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South Africa’s economy contracts in fourth quarter as mining & manufacturing...
Mining South Africa’s economy contracted 0.3 percent quarter-on-quarter in the final three months of last year as mining and manufacturing output shrank, the statistics agency said on Tuesday, putting...
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Excel multipurpose holds agric entrepreneurs training
Agriculture As part of its mandate of raising new era of Agricultural Entrepreneurs to improve the country’s economy, Excel Multipurpose Cooperative Society, in conjunction with the Lagos State...
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Chi farms mark 10 years of successful partnership
Chi Farms Limited is celebrating 10 years of business relationship with Aviagen, owners of the popular ‘Arbor Acres’ broiler brand. Chi Farms Limited is celebrating 10 years of business relationship...
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FG begins domestication of ‘Malabo Declaration’ for agriculture
The Federal Government said it has commenced domestication of the Malabo Declaration, which stipulates that 10 per cent of Nigeria’s budget be appropriated to the agricultural sector. The Federal...
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Expert advocates consumption of vitamin ‘A’ cassava
CassavaAn expert in food and crops production, Jude Ohanele, has appealed to government at all levels to provide more farm inputs and implements for enhanced food production for farmers in Imo State....
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Presidential initiative on fertilizer kicks off
As Farmers Get Fertilizer At Half Price As the planting season commences, the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative has kicked off across the country, to provide farmers with fertilizers at affordable...
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Firm distributes inputs, pumping machines to kebbi rice farmers
As part of efforts to enhance food security and improve livelihoods of smallholder farmers, Oxfam with the support of the European Union has commenced the distribution of dry season farm inputs to...
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Expert regrets dwindling number of practicing farmers
PHOTO: worldagroforestry.org The President of Excel Multipurpose Cooperative Society, Kayode Vincent has rued the dwindling numbers of practicing farmers in the country, stating that diversification is...
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Experts task farmers on organic farming
Agriculture Farmers have been enjoined to embrace organic agriculture export, to raise the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country and expand its economies. The Chief Executive Officer, Lead Unique...
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USAID trains 80 women, youths on agriculture
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through one of its programmes-Africa Lead and other partners have trained 80 women and youths in the areas of management and agriculture,...
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Osun sets stage for massive rice production
Osun State farmers, led by the grand patron of Agriculture Quick Impact Intervention Programme, Alhaji Araokanmi Sulaiman, addressing the Governor, Rauf Aregbesola and his entourage, during an...
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FAO trains farmers on new technology for rice farming
<br />The exercise, implemented in partnership with Côte d’Ivoire-based Africa Rice Centre (AfricaRice), involved strengthening the capacities of community-based rice farmers and rice seed...
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BETAMARK offers new lifeline to tomato farmers, processors
As part of plans to boost tomato production in the country, BETAMARK Production Company Limited has taken steps to support entrepreneurs with mentorship and machines to process their tomatoes from...
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We are adopting all-inclusive solution to tackle food waste, says Biteye
Mamadou Biteye, Managing Director the Rockefeller Foundation Early this year, the Rockefeller Foundation, launched a new initiative-YieldWise, to curb Food waste and spoilage across the world. So far,...
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Osun to play big in Nigeria’s meat market
The Oloba Cattle Ranch, Iwo, Osun State Butchers and meat sellers, who travel to Northern parts of the country to get live cattle and goats, may not go far any more, as there is a ready market in Osun...
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Researchers unveil techniques for controlling weeds in Cassava
IITA Deputy Director General, Partnership for Delivery, Dr. Kenton Dashiell, said the goal of the project was to take off drudgery due to weeding in cassava farming systems. For three days, March...
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Experts seek youths involvement in solving agriculture, industrial challenges
Moved by the need to feed the ever-increasing population, youths have been urged to make use of the areas impacted by agricultural technology to develop machines for productivity and profitability. A...
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FECA tasks investors on value chain curriculum
FECA experience, which is the pioneer of bio-fortified Vitamin A cassava and maize in Nigeria, he added that the students are guided to utilise over 15 value chain opportunities in each of the products...
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BASICS targets sustainable seed system to transform cassava production
Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Lawrence Kent (l); Program Director of BASICS, Hemant Nitturkar; Chief Executive Officer of Contact Consulting Nigeria, Folusho Olaniyan;...
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Price of rice to drop in June-rice farmers
PHOTO: KEMI FILANI BUA Gives N600m Interest-free Loan To 2,000 Kano Rice Farmers Rice farmers under the auspices of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) have assured Nigerians that by June; a...
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