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Nigeria to begin export of zobo leaves to Mexico, says NAQS
Zobo plant The Coordinating Director of the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS), Dr Vincent Isegbe, has disclosed plans by the Federal Government to resume the export of hibiscus (zobo...
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‘How sweet potato can be processed into gari’
Phorbee Dr (Mrs) Olapeju Phorbee is the Country Manager of the International Potato Centre and Senior Country Coordinator of Building Nutritious Food Basket in Nigeria. She explains to Head,...
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NSPRI develops cost-effective multipurpose solar dryer
As part of the efforts to reduce monumental post-harvest losses in the agricultural sector, the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) has unfolded an improved multi-purpose solar dryer...
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Starting a sustainable pig rearing business
A Large White pig with its pigletes Pork is a universal meat, and its consumption is on the increase despite religious perceptions about the animal. It, therefore, presents an opportunity to...
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Investing in food will boost economy
Country Manager, HarvestPlus Nigeria, Paul IlonaTo boost Federal Government’s food security drive, the Country Manager, HarvestPlus Nigeria, Paul Ilona, has called for more investment in local food...
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Nigeria to start commodity exchange soon, says NCX MD
Baba-Ari The Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NCX) will begin the agricultural commodity exchange in the next two months, as revealed by Mrs Zaheera Baba-Ari, its Managing Director. A commodity market is a...
View ArticleCote d’Ivoire sends team to Nigeria to understudy IITA’s model
Cote d’Ivoire, Africa’s largest cocoa producer, has sent a delegation to Nigeria to understudy the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture’s (IITA) Youth Agripreneur (IYA) model as part of...
View ArticleAgra Innovate showcases Nigeria’s agric potential
Agra Innovate West Africa expo will host the agribusiness leaders and stakeholders from Nigeria and beyond at the Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, from 27 to 28 November 2018, to showcase the...
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Cocoa association reiterates commitment to 10-year industry agenda
Photographer: Jose Cendon/Bloomberg • To create 550,000 jobs • To increase revenue by N4.353 trillion • To increase output from 230,000 to 714,000mt The Cocoa Association of Nigeria (CAN) has again...
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Agro-forestry model better for farmers, environment, says FRIN DG
Adepoju Dr Adeshola Adepoju, Director-General of Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), in this interview, speaks with FEMI IBIROGBA, Head, Agro-Economy Desk, on environment-friendly...
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Why we prepare our students for farming, by FUNAAB VC
FUNAAB cassava processing centre The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Professor Kolawole Salako, has revealed that the university has been translating...
View ArticleCote D’Ivoire sends mission to tap IITA Youth Agripreneur Model
Cote D’Ivoire, Africa’s largest cocoa producer, has sent a delegation to Nigeria to understudy the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Youth Agripreneur (IYA) Model, as part of...
View ArticleLivestock247.com to trade cattle, connect dealers, others
To ensure livestock are sold and bought in a more structured market, Ibrahim Maigari has opened Livestock247.com, an online a one-stop shop, for dealers, buyers and stakeholders to connect. Launched in...
View ArticleFMARD sets to train 200 on fabrication of agro tools
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture has concluded plans for the training of over 200 Nigerians for the fabrication of relevant local agricultural tools and machines, to boost food production....
View ArticleC:AVA II Nigeria lists gains of alleviating food insecurity
The Country Manager, Cassava: Adding Value for Africa Phase 2 (C:AVA II) Nigeria, Professor Lateef Sanni has attested to the success of the project in alleviating food insecurity, unemployment and...
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At poultry show, PAN seeks government investment
Poultry Rising from a three-day ‘Nigeria Poultry Show,’ organised by the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), in Abeokuta, Ogun State, participants have urged government, at all levels to invest...
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Okitipupa Oil Palm workers end strike
palm oil Seed PHOTO:AFP Peace and stable labour activities have finally returned to the embattled Okitipupa Oil Palm Company (OOPC), Okitipupa, Ondo State, crippled for months by strike carried out by...
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Ogun plans 150,000 bags of MITROS Rice in December
Rice bagging progress at Sawonjo Rice Mill. PHOTOS: GBENGA AKINFENWA Ogun State government has concluded plans to roll out about 150,000 bags of its MITROS Rice, for the Yuletide, as part of efforts to...
View Article‘Hibiscus exporters ‘technically’ out of business’
Ban on Nigeria-made hibiscus flowers has left many exporters ‘technically’ out of business, as the ban of the product by the Mexican government is yet to be lifted. This has caused job loss in the...
View ArticleExperts call for more investments in agric research facilities
Experts in the agricultural sector have called on the government at all levels to focus on the improvement of research facilities and step up the rate of food production so that food can be affordable....
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