Okpara varsity attains self-sufficiency in food production, establishes feed...
The Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (MOUAU), Abia State, has established a feed mill, as part of its drives for revenue generation. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Maduebibisi Ofo Iwe,...
View ArticleAFEX launches FETC product to help farmers increase food production
In its effort to achieve the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA) objective of improving trade in the continent, AFEX Nigeria has launched Africa Exchange, a digital platform for trading...
View ArticleOyo moves to sanitise poultry business
The Oyo State Government is taking steps to sanitise poultry business, recommending standard operating procedure (SOP) for Poultry Processing Farmers to avert zoonotic diseases. The post Oyo moves to...
View ArticleTGI group wins NECA 2022 employers’ excellence award for Agro and Agro-Allied...
In a landmark achievement, TGI Group has won the coveted 2022 Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) Employers’ Excellence Award in the Agro and Agro-Allied category. The post TGI group...
View ArticleParadigm shift for plantation industry underway
The African Agricultural sector is set to experience a major transformation. The incursion of the Incorporated Society of Planters (ISP) into the agric space to promote and improve the continent’s...
View ArticleTechnoServe, partners join forces to tackle hidden hunger in Nigeria
As part of measures to end hidden hunger and boost food security in the country, TechnoServe, Bühler, dsm-firmenich, and Partners in Food Solutions have joined forces with the Federal Government in...
View ArticleFarmers petition Lagos govt over harassment from land grabbers, others
A group of farmers under the umbrella of Afero Commercial Farmers, in Mutako, Eleju-Mowo and Egan, Lagos State, have petitioned the Lagos State Government over harassment and incessant intimidations...
View ArticleIndustrialist seeks ban of grains’ export to protect agro-allied sub-sector
An industrialist, Mr. Durodola Omolewa Kuteyi, has appealed to the Federal Government to effect ban on export of grains, either crushed or uncrushed in order to stabilise the agro-allied industries....
View ArticleExperts caution farmers on hazardous pesticides in markets
Experts in the agricultural sector have prepared a comprehensive dossier on registered and unregistered pesticides with relevant authorities, warning farmers against using these hazardous chemicals in...
View ArticleOyo flags-off disbursement of SAfER agric loan
The Oyo State Government has flagged off the disbursement of the N1b Agric Support Loan to farmers across the seven geopolitical zones of the state under the Sustainable Action for Economic Recovery...
View ArticleSasakawa Africa partners IITA to promote sustainable cassava seed system
The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to support cassava seed system across Africa. The...
View ArticleNiger, TGI Group unite to stimulate economic growth
The Niger State Government has sealed a Framework Agreement for Commodities off-take between Niger Food Security & Logistics Company, and the Tropical General Investments (TGI) Group, as part of...
View ArticleOld boys plant 40 oil palm seedlings to mark anniversary in Imo
To compliment the state and Federal Governments food sustainability policies, the old boys of the Uboma Secondary School, Ipkerejere, Ihitte Uboma, Imo State, have commenced planting of 40 oil palm...
View ArticleFAO trains 30 frontline animal health workers on zoonotic disease management
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has trained 30 animal health workers in applied epidemiology, the One Health approach, and community engagement capabilities for better control and...
View ArticleKwara Shonga farms where imprints of white Zimbabwean farmers rarely exist
The news about their plight was everywhere. Their battle with the late President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, was a common story. The post Kwara Shonga farms where imprints of white Zimbabwean farmers...
View ArticleSteps to guarantee effective implementation of proposed 500,000ha farmland
Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have warned President Bola Tinubu to ensure that necessary machinery and monitoring mechanisms are put in place to achieve success in its proposed agric reforms...
View Article12 river basin DevAuthorities undergo partial commercialisation
In its bid to revitalise rural agriculture and boost the country’s food sufficiency dream, the Federal Government has approved the partial commercialisation of the 12 River Basin Development...
View ArticleFirm supports Lagos smallholder fish farmers with 20 smoking Kilns
The British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATN Foundation), in partnership with the Lagos State Agricultural Development Authority (LSADA), has donated 20 piece of 50kg smoking kilns to fish...
View ArticleAbiodun, minister of industry inaugurate TGI’s expanded Sagamu factory complex
The Tropical General Investments (TGI) Group has completed and inaugurated the expansion of its state-of-the-art Sagamu Factory Complex, Sagamu, Ogun State, housing WASIL Limited and WACUB Limited. The...
View ArticleWhy sincerity of purpose is vital to implementation of COP28 resolutions
As climate change impacts are stressing agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture increasingly, thereby hindering efforts to meet human needs, experts say implementation of a key pledge made by...
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