Institute Inaugurates Plantain, Banana Platform In Edo

Institute Inaugurates Plantain, Banana Platform In Edo

The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), on Tuesday in Benin, Edo State  inaugurated plantain and banana innovation platform in a bid to improve productivity in the value chain.  The Executive Director of the institute, Dr Abayomi Olaniyan, said the platform was...
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Akwa Ibom Distributes Rice Seedlings To Farmers

Akwa Ibom Distributes Rice Seedlings To Farmers

The Akwa Ibom State Government has empowered rice farmers with seedlings as the first planting season progresses to boost rice production.  The Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Glory Edet, who presented the seedlings to farmers in Uyo on Wednesday said th...
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FCTA Partners Investors On Livestock Development

FCTA Partners Investors On Livestock Development

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has disclosed plans to partner with investors to boost livestock development and create jobs in the territory.  The Acting Secretary, FCTA Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat, Mr Ibe Chukwuemek...
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Nigeria Targets 60,000 Tractors, Explains Agric Mechanisation Agenda

Nigeria Targets 60,000 Tractors, Explains Agric Mechanisation Agenda

The Federal Government is targeting about 60, 000 tractors to drive its Agriculture Mechanisation Programme, Nigerian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Nanono, said on Tuesday.   Nanono disclosed this when participants of...
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Natural Rubber Producers Implore Govt On Cultivation, Processing

Natural Rubber Producers Implore Govt On Cultivation, Processing

Natural Rubber Producers, Processors and Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (NARPPMAN),on Monday, appealed to states and the Federal Government for more support to boost cultivation and processing of rubber.  The Chairman of NARPPMAN, Benue Chapter, Mr ...
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Nigeria To Explore Opportunities In Potato Value Chain

Nigeria To Explore Opportunities In Potato Value Chain

The Federal Government of Nigeria  is to explore opportunities within the Potato Value Chain as part of measures to further achieve food nutrition and security in the country.  Hajia Karima Babangida, the Director of Federal Department of Agricu...
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Agric Stakeholders Partner FG On Food Security

Agric Stakeholders Partner FG On Food Security

Some stakeholders in the Agriculture and Environment sectors are set to establish a multi stakeholder gender sensitive platform, for advocacy on nutritional food security in the country.  HajIa Salamatu Garba, Founder, Women  Farmers  Advanced N...
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Nigeria Begins Sale Of 200,000 Tonnes Of Rice To 18 Millers

Nigeria Begins Sale Of 200,000 Tonnes Of Rice To 18 Millers

The Federal Government of Nigeria  through the  Central Bank of Nigeria’ (CBN) Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) has commenced sale of 200,000 metric tonnes of paddy rice to 18 Nigerian millers.  The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, ma...
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Inflation: Expert  Tasks CBN On Agric Interventions

Inflation: Expert Tasks CBN On Agric Interventions

The Association of Capital Market Academics of Nigeria (ACMAN) has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to scale up interventions in agricilture sector to stem the rising inflation figure.  ACMAN President, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, said this in an interview...
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Nigeria, U.S. Sign MoU To Boost Cashew Production

Nigeria, U.S. Sign MoU To Boost Cashew Production

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) West Africa Pro- Cashew Project, to increase cashew productivity. The project aimed to improve the ...
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Cocoa Farmers In Edo Seek Financial Support From Govt

Cocoa Farmers In Edo Seek Financial Support From Govt

Cocoa farmers in Edo State on Tuesday urged the State Government to support the sector financially for the produce to attract foreign exchange. Mr Thomas Ekpenriebe, the state Chairman, Cocoa Farmers Association, who said this at a news con...
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Group Advocates Massive Snail Farming

Group Advocates Massive Snail Farming

The Federation of Snail Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (FESMAN), on Thursday underscored the need for Nigerians to invest more in snail farming to ensure food security. The National President of FESMAN, Mr Ebeh Ogoenyi, stressed the n...
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Delta Boosts Agro-Industrial Park With N8b

Delta Boosts Agro-Industrial Park With N8b

Delta State Government has  injected N8 billion sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) into the Agro-Industrial Park project in Aboh-Ogwashi in Aniocha South Local Government Area.   The State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charle...
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Farmers Seek Planting Season Incentives

Farmers Seek Planting Season Incentives

Commercial farmers in Badagry area of Lagos State have appealed to the State Government to provide agricultural incentives such as inputs and tractors for land clearing ahead the 2021 planting season.  The farmers, under the aegis of Nigeria Commercial Fa...
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