Tag: Nigeria Agriculture

Rain: Expert Cautions Farmers Against Early Planting In Bauchi
April 13, 2022 No Responses

Rain: Expert Cautions Farmers Against Early Planting In Bauchi

The Director, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) in Bauch State, Mr Daniel Abarshi, has cautioned farmers against hasty planting of crops following the early rains in the state.  Abarshi gave the warning in an in with the...
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Nigeria Inaugurates Technical Committee On Sorghum Varieties
December 20, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Inaugurates Technical Committee On Sorghum Varieties

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has inaugurated a technical committee to streamline the existing Sorghum varieties in the country as part of measures to meet food and industrial demands.  A statement issued on Sunday by Modu...
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Lagos APPEALS Project Targets Bumper Harvest
December 10, 2021 No Responses

Lagos APPEALS Project Targets Bumper Harvest

Lagos State Agro-Processing , Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project is targeting bumper harvest in water bodies this Christmas season.  The Project Coordinator, Mrs Oluranti Sagoe-Oviebo,  told the News Agency ...
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Obaseki Commissions 5,400mt Per Annum Cashew Factory
November 29, 2021 No Responses

Obaseki Commissions 5,400mt Per Annum Cashew Factory

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has tasked youths to embrace opportunities in the agriculture value chain by deploying innovative ideas to initiate and develop agribusiness projects.  Obaseki made the submission after commissioning a 5,400mt per an...
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Oil Palm: Igbinedion Varsity Secures N500m CBN Facility
November 27, 2021 No Responses

Oil Palm: Igbinedion Varsity Secures N500m CBN Facility

The Igbinedion University, Okada, has secured a N500 million Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) facility to resuscitate and expand its existing oil palm plantation. The university’s Vice-Chancellor (VC), Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, made this known on Friday in Okada...
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Nigeria Approves Cultivation Of Genetically Modified TELA Maize
October 11, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Approves Cultivation Of Genetically Modified TELA Maize

The Nigerian Government has granted environmental approval for evaluation and open cultivation of TELA Maize in the country.   A statement issued on Sunday by Communication Officer,  African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), W...
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Ondo, Ekiti Export 2,233 Cocoa Bean Containers In Eight Months
September 16, 2021 No Responses

Ondo, Ekiti Export 2,233 Cocoa Bean Containers In Eight Months

Between January and August 2021, Ondo/Ekiti Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) processed the export of  2,233 containers of cocoa beans.  Comptroller of Ondo/Ekiti Area Command, Uche Ngozi made the disclosure on Wednesday during a wo...
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Lagos APPEALS project trains 165 PWDs in Agribusiness
August 21, 2021 No Responses

Lagos APPEALS project trains 165 PWDs in Agribusiness

No fewer than 165 Persons Living with Disabilities and Special Needs (PWDs/SN) on Friday graduated from a one-week Agro-Processing Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) training in Lagos State. They were trained in rice producti...
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Lagos Empowers 3,000 Agric Entrepreneurs
July 30, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Empowers 3,000 Agric Entrepreneurs

As part of measures to boost production, the Lagos State Government has empowered over 3,000 women, youths and vulnerable residents in the agriculture enterprise.   Speaking on Thursday at the 2021 Agricultural Value Chains E...
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NCoS Secures ICRC Certificate To Produce Rice, Palm Kernel In Edo
July 14, 2021 No Responses

NCoS Secures ICRC Certificate To Produce Rice, Palm Kernel In Edo

The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has issued an Outlined Business Case (OBC) Certificate to Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) in respect of the Ozalla farm, Edo state for production of rice and Palm kernel.  Speaking on Tue...
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Akwa Ibom Distributes 100,000 Oil Palm Seedlings To Farmers
July 1, 2021 No Responses

Akwa Ibom Distributes 100,000 Oil Palm Seedlings To Farmers

The Akwa – Ibom Government has distributed 100,000 oil palm seedlings to farmers in the state to boost oil palm production for the 2021 first planting season.   The Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Glory Edet, inaugurated the distribution at the nu...
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Edo To Distribute 25,000 Oil Palm Seedlings
June 30, 2021 No Responses

Edo To Distribute 25,000 Oil Palm Seedlings

Edo State Government has concluded plans to distribute more than 25, 000 oil palm seedlings to small holders oil palm farmers in the state.  Gov. Godwin Obaseki announced this during the inauguration of 2021 oil palm planting season organised by...
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APPEALS Trains Beneficiaries On Branding, Packaging Of Agro Commodities
June 16, 2021 No Responses

APPEALS Trains Beneficiaries On Branding, Packaging Of Agro Commodities

The Agro-Processing Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project in Lagos State has stressed the need for marketing, branding and packaging of Nigeria’s agro commodities.  Mr Adewale Alade, the Agro-Processing ...
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Fertilizer Markets Boom On Mixed Fundamentals
June 15, 2021 No Responses

Fertilizer Markets Boom On Mixed Fundamentals

By Julia Meehan, Managing Editor, Fertilizers, ICIS  — International fertilizer markets are currently experiencing an unseasonal boost in prices and demand, with some prices hitting historical highs. The major question now for producers, traders, co-ope...
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