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December 14, 2017 No Responses

Researchers, policymakers to discuss cassava agronomy

Scientists across Africa and their colleagues in other parts of the world are meeting with policymakers in Tanzania under the auspices of the African Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) to discuss the progress made in the last two years in providing clues...

December 11, 2017 No Responses

Edo farmers, investors to get N500m Agric Credit

To provide guarantee for agribusiness investments in the state, the Edo State Government has partnered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to set up a N500 million Commercial Agricultural Credit Scheme (CACS). Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, reveale...

October 29, 2017 No Responses

Celebrated Georgia farmer, John McCormick to receive Nigerian Agribusiness delegates

The US-Nigeria Trade Council USA is pleased to announce that Mr. John McCormick, the eminent “2016 Georgia Farmer of the Year “will be attending and making a presentation at the forthcoming US-Nigeria Agribusiness Investment Summit & Expo, November 16...

October 27, 2017 No Responses

British experts to train Nigerian yam exporters

The Federal Government says it will invite British experts to train exporters on best export packaging requirements to reduce cases of yam rejection at the international markets. Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said thi...

October 25, 2017 No Responses

Yam exporters refute report as minister implores National Assembly on 1989 law

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com – Nigerian yam exporters have refuted news report which alleged rejection of their consignments in the United Kingdom (UK) and United States of America (USA). In a statement on Tuesday, the exporters explained that...

October 22, 2017 No Responses

5,400 farmers, agro-dealers benefit from $3m USAID agric scheme

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) says 5,400 agro-inputs dealers and farmers have benefitted from its three million dollars Feed the Future Nigeria Agro-Inputs Activity. The Nigeria Mission Director of USAID, Stephen Haykin, said...

October 21, 2017 No Responses

US-Nigeria trade council to hold agribusiness investment summit in Atlanta

The US-Nigeria Trade Council (USA) is to host the US-Nigeria AgriBusiness Investment Summit on November 16-18, 2017 at the Hilton Atlanta Airport Hotel, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America. According to the organisers, the 3-day Summit offers atten...

October 5, 2017 No Responses

Cassava farmers in Ogun adopts improved weed management practices, records 27tons/ha

On-farm demonstrations in Ogun state, Nigeria under the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) managed Cassava Weed Management Project (CWMP) have produced average yields of 27 tons per hectare surpassing the national average of about 8 tons/ha...

September 11, 2017 No Responses

FG: Farmers to get four million fertilizers before end of the year

The Presidential Fertilizer Initiative (PFI) will deliver 4 million bags of 50kg Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium (NPK) fertilizer to farmers, at an affordable price, before the end of the year. Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publi...

September 8, 2017 No Responses

Tolaram Group to invest $50m in Edo

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has taken his job creation and investment drive to Singapore, where arrangements are being fine tuned to attract a $50million worth of investment to the state. The proposed investment is in...

September 6, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki in Indonesia, explains commercial oil palm production agenda

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, is currently in Indonesia to “deepen his administration’s partnership with the Asian country, in a bid to revamp the agricultural sector and reposition the state as the oil palm capital of Nigeria”....

August 28, 2017 No Responses

Edo rehabilitates fertilizer plant, to ‘disrupt’ importation

The Edo State Government and WACOT Limited will receive the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo, on Tuesday, August 29, 2017, to commission the Edo State Fertilizer and Chemical Company Limited (ESFCCL) located in Auchi, Edo State. The Edo Fertilizer...

August 22, 2017 No Responses

IITA-CWMP signs agreements with 136 farmers

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture led Cassava Weed Management Project (IITA-CWMP) has commenced signing of agreements for the setting up of 136 demonstration plots with farmers across four states in Nigeria. The for states are Abia, Ben...