Agriculture Archives — Page 20 of 31

December 22, 2019 No Responses

CBN, Group Inaugurate 10,000 Hectares Of Oil-Palm Plantation In Kogi –

An Agro-based Non-Governmental Organisation, Stocks and Minas Agricultural Advocacy Network Africa (SMAANA) in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Saturday inaugurated a 10,000 hectares oil-palm plantation in Kogi.Mr Joseph Idoko, President of the NGO while inaugurating the...

December 20, 2019 No Responses

Lagos Begins Survey Of Farm Estates, Settlements

The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it had commenced a three-week baseline survey for agriculture and participatory appraisal of farm estate and settlements in the state. Mr Gbolahan Lawal, the State Commissioner for Agriculture, said the objective of ...

December 18, 2019 No Responses

At APPEALS Project Support Mission In Lagos, Food Security Tops Agenda

The World Bank-Federal Government of Nigeria joint 4th Implementation Support Mission of Agro Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Support (APPEALS) Project opened on Wednesday in Lagos with Kogi and Lagos States co-hosting.The Mission in Lagos ...

December 18, 2019 No Responses

CBN To Sanction Oil Palm Investment Saboteurs

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday threatened to suspend the account of any person hiding under the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme to sabotage the federal government’s investment in reviving the palm oil sector. The Governor of the Bank,....

December 13, 2019 No Responses

Lagos Empowers 1,750 Agric Value Chain Farmers

Governor . Babajide Sanwo-Olu, of Lagos State on Thursday provided 1,750 farmers in various agricultural value chains with agricultural productive assets and inputs to boost food production in the state. Sanwo-Olu made the presentation at the flag-off ceremony...

December 5, 2019 No Responses

Stakeholders Seeks Effective Implementation Of Agric Policies

Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have called for effective implementation of agricultural policies for national development. The stakeholders made the call in a communiqué issued on Wednesday in Ilorin at the close of the two-day programme tagged “Fa...

November 5, 2019 No Responses

Enugu To Train 120 On Tomato Farming

The Enugu State Government has concluded plans to train 120 farmers on how to grow tomatoes massively in the state.Mr Benjamin Onuze, Acting Director, Technical Services, Enugu State Agricultural Development Programme (ENADEP), made this known in an interview ...

November 1, 2019 No Responses

IITA, Council Inaugurate Cassava, Yam Seed Trackers

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan in partnership with the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) on Friday inaugurated seed trackers for smart farming in Nigeria.The seed trackers are Cassava Seed Tracker, Yam Seed Tra...

October 31, 2019 No Responses

Ghana To Ban Rice Importation

Ghana has set a target of three years for the country to put a stop to rice importation.This was disclosed by the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Kennedy Nyarko Osei.Osei said Ghana was working round the...

October 26, 2019 No Responses

NCS Impounds N3.5m Smuggled Rice

The Zone B of Nigeria Customs Service Federal Operations Unit Kaduna, on Friday, said it had seized 149 smuggled rice valued at over N3.5 million in Kaduna.In a statement on Friday, the command Public Relations officer, Abubakar Usman, explained that...

October 24, 2019 No Responses

Group Seeks Repositioning Of Palm Oil Value Chain

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Solidaridad West Africa, on Wednesday in Abuja identified the need for Nigeria to set up mechanism to reposition the country’s oil palm value chain as part of measures to enhance rapid economic growth. According t...

October 20, 2019 No Responses

“Nigeria Must Process Export-Bound Agric Products To Add Greater Value, Income”

Nigeria must process export-bound agricultural products to add greater value, maximize income, the Internal Audit Director of the African Export-Import Bank, Mr Abel Osuji, has said. Osuji gave the advice in Lagos on Saturday while delivering a lec...

October 15, 2019 No Responses

Group Seeks Agric Reforms In West Africa

The International Crisis Group, an independent non-profit organisation, on Tuesday called for a reform in the agricultural sector in West Africa and the Sahel as part of measures to address insecurity.Mr Nnamdi Obasi, the Senior Adviser of the group for...

October 14, 2019 No Responses

Cocoa Institute Unveils Eight New Hybrid Varieties

The Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Ibadan has release eight improved hybrid varieties. Speaking on Monday, Dr Festus Olasupo, a Plant Breeder at CRIN attributed the development to its 10-year cocoa breeding efforts.Speaking in interview with...