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Delta Government signs joint venture agreement to establish agro industrial park
Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta State GovernorThe Delta Government on Wednesday signed a joint venture agreement with two companies for the establishment of a multi-billion naira agricultural industrial park in...
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Ogun tasks farmers, land buyers on proper verification
Ogun State Government has advised prospective land buyers in the state to verify from the Ministry of Agriculture or Bureau of Lands & Survey the authenticity of any land, before making payment to...
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Oxfam highlights roles of Right to Food campaign
An international non-governmental organisation, Oxfam has highlighted the critical role of Right to Food campaign and access of land in solving inequality in Nigeria. The organisation, which launched...
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AFGEAN, Profitville, Maidville sign MoU on farmers’ market
Founder/Chief Executive Officer, Maidville Consulting Limited, Ms. 'Detoun Abbi-Olaniyan (right) and representative of Co-founder, Profitville Limited, Mr. Peter Essien, during the Memorandum of...
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South Africa must resist another captured president: this time by the markets
Cyril Ramaphosa, newly sworn-in South African president, addresses the South African Parliament on February 20, 2018, in Cape Town.South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said today he wanted "healing...
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What to expect from ‘Nips’ Nigeria’s biggest oil summit – Ibe Kachikwu
The Minister of State for Pretroleum Resources Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu PHOTO: TWITTER/NNPC CNBC Africa’s Christycole Popoola caught up with Ibe Kachikwu, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum at the...
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Farmers, stakeholders differ on food crisis prediction
FoodUnless frantic efforts are taken by the Federal Government and other stakeholders in the Agric sector to forestall the imminent food crisis this year, as predicted by the Food and Agriculture...
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AFLASAFE goes commercial, as Harvestfield embarks on nationwide farmer...
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan. (IITA)The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)-developed crop protection and treatment product, AFLASAFE, is going commercial...
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Global cassava coalition advocates support for Africa’s cassava transformation
CassavaAhead the international conference on cassava, the Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st Century (GCP21) has called on policy makers, donors and international community to support all efforts...
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Lagos trains butchers on international best practice
Towards ensuring that all operations in Lagos State abattoir meet international standard, the state ministry of agriculture held a one-day stakeholders’ workshop for butchers at the Oko-Oba abattoir,...
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Lagos gives out 12 coconut processing equipment
Coconuts. Photo: Run MooreThe Lagos State government through its Coconut Development Authority (LASCODA) has distributed coconut-processing equipment to processors in 12 Local Councils and Local...
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Dizengoff delivers 20 greenhouse units to boost vegetable production
Dizengoff NigeriaDizengoff Nigeria has delivered 20 Greenhouse Technology units, also known in company circles as “Dizengoff Farmer’s Kit” (DFK) to Best Foods Fresh Farms, to boost vegetables...
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Edo plans merger of Agric Institutes
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has revealed plans to merge Colleges of Agriculture in Iguoriakhi and Agenebodo into a single institution, with different...
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Nigeria’s future looks brighter with IITA innovations, says NABG
Emmanuel Ijewere Research and innovations developed at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) hold promise, and could transform Nigeria’s agricultural narrative, says Nigeria’s...
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Edo calls for maize, cassava, rice offtakers
The Edo State Government has called for off-takers of maize, cassava and rice harvest from farmers under its Agripreneur project in the coming planting season. A statement by Special Adviser to Edo...
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Agro Park task Nigerians on commercial agriculture
Nigerians have been enjoined to key into commercial agriculture, in order to utilise the vast arable land that are currently under-used across the country. Executive Director, Commercial of Agro Park...
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Adesina seeks American support to boost agriculture in Africa
Akinwumi A. Adesina The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has made a strong case for increased American and global investments to help unlock Africa’s agriculture...
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Women farmers identify challenges in the sector
A woman using mechanical weeder Despite contributing about 70 per cent in food production, processing and marketing, women farmers claim they are still highly disadvantaged, as they are yet to have...
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IoD fellow charges members to leverage on agriculture to tackle unemployment
AgricultureDirectors and heads of organisations have been urged to leverage on prospects the agriculture sector brings with its potential for creating wealth to grow the economy as well as tackle the...
View ArticleCommunity gets palm oil, cassava mills largesse from CBN Africa
Towards attainment of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of no poverty, zero hunger, and partnerships, the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) Africa, has donated palm oil and...
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