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Minister tasks research institutes to commercialise findings
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh The Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh has urged agricultural research institutes to intensify their researches and commercialise their...
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Cellulant offers $100m micro loans to 600,000 farmers
Smallholder Farmers, cutting across 30 states of the country, stand to benefit from the $100m micro loans, as Cellulant, an award-winning mobile commerce company, has arranged the consortium of...
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Health risks of illegal abattoirs, slaughter slabs
One of the illegal slaughter slabs, in Ketu area of Lagos State. PHOTO: GBENGA AKINFENWA • As Lagos Govt Arrests 24 Butchers, Cattle Marketers • Set To Remove Shanties At Oko Oba Abattoir Despite...
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Group accuses Delta of neglecting Agric sector
Citing poor allocation to the agricultural sector in Delta State’s 2017 budget, a non-governmental body, Environmental and Rural Mediation Centre (ENVIRUMEDIC), has criticised government’s neglect of...
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Farmers fault FG’s claim on wheat production
The AfDB President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, recently disclosed that wheat production has the capacity of injecting $13.4b into the Nigerian economy. Amidst claims by government and other stakeholders in...
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IAR&T trains 4,000 farmers
The Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T) Moor Plantation, Ibadan, Oyo State, said no fewer than 4,000 farmers had benefited from the institute’s training programmes in the last...
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Osun explains plans to dominate Southwest agriculture
One of the rice farms in Songbe borders, after last harvest Sometime ago, when the Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola said his state had devised strategies to tackle agricultural needs of his state...
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Farmers face difficult planting season
• As Ogun, Imo, Others Yet To Take Delivery Of Fertiliser • Enugu In Financial Straits To Source Agro Inputs Farmers across the country are currently faced with different challenges, as the new...
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Seed council endorse Contec Global agriculture inputs to farmers
PHOTO: inhabitat.com The National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) of Nigeria has pledged to assist in showcasing some of the innovative biological agriculture solutions developed by multinational...
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BOA gives Southwest farmers N4.7b loan
Agriculture • Decries Default In Payment The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) has decried attitude of farmers to payment of loans incurred from the bank, saying the development has negatively impacted on its...
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Expert raises concern over health hazards of farmed fish
Of greater impact is affordability, as it is cheaper than beef, pork and other meat sources. In developing countries, including Nigeria, about 60 per cent of the protein requirement comes from fish....
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NIMET advocates better use of climate information in agriculture
Director General (DG) of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), Prof Sani Abubakar Mashi The Director General/CEO of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Sani Abubakar Mashi, has...
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Rockefeller Foundation develops solution for increasing cassava shelf life
The development is part of YieldWise, Rockefeller Foundation’s $130m initiative launched in January 2016, aimed at reducing food loss by at least 50 per cent by 2030 in representative value chains. The...
View ArticleThe Lagos Leather Fair: The narrative within the Nigerian leather industry
The Lagos Leather Fair is the first of its kind and a private initiative borne out of the need to draw attention to the untapped possibilities within the leather industry, identify the current...
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STOAN applauds liberalisation of terminals
Managing Director, NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman It Will Create Employment Opportunities Following the recent policy review by the Federal Government in the maritime sector, which guarantees the right of...
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Cocoyam: Still cultivated far below potential yield
With rising cost of yam, rice, garri, yam flour and other food crops, Nigerians are desperately looking for alternatives to overcome the current economic crunch. One of the food items gaining...
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Michigan state university, MasterCard launch AgriFood youth opportunity lab
The Michigan State University (MSU), in partnership with MasterCard Foundation has launched a five-year AgriFood Youth Opportunity Lab to increase youth employment in Nigeria and Tanzania. The $13m...
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UYOTA partners traditional rulers on improving agric in communities
To achieve this, select traditional rulers have been taken on a tour to Thailand, to learn modern agricultural practices, which would be replicated in their various communities. Uplifting youths...
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Lagos acquires 500ha for farm estate
Food security • Compensates Five Affected Communities The Lagos State government has acquired 500 hectares of land in Eluju-mowo, along Itoikin-Epe road for Farm Estate Initiative, to address the...
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IITA cassava weed management project trains 105 spray service providers in Abia
Participants at the IITA Cassava Weed Management Project’s training, in Abia State. The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture led Cassava Weed Management Project has trained 105 spray service...
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