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IITA, Ekimiks train youths in Agribusiness
For five days, commencing on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), in collaboration with Ekimiks Nigeria Limited and L.A consult will train youth in...
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Nigeria ranked world’s largest emerging animal feed producer
PHOTO: www.foodingredientsfirst.com The ALLTECH Global Feed ranking 2015 has ranked Nigeria as one of the World’s largest emerging animal feeds producers in the world with a better opportunity to...
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At forum, Cassava farmers urged
PHOTO: acrowinghen.com The president of the Nigeria Cassava Growers Association (NCGA), Pastor Segun Adewumi, has urged Cassava farmers in Nigeria to maximize the opportunities being provided by the...
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Groups opposes genetically modified maize, cotton
A consortium of farmers, environmentalists and civil society groups have urged the National Bio-safety Management Agency (NABMA) to halt approval for the commercial introduction of Genetically Modified...
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Mambilla tea factory, a pivot of rural development
Tea plantation The Mambilla Plateau tea factory, located in Kakara village of Sardauna Local Government Council of Taraba state, which had been abandoned in the past 20 years, has resumed production....
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Legume farmers in 11 states boost production, income
Hydroponics at the HighHill Agribusiness Development Centre, Lala near Abeokuta; growing plants without soil and using mineral nutrient solutions in water, a way to engage urban people in agriculture,...
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AGRA pledges funding for smallholder agribusiness
• Micro Reforms Planned In Nigeria The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has formed new implementation partnership platform with Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG), Seed Association of...
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Legislator empowers Akoko youths on livestock production
Boosting the participation of Nigerian youths in agriculture, the Federal lawmaker representing Akoko South East/South West Federal Constituency Hon. Kolawole Babatunde has partnered with the Federal...
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Abia raises CBN loan for farmers, signs agreement
PHOTO: www.worldbank.org Abia state government said it has secured one billion naira repayable agricultural loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for disbursement to genuine farmers in the State....
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IFAD president harps on tapping youth manpower
Prof. Nwanze Kanayo President of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) President of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Prof. Nwanze Kanayo has stressed need for...
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Abia collaborates with Obasanjo farms, plans poultry village
The poultry landscape of the Southeast of Nigeria may never be the same again if the plan by the Abia State comes alive as the governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu wants to turn it the poultry capital of the...
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UNIDO to position FIIRO for superior technology impact
PHOTO: mofolusades.blogspot.com The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has strengthened its partnership with the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO) to...
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FMN sugar mill will reduce imports, create jobs, says Coumantaros
Sugarcane Farm Savings of $35M Forex By 2018 Truly, Nigeria’s backward integration is on course, at least from the investments of the Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN) Group and the resultant outcomes that...
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AfDB launches TAAT, seeks $40Bn to execute agriculture agenda
In a fresh and bold initiative, the African Development Bank, under the leadership of its President and former Nigeria’s Agriculture Minister, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, is taking Agricultural...
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Agricultural commodities exchange roundtable to discuss trading, opportunities
PHOTO: acrissul.com In order to take advantage of the opportunities of good returns on investments that will be opening in Nigeria’s growing Agricultural business, experts and stakeholders in the...
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Kebbi Govt. commences aerial spray against quelea birds
The Kebbi Government has commenced aerial spray of farm lands against quelea birds in Bagudo Local Government Area of the state. The Deputy Governor, Alhaji Samaila Yombe, who led officials of the...
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NCAN distributes cashew seeds to farmers
Cashew Seeds The National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) on Monday said that it had started distribution of high-yielding seeds to farmers and residents who wish to venture into cashew...
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Special report on fisheries and aquaculture in Nigeria
Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture. The Fisheries and Aquaculture Value Chain of the Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA) is aimed at creating an enabling environment for increased and sustainable...
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Time for tomato bloom using greenhouse technology
Walumbe explaining processes in the greenhouse It is a new dawn for the farmer, the small-scale folk, at least. Now, the high-cost, high-tech Greenhouse, which had been a farm technology out of reach,...
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Vibrant agricultural sector to boost commodities market
Rising from the strategic workshop organised by AFEX Commodities Exchange Limited on the way forward for the commodity market in Nigeria, stakeholders concluded that more participation in the...
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