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Delta selects pig, poultry farmers for livestock development
Poultry The Delta State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources has commenced the selection of pig and poultry farmers to participate in the livestock development programmes of the state. In a...
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NCAM seeks subsidy on Agric equipment for farmers
Farmers The Acting Director of National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM), Ilorin, Kwara State, Dr. Yomi Kasali has canvassed government subsidies for farmers purchasing agricultural...
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IITA-CWMP, CRS train 35 extension service providers in Benue
Project Director of BASICS, Hemant Nitturkar. PHOTO: FLICKR Extension Service Providers Vow To Spread Knowledge After a day’s training on weed management in cassava farming systems, extension service...
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Intra-Commonwealth trade, investment to exceed $1.5 trillion, says report
ECOWAS MapThe Intra-Commonwealth trade and productive greenfield investment is expected to reach $1.6 trillion by 2020, in spite of the global trade slowdown caused by the 2008 financial crisis. This...
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Africa must double cassava production to avert food crisis by 2050
GCP21 Director, Dr. Claude Fauquet (l); Director Designate, Prof. Malachy Akoroda; and IITA Head of Communication, Kathy Lopez, during the press conference in Lagos on the 4th International Cassava...
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Expert advocates drip irrigation as panacea to dry season farming
IrrigationTo mitigate the effect of dry season on cultivated farms, farmers need to embrace drip irrigation method for increased crop production. The Integrated Country Project Manager, Dizengoff,...
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Don tasks farmers on agricultural management
Farmers at work.A professor of agronomy, Dr. Chris Chinaka has called on farmers and other stakeholders in the sector to shift from putting more land under cultivation, to focusing on agricultural...
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NIRSAL’S PMRO Scheme: Boosting agricultural productivity through improved...
The famed agricultural successes of the First Republic, symbolized by the groundnut pyramids in the north and the cocoa and palm plantations in the west and east were achieved on the back of robust...
View ArticleStakeholders express concern over increasing loss of forest land to agriculture
As the Federal Government continues the campaign for more Nigerians to embrace agriculture, stakeholders are however concerned over the alarming loss of forest land to agricultural purposes. This...
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Experts harp on nutritional value of soya beans
Experts have described soya bean as one of the most consumed legumes in the world, due to its essential nutrients that maintain and improves human health. Soya bean is revered as a good meal source...
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El-Rufai tasks investors on Kaduna’s agric opportunities
Kaduna State governor Nasir El-RufaiCommissions Ramindra Tractor Assembly Plant Kaduna State Governor, Mallam El-Rufai has called on prospective investors to explore the state’s numerous opportunities...
View ArticleOgbeh applauds AFGEAN’s farmers market initiative
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, has described the Agricultural Fresh Produce Growers and Exporters Association of Nigeria (AFEGAN) farmers market, as an essential tool in...
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Cashew Association seeks duty waiver on jute sacks
Cashew Nuts.To ensure wide acceptability of Nigerian Cashew, through quality packaging at the international market, the National Cashew Association of Nigeria has appealed to the Federal Government to...
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How to tackle seasonal fluctuation, price of pepper
Most Nigerian homes, especially in the Southwest region, who consume good quantity of pepper, may have to endure the current high price of the commodity in the market. For now, according to The...
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Nutrition agency tackles tomato harvest loss
Tomato farmNigeria is set to reap improved gains from the tomato value chain, as the Post-harvest Loss Alliance for Nutrition (PLAN), expands its capacity building/training for citizens on appropriate...
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Lagos mega rice mill for commissioning in February 2019
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi AmbodeAs part of its food security drive, especially in rice production, Lagos State Government, yesterday disclosed that its 32 metric tons per hour rice mill, in...
View ArticleFarmFund sets to assist farmers with funding
To address challenges in the agric sector, FarmFunded has introduced an online crowdfunding platform to scale-up farming operations. The mission of the organisation, which aligns with the Sustainable...
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FAO, stakeholders commence livestock policy formulation ahead 2050
LivestockWith the growing insecurity due to farmers-herdsmen crisis and indications that the demand for beef, among other livestock product may triple before year 2050, the Food and Agriculture...
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Dizengoff alerts farmers on pest control
DizengoffFarmers have been advised not to take pest control for granted in preparing their fields for cultivation, as the planting season gets underway. Dizengoff’s Manager, in charge of agrochemicals,...
View ArticleCouncil chairman tasks agric institutions on innovations
The Chairman Governing Council Chairman of Federal College of Agriculture, Akure (FECA), Chief Bayo Oyero, has urged all colleges and institutes of agriculture in the country to emulate the...
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