Experts warn investors, farmers on foreign loans
Experts in agribusiness have warned investors and farmers to be wary of foreign loans at this period, but instead, they should seek for more intervention opportunities, and invest wisely in export than...
View ArticleWhy food insecurity may persist
Acute hunger and food insecurity may worsen in Nigeria in the next few months, if urgent steps were not taken to forestall the looming famine. The post Why food insecurity may persist appeared first on...
View ArticleCBN, rice association inaugurate dry season farming inputs
As part of the efforts to rev up rice production locally and save the country of forex leakage, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) with the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) The post CBN, rice...
View Article‘How vegetables can stay for 30 days without spoilage’
To solve the problem of food spoilage and insecurity in Nigeria, the Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy (BASE) and the Swiss Federal Laboratory for Material Science and Technology The post ‘How...
View ArticleStakeholders task African leaders on agric financing
Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have called on Heads of the African Union (AU) to implement the Maputo and Malabo summits of 2003 and 2014, to boost the sector. The post Stakeholders task...
View ArticleValentine: How Nigeria can maximise potential of rose market
Nigeria is currently losing millions in foreign exchange, due to the inability to harness the potential of the rose industry. The post Valentine: How Nigeria can maximise potential of rose market...
View ArticleFCA Ibadan bemoans rejection of Nigeria’s food, produce abroad
The Federal College of Agriculture (FCA), Moor Plantation, Ibadan, has pointed out that rejection of food exports in Europe and America can be tackled with adequate awareness and adoption.... The post...
View ArticleImproved varieties are key to cassava productivity, job creation
Nigeria, the largest producer of cassava in the world, needs to adopt a new seed system approach to compete globally and keep the price of cassava-based foods stable and affordable in the country The...
View ArticleAgency to provide guidelines, policies on GMO crop varieties, others
The Federal Government has said it will provide efficient guidelines, programmes, policies and processes to improve its national biosafety system as the country is a genetically modified...
View ArticlePolice seize over 2000 logs as Obaseki unfolds committee on arable land
The Edo State Police Command has confiscated over 2000 logs at the Gelegele Seaport in Edo State as the state government pushes towards ridding the state of illegal loggers. The post Police seize over...
View Article‘How tax holidays, other incentives can boost agribusiness investments’
Group Head, Agric & Solid Minerals Finance, Sterling Bank PLC, Dr. Olushola Obikanye, spoke with some journalists on the potential of the agribusiness sector and the public and private sectors......
View ArticleYoung Nigerian devises cost-effective, energy-saving food dryer
A cost-effective, safe and automated dryer (dehydrator) has been designed and fabricated by a young Nigerian based in Lagos with a passion to minimise post-harvest food losses. The post Young Nigerian...
View ArticleCBN facilitates over 58 new rice mills as farmers, others list challenges
No fewer than additional 58 integrated rice mills have been facilitated through various initiatives of the Federal Government in the last seven years, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed....
View ArticleHOMEF seeks reinstatement of ‘rights to food’ clause in the constitution
Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has called on the National Assembly’s Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution to reinstate the clause on the ‘right to food’ allegedly deleted in the...
View ArticleUnveiling national biosecurity action plan
The Minister of State for Environment, Chief Sharon Ikeazor, has assured that National Biosecurity Policy and Action Plan will improve areas of infrastructure, technology and advocacies as frontiers to...
View ArticleDespite Abuja rice pyramids, price crash remains tall order
Six weeks after rice farmers promised downward review of the price of rice across the country, it appears there is no succour yet in sight for Nigerians as the price has continued to increase...
View ArticleFirm harps on organic, botanical plants for African beauty industry
Stakeholders in agriculture and financial sector supporting agro-industry, local clean beauty brands, African-brands-in-the-diaspora, international green beauty stakeholders The post Firm harps on...
View ArticleInstitute, BASICS-II teams in talks with Tanzania on food production
Tanzanian Minister of Agriculture, Honourable Hussein Mohamed Bashe, wants the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to support the East African region towards cassava, The post...
View Article‘Adopt techs, innovations for food security’
Experts in agribusiness have urged Nigerian and African farmers to adopt new technologies and innovations so that the continent can achieve food security The post ‘Adopt techs, innovations for food...
View ArticleRiceAfrika emerges winner in Circulars Accelerator Cohort 2022
A Nigeria, agro-tech start-up, RiceAfrika.com, was announced, with 16 other start-ups, as a winner for the Circulars Accelerator Cohort 2022 award The post RiceAfrika emerges winner in Circulars...
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