Dangote resumes production of tomato paste
Amidst the influx of imported tomato paste products into the Nigerian market, Dangote Tomato Factory, yesterday, resumed production four years after the facility was closed. The post Dangote resumes...
View Article‘How we irrigate 39 kilometres farmland with gravity’
We have several projects and programmes that are fashioned towards the economic development and growth plan of the country. The basin authority basically... The post ‘How we irrigate 39 kilometres...
View ArticleGetting best of hibiscus flower for export
Cultivation of hibiscus flower holds a lot of potentials for Nigeria as foreign exchange earner. The post Getting best of hibiscus flower for export appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News -...
View Article‘I will prevail on FG to complete irrigation projects’
Let me first and foremost start with what motivated the move to join the contest. Rano, Bunkure and Kibiya Federal constituency is one of the constituencies in Kano that are endowed with natural and...
View ArticleFirm targets $3.4bn investments in agriculture by 2023
The Nigeria Agribusiness Register (NAR) has disclosed plans to facilitate new agribusiness investments worth $3.4 billion from domestic and foreign sources by 2023. The post Firm targets $3.4bn...
View Article‘Coastal protection imperative for sustainable fishery economy’
A professor of fisheries and aquatic resources management, Anthony Nlewadim, has said that the protection of coastal communities and water bodies from effects of climate change and other anthropogenic...
View ArticleFarmers, agro-allied bodies expect ‘next level’ interventions in agric sector
At the presidential and National Assembly levels, the ballot battle is won and lost. The hurly-burly was gone, but the expectations about the ‘next level’ promise are high and huge, especially in...
View ArticleLagos food, beverage exhibition to mix industry, value chain players
Food & Beverage West Africa, a free-to-attend three-day trade event, will provide a platform for local companies to build business relationships with industry players from across Nigeria,...
View ArticleSmall-holding farmers are more efficient than large-scale ones, says ARMTI
• Trained over 5000 in four years • Retains 20-25% in agribusinesses Dr Olufemi Oladunni, the Executive Director of the Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Ilorin, Kwara...
View ArticleOrganic research product breaks grain post-harvest handling barriers
Beans, maize, dried peppers, gingers and other food grains being contaminated and rejected in the international markets can now be better preserved as the Nigerian Stored Products Research...
View ArticleHow NIHORT blazes the trail in horticultural solutions
The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan, has blazed the trails in horticultural research, technological development, extension services and product development. The post How...
View ArticleOrganisers announce Lagos international food, drinks festival date
Taking advantage of the success recorded in its second edition, organisers of the Lagos International Food and Drinks Festival, has announced the hosting of its third edition scheduled for March 23,...
View ArticleStakeholders set agenda for government on agriculture
For nearly four years, this administration has saddled itself with the task of diversifying the economy away from sole dependence on oil via agriculture. The post Stakeholders set agenda for government...
View ArticleHow PPP in weather information boosts food production
Sharp decline in global oil prices in recent years, depletion of the nation’s foreign exchange earnings and consequent economic hardship in the country have compelled the Federal Government to make a...
View ArticleAgric infrastructure needs N50bn annually, says NAQS
An annual investment of N50 billion over the next five years is needed to scale up plant health infrastructure to meet the demand for food and export in the country, the Nigerian Agricultural...
View Article‘Food self-sufficiency impossible without functional irrigation facilities’
The Managing Director of the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, Dr Adeniyi Saheed Aremu, has called for more investments in irrigation facilities to ensure sustainable food production in...
View ArticleFarmland clearing, livestock production, others aggravate climate change
Scientists have categorically proven that the drive to produce more food to meet the growing world demand is a major factor contributing to a warmer atmosphere around the globe. Specifically, land...
View ArticleAgritechnology, Not Just Agriculture Holds The Key To Nigeria’s Economic...
Technology has ushered unprecedented level of growth in every industry of the world, and although, some countries are more impacted than others, no country can afford to be spared in this wave. We have...
View ArticleDon advocates scaling-up of agriculture for national development
Rector of the Federal College of Agriculture (FECA), Akure, Ondo State, Dr. Samson Odedina has called for the scaling-up of agricultural solutions and practices to enhance national development in the...
View ArticleOYSCATECH takes giant leap, commissions projects
The Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology (OYSCATECH), Igboora, recently commissioned some projects facilitated by the Governing Council Chairman, through the support of Cassava Adding Value...
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