Some random thoughts on Nigeria
I have decided to share some random thoughts and questions that have been playing in my head with you this week. In no particular order, here they are. The post Some random thoughts on Nigeria appeared...
View ArticleTapping economic benefits of rising cassava starch industry in Nigeria
Nigeria grows about 54 million metric tonnes of cassava per year. Cassava is a versatile commodity with numerous uses and by-products. The post Tapping economic benefits of rising cassava starch...
View ArticleAU lauds Nigerian’s biosafety system
The Principal Programme Officer for African Biosafety Network of Expertise (ABNE) of African Union Development Agency –New Partnership for Africa’s Development... The post AU lauds Nigerian’s biosafety...
View ArticleSterling Bank reiterates commitment to SMEs in food sector
Sterling Bank Plc has reiterated its commitment to the empowerment of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs), particularly those in the food sector... The post Sterling Bank reiterates commitment to...
View ArticleOver two billion people suffer ‘hidden hunger’ globally
Globally, a total of over two billion people currently suffer ‘hidden hunger,’ a condition of lack of vitamins and micronutrient in food. The post Over two billion people suffer ‘hidden hunger’...
View ArticleXtralarge Farms launch Agritech City, digital currency
Xtralarge Farms has launched a new initiative called Xtralarge Agritech City, where all methods of farming activities and projects will be executed... The post Xtralarge Farms launch Agritech City,...
View ArticleEdo farmers get seedlings, fertilizers ahead planting season
The Edo State Government through its Agriprenuer programme has distributed seedlings, fertilizers and other farm inputs to farmers in Edo Central... The post Edo farmers get seedlings, fertilizers...
View ArticleBan on palm oil import: Stakeholders weigh options
The Federal Government’s renewed plan of outright ban of palm oil importation is receiving conflicting reactions from stakeholders in the industry. The post Ban on palm oil import: Stakeholders weigh...
View ArticleIITA, UPL introduce herbicide for cassava weed control
In a bid to provide total farm solution to agriculture in Nigeria, UPL, an agrochemical conglomerate, has collaborated with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture.... The post IITA, UPL...
View Article‘Insecurity, many other challenges working against agric sector’
But honestly, as we move towards 2020, the price of feeds has gone up because we have a shortfall in supplies of soya beans, which are key in feeds formulation. The post ‘Insecurity, many other...
View ArticleFAO to support 100,000 farming households
The FAO Country Representative, Mr Suffyan Koroma, disclosed this on Wednesday while inaugurating the 2019 rainy season programme at Farm Centre, Maiduguri. The post FAO to support 100,000 farming...
View ArticleHow developing seeds, fertiliser, others for ecologies will boost food...
Soil testing, mapping and ecological adaption and regionalization of agricultural inputs of seeds, seedlings, fertiliser, insecticides, herbicides and other agro-chemicals have been described as...
View ArticleDon tasks FG on enforcing tomato import ban
A Professor of Horticulture and Landscape Management, Prof. Goke Bodunde has called on the Federal Government to enforce the ban on various agricultural products, particularly tomato paste.... The post...
View ArticleNDA empowers soldiers’ wives with N10m grant for poultry farming
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has commenced training for wives of soldiers to enable them set up poultry farms.Commandant of NDA, Major General Adeniyi Oyebade, who spoke at a three-day training...
View ArticleOCP Africa launches agribooster campus offer on maize production
OCP AFRICA has launched a new initiative-Agribooster Campus Offer, at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, targeted at empowering 5,000 maize farmers within the university and its immediate...
View ArticleHow to contain rice blast disease in farms
The invasion of rice farms by Blast disease is sending panic among rice farmers, as huge financial losses are being recorded.Added to this, is the setback the development would have on targets...
View ArticleOur demands from the government, by POFON
Executive Secretary of the Plantation Owners Forum of Nigeria (POFON), Mr Fatai Afolabi, spoke with FEMI IBIROGBA on what the forum demands from the Federal Government through its agencies. Members of...
View ArticleNIRSAL decries underutilisation of 84m hectares of arable land
The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) is worried that despite the vast land resources put at about 84 million hectares in the country, less than 50 per cent...
View ArticleProducers ask Customs to account for 35% duty as Nigeria imports N75bn palm oil
The Plantation Owners Forum of Nigeria (POFON) has demanded that the Nigerian Custom Service should account for 35 per cent duty payable as export data from the Malaysia Palm Oil board has indicated...
View ArticleSmallholder oil palm producers reject CBN’s 9% interest rate loans, demand 2%
Small and medium-size palm oil producers have rejected nine per cent interest facilities bandied by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), saying the fund from which the facilities are to be drawn belongs...
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