Agriculture Archives — Page 25 of 31

April 2, 2018 one Response

Presco Targets 15,000 Hectares In Edo, Explains Investment In Green Energy

As part of its ongoing expansion drive, Presco Plc has set aside 15,000 hectares for cultivation in Edo State. Speaking during an interactive session with Journalists in Benin City, Edo State, Managing Director, Mr. Felix Nwabuko explained that with the...

March 15, 2018 No Responses

Okomu Oil Palm Unveils 11,400ha Plantation, Targets 2,000 Jobs

Okomu Oil Palm Plc has commissioned 11,400 hectare of oil palm plantation covering over 10 communities in Edo State. The commissioning of the plant held on Wednesday, at the Okomu Extension 2 Plantation in Ovia South West Local Government Area,...

March 15, 2018 No Responses

Experts To Share ‘Game Changers’ In Cassava Farming Systems With Policymakers

The IITA Cassava Weed Management Project and the Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Seed System for Cassava (BASICS) project will share results of research in weed management and seeds systems in cassava this month. The unveiling of the scientif...

March 12, 2018 one Response

How To End Hunger, Create Wealth, By Forum

Rising from its third quarterly meeting in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, the Nigeria Zero Hunger Forum (NZHF) has issued key recommendations and resolutions that should be quickly implemented towards the attainment of Zero Hunger by the year 2025 in...

March 1, 2018 No Responses

Akwa Ibom Approves N573m To Boost Cassava Production

The Akwa Ibom Executive Council has approved N573 million for the production and processing of cassava to boost food production in the state. The State’s Information and Strategy Commissioner, Mr Charles Udoh, disclosed this on Wednesday in Uyo while briefin...

February 27, 2018 No Responses

FG To Train 100 Rice Farmers In Kebbi

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, says the Federal Government will train 100 rice farmers in Kebbi, as part of efforts to boost rice production in the country. The minister said this on Monday in...

February 24, 2018 No Responses

Agriculture Think Tank: Nigeria’s Future Looks Brighter with IITA Innovations

Research and innovations being developed at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) hold promise, and could transform Nigeria’s agricultural narrative, says Nigeria’s agricultural think-tank, the Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG). The th...

February 23, 2018 one Response

Nigeria To Boost Agriculture, Diversify Economy With $1billion

The Council of State on Thursday approved a fresh one billion dollars to further boost the nation’s agricultural sector. Briefing Journalists after the meeting, , Governor Ibikumle Amosun of Ogun explained that the amount would enhance the Federal Gove...

February 17, 2018 No Responses

IITA To Tackle Weed Menace

A team of researchers working on the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-managed Cassava Weed Management Project (IITA-CWMP) have said findings from the 5-year project will respond and address the problems of weeds especially in cassava farming sys...

February 9, 2018 No Responses

Edo earmarks 150,000 hectares for oil palm plantation

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state is ready to commit between 100,000 to 150,000 hectares of land to the cultivation of oil palm plantations over a period of five to ten years. Obaseki disclosed this when...

February 6, 2018 No Responses

Okomu oil palm unveils agenda for new plantation

Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc has notified its shareholders and other stakeholders of plan to unveil new plantation. According to the company, the new plantation referred to as Extension 2 will be commissioned by Governor of Edo State, Godwin...

January 30, 2018 No Responses

FG inaugurates tomato monitoring team

Hajia Aisha Abubakar, the Minister of State, Industry, Trade and Investment, on Monday inaugurated a tomato monitoring team to oversee the implementation of government policy to boost production of fresh tomato fruits. She said at the event in Abuja that...

January 27, 2018 No Responses

Global coalition seeks support for cassava transformation in Africa

Ahead of the international conference on cassava, the Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st Century (GCP21) has called on policy makers, donors and the international community to support all efforts that will bring about cassava transformation in Africa. T...

January 18, 2018 No Responses

CBN unveils agenda to push tomato, cocoa, palm oil production in 2018

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will aggressively push and support farmers to boost the production of tomato, cocoa and palm oil across the country in 2018. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this when he visited...