Agriculture Archives — Page 6 of 30

July 5, 2022 No Responses

Agric, Fashion Entrepreneurs, Others Emerge Winners of Unity Bank N10m Corpreneurship Challenge Grant

Unity Bank Plc has doled out a N10 million business grant to 30 corps members who emerged the winners of the eighth edition of its flagship Entrepreneurship Development Initiative, known as Corpreneurship Challenge. The winners emerged after a busin...

July 4, 2022 No Responses

Stakeholders Task FG On Rejection Of Nigeria’s Agric Export

Stakeholders in the agriculture sector have appealed to the Federal Government to support farmers in addressing the rejection of Nigeria’s agricultural produce in the international market. Some of the stakeholders who spoke with the News Agency of Nige...

July 1, 2022 No Responses

Sterling Bank Emerges Best Financial Institution As ACGSF Rewards Farmers

Sterling Bank was on Thursday named Best Participating Financial Institution for 2021 at the Agriculture Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (ACGSF). The ACGSF, in an event in Abuja, also rewarded three Agriculture entrepreneurs who took loans and repaid ...

June 29, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Targets 1.6b Litres Of Milk Per Annum

Nigeria is targeting 1.6 billion liters of milk per annum for self-sufficiency in livestock products and animal protein needs. Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, disclosed this while inaugurating the National...

June 23, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Begins Trials For New Tela Maize Variety

The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NBDA) has commenced trial phase for the new TELA Maize in some states to understudy the variety among farmers. Dr Rose Gidado, the Deputy Director, NBDA, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency.....

June 22, 2022 No Responses

CBN Rewards Lagos Farmers With Cash Gifts

Three farmers in Lagos State have won the “Best Farmer of the Year 2021” award organised by the Development Finance Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the farmers were given...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

May 20, 2022 No Responses

Obaseki: Benin River Port’ll Enhance Economic Diversification, Boost Agric Export, Others

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the development of the Benin River Port will guarantee the diversification of the nation’s economy from oil into the non-oil sector such as agriculture and agro-allied businesses, placing the country on...

May 19, 2022 No Responses

ABP Loan: CBN To Clampdown On Defaulting Farmers

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has appealed to farmers who defaulted in paying back the loans obtained under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) to pay back. Mr Sadeeq Ajayi, in CBN Development Finance Office, made the appeal on Wednesday...

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...