Agriculture Archives — Page 11 of 31

May 31, 2021 No Responses

Minister Seeks Partnership With Fertilizer Stakeholders

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com — The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Nanono, has advocated a more strategic partnership and robust collaboration with stakeholders in the fertilizer industry to boost its production and develop the sector. Nanono in a statement issued by Ezeaja...

May 28, 2021 No Responses

Minister Inaugurates 450 Metric Tons Cassava Processing Plant In Rivers

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Nanono, has inaugurated a Cassava Plant at Afam in Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers. The minister during the inauguration on Thursday said the processing plant would address challen...

May 25, 2021 No Responses

NYSC, NCRI Seal MoU On Modern Agric Training

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi, Niger State. The partnership is expected to among other things yield training of corps members and...

May 23, 2021 No Responses

FG Donates 100m Tomato Seedlings To Farmers In Ogun

The Federal Government on Saturday in Abeokuta donated 100 million improved tomato seedlings to farmers in Ogun State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the seedlings were donated by Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), und...

May 19, 2021 No Responses

CBN Mulls One Million Hectares Of Rice Cultivation In 2021

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, says the apex bank plans the cultivation of one million hectares of rice in the 2021 farming seasons, to boost food security. According to information in CBN’s official...

May 19, 2021 No Responses

Edo To Access $250m Investment In Oil Palm, Cassava

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Tuesday said the state is set to benefit from a U.S. government’s financing to the tune of 250 million dollars for oil palm and cassava value chain development. Obaseki explained that the...

May 14, 2021 No Responses

World Bank To Construct 13.16km Lagos Farm Roads

Lagos State Government says its World Bank-assisted Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement, Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project will construct 13.16km Farm Access Roads (FARs) in four cluster areas. The state Commissioner for Agriculture,...

May 11, 2021 No Responses

Maize Farmers Promise High Produce, Urge FG To Sustain Import Ban

The National President of Maize Association of Nigeria, Dr Bello Abubakar, has assured the nation of high produce of maize to meet demands in spite of all odds. Speaking in Abuja on Monday at the inauguration of the first National Maize...

May 10, 2021 No Responses

Firms Commit $159m In Nigeria’s Oil Palm, Cassava Value Chains

Fayus Group, in collaboration with Shine Bridge Global (SBG) and Africa Global Schaffer (AfGS), are investing $159 million in Nigeria’s oil palm and cassava value chains over three years. The Chairman of Fayus Group, Alhaji Fatai Yusufu made this known...

April 30, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Trains Coconut Farmers On Nursery, Processing

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has trained 30 coconut farmers on nursery establishment, field development, harvesting, processing and marketing in Edo State, Nigeria The Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr. Ernest Uwakhihe,...

April 27, 2021 No Responses

Group, Sterling Bank Unveil Support For 200,000 Farmers

A group, Makarios Global Resources, has unveiled plans to support 200,000 farmers this cropping season in Kano and Plateau States. A statement issued by the Managing Director of the organisation, Mr Binchang Binfa, on Monday explained that the group in...

April 21, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Targets 60,000 Tractors, Explains Agric Mechanisation Agenda

The Federal Government is targeting about 60, 000 tractors to drive its Agriculture Mechanisation Programme, Nigerian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Nanono, said on Tuesday. Nanono disclosed this when participants of...

April 13, 2021 No Responses

Natural Rubber Producers Implore Govt On Cultivation, Processing

Natural Rubber Producers, Processors and Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (NARPPMAN),on Monday, appealed to states and the Federal Government for more support to boost cultivation and processing of rubber. The Chairman of NARPPMAN, Benue Chapter, Mr ...

April 10, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Registers 5.7m Farmers

The Nigerian Government has registered 5.7 million farmers across the country as part of measures to identify genuine farmers and grant them Government support directly,Minister Of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono has said. Addressin...