NCAM trains 100 tractor operators, equipment fabricators
The Federal Government has trained 100 young people on tractor operation and fabrication of agricultural equipment. The trainees, drawn from the 36 states of the federation, were intensively trained at...
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FG reviews north-east Fadama project, partners with bio-tech firm
Agriculture The Federal Government, through the Fadama Additional Financing (AF) II, has commenced a review of the food security and livelihood support project activities of the six north-east states...
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Kaduna poultry aggregators laud school feeding programme
Poultry aggregators in Kaduna have lauded the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) for helping to revitalise the livestock sector and generate more income. Vice chairperson/egg...
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Dutch envoy says exporting raw materials to EU, U.S. senseless
Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, his wife Bisi and AgraInnovate Programme Director, Foluso Olaniyan, during the agric exhibition at the Landmark Event Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos...yesterday •...
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Buhari’s agric policy fails as unemployment, agribusiness failures rise
As the year gradually comes to an end and the Muhammadu Buhari-led government winds down, Head, Agro-Economy Desk, FEMI IBIROGBA writes on how the country has fared in food security, import...
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FG to begin cattle ranching soon, says Agric Minister
Audu Ogbeh, Nigeria’s minister of agriculture SOURCE:TWITTER.COM/AUDUOGBEH The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has said the Federal Government will soon begin cattle...
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Dangote increases investments in agriculture
Aliko DangoteAgainst the background of Nigeria’s economic vulnerability, President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said the current efforts of the Federal Government at diversifying the economy to...
View ArticlePresco bags 2018 agric company award
A key player in the agricultural sector of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Presco Plc, has emerged winner of the Agriculture Company of the year 2018. The post Presco bags 2018 agric company award...
View ArticleAGRA invests $30m to boost quality seeds
To increase productivity of Nigerian farmers, the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has invested about $30 million in good quality seeds in Nigeria. The post AGRA invests $30m to boost...
View ArticleEU, Oxfam, DEC partner Taraba on food security
The European Union (EU), Oxfam in Nigeria, Development Exchange Center (DEC) and the Taraba State government are collaborating... The post EU, Oxfam, DEC partner Taraba on food security appeared first...
View Article‘How Nigeria can make cocoa, cashew to replace dependece on oil revenue’
Nigeria’s current annual cocoa production is put at 367,000 tonnes annually. Comparatively, Cote d’Ivoire produces 1.48 million tonnes. The post ‘How Nigeria can make cocoa, cashew to replace dependece...
View ArticleRequirements of marketing high quality palm oil in cities
Its production is not elastic; that is, not immediately responding to surges in demand. It takes three to four years to start harvests from highly improved varieties. The post Requirements of marketing...
View ArticleASBON tasks government on import prohibition law implementation
The Federal Government has been urged to implement its import prohibition law on agricultural produce, in order to encourage farmers, boost production and maximise profit. The post ASBON tasks...
View ArticleWhat Nigeria needs to worry about, says Obasanjo
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that Nigerians should be worried of the nation’s changing demography, economic... The post What Nigeria needs to worry about, says Obasanjo appeared...
View ArticleWhy US may not lift ban on processed fish, others soon
Those waiting to see the United States lift ban on Nigerian processed fish may have to wait a little longer. This is based on feelers... The post Why US may not lift ban on processed fish, others soon...
View ArticleResearchers identify reasons for poor adoption of agric techs, better varieties
Agricultural technologies and food sufficiency go hand-in-hand as obtainable in the developed economies. Desiring to depart from food insecurity without new technological innovations, their up-scale,...
View ArticleWe must get rid of sniper beans – Agropreneur
Mr Shitu Kabir, the National President, Cowpea and Beans Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria, says all hands must... The post We must get rid of sniper beans – Agropreneur appeared...
View ArticleOnline platform to bridge in livestock marketing gap
An online platform called Livestock247 has said its goals are to bridge the gap in the trading of the livestock and mitigate the spread of animal diseases to humans. The post Online platform to bridge...
View ArticleNCAM seeks women empowerment in agribusiness
The Executive Director of the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM), Ilorin, Dr Yomi Kasali, has advocated more empowerment of women population in the agricultural the sector. The post...
View ArticleTaking steps to prevent bird flu outbreak on poultry farms
The dry season is here again. Outbreaks of avian influenza, popularly called bird flu, always trail the outset of the season. Annually, the deadly strain of the virus, H5N1, has repeatedly re-emerges...
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