Over 59m Nigerians are macronutrient deficient – USSOY
The high rate of protein deficiency in the country has been described as a national pandemic and a huge drain on her human capital. The post Over 59m Nigerians are macronutrient deficient – USSOY...
View ArticleNigeria has potential of earning $2.98b from Cassava export yearly
The sector players in the cassava value chain have advocated the need to leverage resources from the private sector players, to expand the root crop into a major cash cow and maintain The post Nigeria...
View ArticleFayemi solicits BOI’s intervention in commercial farming, agro-processing
The Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has urged the Bank of Industry (BOI) to partner with the state to move farmers from subsistence to commercial agriculture and agro processing levels. The...
View ArticleRiceAfrika tackles food loss with combined harvesters, others
Wheat and rice farmers in Nigeria have been urged to embrace the use of combined harvesters to avoid in-harvest food losses amid insufficient production. The post RiceAfrika tackles food loss with...
View ArticleLow budgets mar economic diversification through agriculture
Agricultural industry operators, including farmers and researchers, have bemoaned the sorry state of budgetary allocations to the sector by the Federal Government and states despite their so-called...
View ArticleCharcoal producers begin massive reforestation to mitigate depletion of forests
The National Charcoal Producers, Dealers and Exporters Association of Nigeria, (NACPDEAN), has announced that it is embarking on a massive reforestation project to ensure that the nation’s forests are...
View ArticleDon calls for value addition to indigenous crops
A professor of Food Science and Technology at the College of Agriculture, Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, Bolanle Otegbayo, has called for value addition to indigenous crops to reduce post-harvest...
View ArticleOil palm: Forging strategic partnership between Nigeria, Malaysia
The Nigeria-Malaysia Business Council, Plantation Owners Forum of Nigeria (POFON) and Trade Commission of Malaysia in Lagos, among other industry stakeholders, have advocated deeper partnership and...
View ArticleFood production, means of livelihood threatened as agency closes Kano dam
One month after closure of Tiga Dam, dry season farmers in about six local government areas of Kano State have lamented how their sources of livelihood have been hampered. The post Food production,...
View ArticleFirm inaugurates N15b cocoa processing plant in Ondo
Johnvents Industries Limited, a wholly indigenous agribusiness and subsidiary of Capitalsage, has commissioned its upgraded multi-billion-naira cocoa processing plant in Akure, Ondo State. The post...
View Article‘Nigeria to earn over N20b yearly from coconut, derivatives’
Farmers, investors and various governments have been urged to encourage and deepen coconut production and value chain to make the country richer by not less than N20 billion yearly through exports. The...
View ArticleFood production, means of livelihood threatened as agency closes Kano dam
One month after the closure of Tiga Dam, dry season farmers in about six local government areas of Kano State have lamented how their sources of livelihood have been hampered. The post Food production,...
View ArticleFrieslandCampina WAMCO ‘Dairy4Growth Nigeria’ Project, launches documentary...
Dairy giant FrieslandCampina WAMCO has announced the launch of a documentary magazine titled, “Dairy4Growth Nigeria: Pathways for Change,” while lauding achievements of the Project and its impact on...
View ArticleAgriPalm pays off farmers, to develop 4,500-ha oil palm plantation
To facilitate development of oil palm plantation, believed to have the potential to boost Nigeria’s economy through the value chain, affected farmers at Agbonbayemwen The post AgriPalm pays off...
View ArticleOoni honours IITA boss Sanginga over contributions to agriculture
The Ooni of Ife, (Dr) Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has conferred a traditional title, the Aare Afurugbin-Ola of the Source, on the outgoing Director-General The post Ooni honours IITA boss...
View ArticleGIZ unveils 60 cassava commercial seed entrepreneurs
The GIZ-funded Cassava and Maize Value Chain Project has unveiled 60 cassava commercial seed entrepreneurs in Ogun and Oyo states, as part of its efforts to revamp the seeds system and create jobs in...
View ArticleNigeria gets new seed production company
To boost food production through the deployment of new technologies, the African Agriculture Technology Foundation (AATF), Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Alliance for Green Revolution in...
View ArticleRising price of fertilizer jolts farmers
As the dry season planting beckons, farmers seem to be in dilemma over the scarcity of fertilizer. The post Rising price of fertilizer jolts farmers appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News -...
View ArticleHow ongoing reforms in agric sector is boosting oil palm cultivation in Edo,...
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration’s reforms in the agriculture sector is boosting oil palm cultivation in the state, noting that Edo State, with the cultivation The...
View ArticleStakeholders’ harp on deepening CBN agro-industrial interventions
Agro-industrial stakeholders have declared support for a new scheme, “100 projects for EVERY 100 days,” put in place by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stimulate agro-industrial activities The...
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