IFAD invests $459million in Nigerian agricultural sector
Trains officers on financial management The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) said it has directly invested $459million in Nigeria's Agricultural sector through domestic and...
View ArticleFinance, insurance dominate cassava seed business summit
Cassava seed producers have raised concerns over their inability to access loans and insurance cover to hedge against risks. The post Finance, insurance dominate cassava seed business summit appeared...
View ArticleRelaunch of e-wallet scheme splits farmers’ house
The supply of fertiliser has over the years, defied all logics, largely due to lack of adequate local production capacity, insincerity of government and activities of middlemen, which had worsened the...
View Article‘Transportation costs fueling high prices of food’
Food vendors and transporters have identified logistics, higher costs of diesel, petrol and poor state of rural roads as some of the factors causing an abnormal rise in prices of food items The post...
View Article‘How orange-fleshed sweet potato can reduce bread price by 20%’
Researchers and some master bakers have urged bakery and confectionery businesses to experiment and adopt the use of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) to tame the rising price of bread in Nigeria. The...
View ArticleAFEX proffers solution to food system challenges in Africa
Food network and chain specialists have harped on the need to create transformative business ideas that can increase better opportunities for food producers, ease participation for various levels of...
View ArticleFor exporters, rich harvest imminent as Mexico lifts ban on Hibiscus flower
Four years after its ban, there seems to be hope in sight for Hibiscus flower exporters to resume direct export to Mexico, following the renewal of economic ties between the two countries. The post For...
View ArticleExperts task farmer on data-driven practice to boost poultry farming
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Afarmacco, Ebetaleye Godfrey, who disclosed this during the launch of Afarmacco – a web-based app that can help keep data on poultry farming, advised farmers The...
View ArticleIndustrialist wants bakers to embrace domestic ingredients for bread
Worried by the current challenges facing the country’s baking industry, bakers have been urged to be more creative by embracing innovative ingredients for the production of bread. The post...
View ArticleFarmers in dilemma as tractor lease hits N50, 000 per hour
Since the beginning of the year, farmers have been struggling to cope with the rising cost of inputs, logistics and other variables, a development that forced a good number of small-scale farmers to...
View ArticleOur funding of agric value chain remains strong – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reiterated its commitment to assist all the agricultural value chains, through its scheme, to accelerate the development of the sector and the country’s economy....
View ArticleWe’ll continue to finance agric value chains for development, says CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reiterated its commitment to supporting all agricultural value chains through its Commercial Agricultural Credit Guarantee to accelerate the development The post...
View ArticleVCDP, LIFE-ND to increase number of beneficiaries to 135,000
At a workshop held by two International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) assisted programmes, namely Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) and the Livelihood Family Enterprises Niger Delta...
View ArticleGovernment urged to review processes for GMO approval
Public health experts have called on the government to review the processes for approving genetically modified crops in the interest of humanity and the environment The post Government urged to review...
View ArticleZulum rewards Almajiri with N5m for fabricating ‘hand-held tractor’
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has rewarded a 25-year Almajiri, Laminu Mohammed, with N5 million for fabricating a ‘hand-held tractor’ in Maiduguri metropolis. The post Zulum rewards Almajiri...
View Article‘How agricultural waste materials can reduce cost of building’
The Raw Material Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has advocated the full utilization of various agricultural wastes and by-products as substitutes for imported materials to reduce The post ‘How...
View ArticleFIIRO is positioned to boost Nigeria’s industrialisation drive’
The new Director General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO), Dr (Mrs) Jummai Tutuwa Adamu, has said the institute has been tooled to fast-track entrepreneurship The post...
View ArticleConcern over high cost of yam as cultivation declines in South West
Just as in the case of other agro commodities and foodstuffs, which are going beyond the reach of the masses, there are growing concerns over the high cost of yam. The post Concern over high cost of...
View ArticleLagos plans to feed over 10m Lagosians through Central Food Security Systems
The Lagos State Government has perfected plans to create wealth for more than five million people, feed more than 10 million Lagosians, guarantee food supplies for at least 90 days The post Lagos plans...
View ArticleAbia Farmer’s association gets inputs from NG-CARES result project
Members of the Abia State Rural Egwunaeleke Akpahia Farmers Association have received inputs from the Abia State Food Security NG - Cares Result Area 2 Project, to enhance their food production. The...
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