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UF, IITA partner for agric research
University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences(UF/IFAS) is partnering the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), to carry out research in the agricultural sector...
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FMARD trains 75 women on cassava production
To boost the production of Cassava, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has commenced the training of 75 Women on Cassava Production and Processing, under its Youth and Women...
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Edo to revolutionise agriculture, supply states fertilizers
George, who spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Sunday, said agricultural activities have become more profitable because of the country’s economic situation....
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Ogun to prioritise agric in 2018 budget
In its bid to diversify the economy, Ogun State, the state government has promised to pay more attention to the Agriculture sector in 2018. Governor Ibikunle Amosun, who stated this at the treasury...
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GAIN, CIAT task FG on bio-fortified crops cultivation
Potato Farmers Consumption of bio-fortified foods has been identified as antidote to malnutrition, considering nutrition crisis and the 10 per cent loss in Gross Domestic Product (GDP). At a Quarterly...
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Climate change: FG launches insurance roadmap for farmers
Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture Audu Ogbeh In view of the increasing impact of climate change on food production in the country, the Federal Government has launched an insurance roadmap document for...
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AfDB, IsDB to boost agriculture, fight drought
PHOTO: JOHN WESSELS / AFP African Development Bank (AfDB) in a joint initiative with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) said it is set to boost agriculture value chains and enhance drought resilience...
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FUNAAB VC seeks measures to consolidate Nigeria’s cassava
Cassava farm The Federal Government and other stakeholders in the Cassava Value Chain have been enjoined to play their roles efficiently and also apply new strategies to sustain and consolidate the...
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NAFDAC, NBMA sign MoU on GMOs’ regulation
Dr. Rufus Ebegba The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), to...
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Shrimps: Nigeria loses $2.3b to poachers
Farmed Shrimps At Agra Innovate Expo, LCCI Boss Harps On Value Chain Potentials Nigeria is losing a whopping sum of $2.3b annually to activities of poachers on its high seas, due to the country’s...
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Why yam is predisposed to rot
Rotten yamTHE reported rejection of Nigerian yams exported to the United States and the controversies it generated, is no doubt a national embarrassment, considering the fanfare that heralded export of...
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FG subsidises farmers’ insurance by 50% – NAIC
A Farmer at work.The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) says the Federal Government is subsidising farmers’ insurance in the agricultural value chain by 50 per cent. The Managing...
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FAO, Agric ministry distribute farm machinery to farmers in Ebonyi
Agricultural MechanisationAgricultural Mechanisation The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) on Friday distributed farm...
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Farmcrowdy wins multi-awards including Tech Start-up of the Year 2017 at...
CEO of Farmcrowdy, Onyeka Akumah At the recently concluded Nigerian Technology Awards, Farmcrowdy, Nigeria's first digital agriculture company carted away three of the five awards the company was...
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‘Nigerians produce only 30% of chicken consumed in the country’
Gbolade Adewole The Coordinator of natnudO Foods’ Broiler Outgrower Scheme tagged natnuPreneur, Mr. Gbolade Adewole, has disclosed that only 30% of chicken consumed in Nigeria every year is produced...
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Research Institutes strike underscore FG’s lip service to agric
• Activities At 15 Agric Institutes Grounded As Strike Enters Fifth Week • Govt’s Inaction Portends Threat To Food Security, Says Adewumi • We Are Waiting For Govt’s Promised Approval-FIIRO Chapter As...
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Amo Group launches natnuPreneur seller scheme
AFP PHOTO/KHALED DESOUKI Says N600b Is Lost Annually To Chicken Importation, Smuggling In its drive to make quality and healthy chicken accessible and ultimately, to ensure profitability for...
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Dizengoff tasks farmers on mechanisation
Special Adviser to Kwara State Governor on Agriculture & Rural Water Support Services, Hon. Anu Ibiwoye (r); Country Manager/CEO, Dizengoff Nigeria, Mr. Antti Ritvonen; Representative of Vegetable...
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Nigeria produces 75 % of seeds in West Africa
The Director General of National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC), Mr. Philip O. Ojo has disclosed that Nigeria produces more than 75 percent of the seeds used in West Africa, just as Jigawa State...
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Okowa tasks Nigerians on agriculture
Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi OkowaNigeria can put an end to hunger, create jobs and wealth if every hand is on deck in the transformation of the agricultural sector, by taking agric production and...
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