regional Collaboration
June 13, 2022 No Responses

Oil Palm Investment: Edo Seeks Regional Collaboration

Edo State Government has called for regional collaboration to drive investment into sustainable oil palm production in Nigeria as part of strategies to lift Nigeria’s industrialization effort.  Managing Director of the Edo State Investment Promotion Off...
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Nigeria Targets 500,000t Of Cocoa Production By 2024
June 8, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Targets 500,000t Of Cocoa Production By 2024

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to increase Nigeria’s cocoa production from the present 340,000 tonnes to 500,000 tonnes by 2024.  A statement issued by Mr ...
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Presco Tasks Oil Palm Stakeholders On Research, Smallholder Farmers 
June 7, 2022 No Responses

Presco Tasks Oil Palm Stakeholders On Research, Smallholder Farmers 

 By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com  — The Managing Director, Presco Plc, Felix Nwabuko, on Monday, appealed to Oil Palm Stakehoders and Government Agencies to support sustained research as part of measures to boost expansion and e...
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CBN Disburses N1tri To Farmers
May 25, 2022 No Responses

CBN Disburses N1tri To Farmers

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased its funding and interventions in various sectors to boost economic growth.  Governor of the CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele, said this on Tuesday in Abuja while presenting a communique issued at the end of...
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Palm Oil Firms Depriving Tribes Of Millions Of Dollars 
May 23, 2022 No Responses

Palm Oil Firms Depriving Tribes Of Millions Of Dollars 

(BBC)–Buy something in a supermarket and there’s a good chance it will contain palm oil. Follow it back through the supply chain and eventually you’ll find an oil palm tree, likely in Indonesia. But the companies that sell it to...
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Okomu Oil Appeals To Host Communities For Protection
May 13, 2022 No Responses

Okomu Oil Appeals To Host Communities For Protection

The management of Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc has appealed to its host communities to protect it from incessant attacks and stealing by thieves.   The company, headquartered in  Okomu in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo, is...
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Cocoa Farmers In Ondo Protest Alleged Sale Of Farmland To Chinese Company
May 10, 2022 No Responses

Cocoa Farmers In Ondo Protest Alleged Sale Of Farmland To Chinese Company

Cocoa farmers in Ofosu in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State on Monday protested against alleged sale of their farmland to a Chinese company by the state government.  The protesters barricaded the Lagos/Benin Expressway, carrying placards with dif...
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Osinbajo: Africa Must Produce What It Eats
May 9, 2022 No Responses

Osinbajo: Africa Must Produce What It Eats

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday challenged Africa to produce what it eats and reduce its dependence on external countries.   Osinbajo made the call at a conference of Speakers and Heads of African Parliaments holding in Abuja.   He said...
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Okomu Oil, Host Community To Avert Crisis Over Digging Of Trench
May 6, 2022 No Responses

Okomu Oil, Host Community To Avert Crisis Over Digging Of Trench

The feud between the management of Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc and one of its host communities, Maroghioba, will not escalate into full blown crisis. The assurance was given on Friday by the Iyase of Udo, near Benin, Chief Patrick...
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Access Bank Partners FG, To Roll Out Loans For Farmers, SMEs
May 5, 2022 No Responses

Access Bank Partners FG, To Roll Out Loans For Farmers, SMEs

Access Bank Plc has partnered the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development to roll out a loan scheme for poor farmers aged 18 years to 55 years and other vulnerable groups.   In  statement on Thursday, the ban...
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5,500 Kano Farmers Get Inputs For Wet Season Activities
April 17, 2022 No Responses

5,500 Kano Farmers Get Inputs For Wet Season Activities

The Kano State Agricultural Development Project (KSADP) in collaboration with Sasakawa Africa Association on Saturday distributed inputs to 5,500 farmers to encourage wet season activities.  The state Deputy Governor,  Nasiru Gawuna, said this at the...
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