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Nigeria produces 75% of 7.8m MT of domestic need, says AfricaRice
• Says Customs negligent on rice smuggling The Country Representative and Regional Coordinator of Africa Rice Centre (AfricaRice), Ibadan, Dr Francis Nwilene, has exclusively disclosed to The Guardian...
View ArticleAfDB to facilitate $120m for agric tech innovations in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has provided $120 million to scale up adoption of agricultural technology innovations among the rural farmers on the African continent. The fund, to be disbursed in...
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‘Cluster processing centres for women, way to prevent post-harvest losses’
Dr. Gloria Elemo Professor Gloria Elemo, Director-General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO), Lagos, speaks with FEMI IBIROGBA, Head, Agro-Economy Desk, on ways to empower...
View ArticleGombe exchange centre disburses N300m loan to cotton farmers
The Gombe State Commodity Depot/Exchange Centre (COMDEC) has commenced the disbursement of N300 million as loans to farmers in the 11 local government areas of the state for the 2019 farming season....
View ArticleObasanjo chairs zero hunger meeting in Sokoto
Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo chairs activities of the Nigeria Zero Hunger Forum’s meeting in Sokoto state, beginning from yesterday. The two-day meeting in Sokoto affords...
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FAO kicks off distribution of seeds, fertiliser to farmers
The Country Representative of Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the UN, Suffyan Koroma has said that crop seeds and fertilizer are being distributed to 80, 600 farmers affected by conflicts...
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‘How to preserve beans, grains without poisonous chemicals’
NSPRI Inert Atmostphere System for grain storage. PHOTO:FEMI IBIROGBA The use of chemicals for beans preservation has called attention of individuals, government agencies and organisations to food...
View ArticleOXFAM blames lip service for woes of agriculture
Head, Influencing and Public Engagement, OXFAM, Dr. Saratu Abiola, has condemned the lip service given to the agriculture, saying the noise made about increasing number of farmers does not tally with...
View ArticleExpert identifies sound knowledge as key to successful agribusiness
A renowned Agribusiness Consultant and Director of Marketing, Rome Business School, Pastor Toromade Francis, has said that sound knowledge of agribusiness is key to success in the venture. He disclosed...
View ArticleDon canvasses improved performance to actualise livestock potentials
For the livestock industry to grow and provide protein needs of Nigerians, the performance of the livestock breeds has to improve significantly. Professor Michael Ozoje said this while delivering the...
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Osun partners World Bank on feeder roads to farm settlements
Oyelele Farms, one of the beneficiaries of Osun State Broiler Outgrowers Production Scheme (OBOPS). Osun State government in the last eight years has provided necessary farm inputs and infrastructure...
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Expert asks farmers to vote agric-friendly politicians
CARA Development FoundationThe small-scale farmers have been advised not to give in to politicians’ empty promises, but to cast their votes based on issues in the forthcoming elections. Teaching some...
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Farmers attribute food insufficiency to rural underdevelopment
One of the rural roads in Abia StateHead, Agro-Economy Desk, FEMI IBIROGBA; LAWRENCE NJOKU (Enugu) and AHMADU IDRIS (Birnin-Kebbi) write on the state of rural infrastructure, the government policy on...
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‘FG to restrict importation of NPK fertiliser’
Plant nourished by NPK FertiliserThe Federal Government has disclosed plans to restrict importation of NPK fertiliser so as to encourage local blending plants to grow. The Director, Department of...
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FG reviews north-east Fadama project, partners with bio-tech firm
[FIL PHOTO] Community Meeting : FADAMA III AF II distribution of farm inputsThe Federal Government, through the Fadama Additional Financing (AF) II, has commenced a review of the food security and...
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Starting sustainable broiler production, processing business
BroilersChicken production is a serious business in Nigeria and all over the world. More people are becoming conscious of the need to consume lean rather than red meat for health reasons, and it is...
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Mismanagement, embezzlement cripple Lagos Agric-YES Project
Greenhouse in a shambles at Epe farmsTen years after Lagos State Agriculture Youth Empowerment Scheme (Agric-YES) kicked off, the project has suffered serious hiccups, which have led to the two centres...
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Eti-Oni Sets for annual Cocoa festival
Cocoa podsTo reposition Nigeria's cocoa industry, Eti-Oni, a cocoa producing community in Osun State, would host cocoa farmers and experts in its 2018 Cocoa Festival scheduled for next weekend. The...
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How FG, World Bank disappoint FADAMA/GUYS beneficiaries
World bank buildingMore than one year after beneficiaries of the Fadama programme, an initiative of the Federal Government and the World Bank were validated and promised disbursement of fund for...
View ArticleActionAid, YFarm lament poor implementation of agric budgets
Action Aid Nigeria and the Youth Farm Initiative have bemoaned poor execution of budgets to the agricultural sector. They lamented that despite the paltry budgets of less than three per cent...
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