Tag: Farming

AFAN Seeks all-Year-Round Farming
January 6, 2021 No Responses

AFAN Seeks all-Year-Round Farming

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), has called for the adoption of policies that would support all-year-round farming to mitigate hunger and malnutrition in the country. AFAN’s National President, Mr Kabri Ibrahim, made the call in an interview with...
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Cross River Boosts Cocoa Production With 6m Seedlings
December 14, 2020 No Responses

Cross River Boosts Cocoa Production With 6m Seedlings

As part of measures to boost cocoa production, Cross River State Government has raised six million improved cocoa seedlings.   Mr Oscar Ofuka, Special Adviser to Governor . Ben Ayade on Cocoa Development and Control, explained on Sunday that with the...
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Bauchi Partners JAIZ Bank, To Boost Rice Production
August 18, 2020 No Responses

Bauchi Partners JAIZ Bank, To Boost Rice Production

Bauchi State Government is to partner JAIZ Bank and Tiamin Integrated Rice Company to boost rice production in the state.  Governor Bala Mohammed made this known when the Managing Director of JAIZ Bank, Malam Hassan Usman and Chief Executive Officer...
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Industrialist Implores Youths On Palm Kernel Business
July 19, 2020 No Responses

Industrialist Implores Youths On Palm Kernel Business

An Entrepreneur, Mr Charles Emmanuel, has urged Nigerian youths to tap into Palm Kernel Oil (PKO) business as part of measures to be self-reliant and contribute to the nation’s development. The entrepreneur made the call in an interview with the...
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Delta Seeks N8b Loan To Boost Agriculture
June 17, 2020 No Responses

Delta Seeks N8b Loan To Boost Agriculture

The Delta State Government has granted its approval for the state to access eight billion naira loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to develop agriculture in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, who made...
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Niger Inaugurates 2020 Farming Season, Subsidizes Inputs
June 5, 2020 No Responses

Niger Inaugurates 2020 Farming Season, Subsidizes Inputs

The Niger State government on Thursday inaugurated the 2020 farming season and announced subsidies for essential farming inputs to farmers in the state. At the event, Gov. Abubakar Bello explained that the administration would provide fertilizers to farmers fo...
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FG To Revamp Abandoned Fishing Terminals
February 2, 2020 No Responses

FG To Revamp Abandoned Fishing Terminals

The Federal Government has promised to reactivate the abandoned fishing terminals in Akwa Ibom  to complement its drive for the non-oil economy as  well as create employment for the teeming youth.  The Senior Special Assistant to the President o...
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Farmers Caution Against Early Planting
January 14, 2020 No Responses

Farmers Caution Against Early Planting

Lagos recorded the first rainfall on Monday but some local farmers in the state urged their members to delay planting. Some farmers and motorists gave their opinion on the early rain in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria...
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Ghana Targets 850,000 Tonnes Of Cocoa In 2019/20 Season
September 22, 2019 No Responses

Ghana Targets 850,000 Tonnes Of Cocoa In 2019/20 Season

The world’s second-largest cocoa producer, Ghana,  is to  produce 850,000 tonnes of cocoa in 2019/20 season. Ghana’s annual cocoa production is usually between 850,000 and 900,000 tonnes, although the country had an official forecast of 900,000 t...
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