Specialists, association suggest ways to make cocoa highest forex earner in...
Cocoa Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (CFAN), breeders and administrators have challenged the government to revive cocoa production as a top foreign exchange earner with proactive interventions. The...
View ArticleDon calls for excellence in agric research, manpower development
A retiring professor of Agricultural Economics, Christian Ejike Onyenweaku, has called on Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) Abia State, other universities and colleges of...
View ArticleNigeria’s rice booms as industry players advocate extension of policies
Nigerian farmers and processors as well as researchers have, once again, presented arguments and proofs for continuation of the integrated agro-economic policies of closing the land borders, anchor...
View ArticleSetting up toilet tissue and serviettes production plant
A careful look at the 2020 budget presented by the Federal Government will reveal that government is paying attention to local manufacturers, and the agricultural sector. Any investor into these...
View ArticleStakeholders set agenda for FG on agric
As 2020 progresses, stakeholders in the agricultural sector have begun to sensitise the Federal Government on the need to formulate favourable policies that will transform the sector. The post...
View ArticleOff-takers buy over 60,000 Edo agripreneur birds
Off-takers, mostly processors of poultry products, in Edo State are working to deliver over 60,000 birds from six farm clusters. These agripreneurs are beneficiaries of a support package provided by...
View ArticleBetamark commences training for agripreneurs, others to access CBN loan
To develop agricultural value chain and ensure sustainable agricultural practices, Betamark Production Company Limited, Lagos, has commenced training for Agro business experts, start-ups and people in...
View ArticleNBMA intensifies effort on national biosecurity response strategy
The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) said it is putting together a national biosecurity response strategy to organisms that can cause harm to humans and the environment. The post NBMA...
View ArticleGuinean government seeks support of Nigeria in rice production
The Federal Government has received a request from the government of Guninea-Bissau seeking assistance in rice production so as to enable its food security and nutrition improvement. The post Guinean...
View ArticleParadigm shift in farming as investors shoot for more investments
Individuals, associations and organisations have been called upon to own farms where everything else from input to produce sale is done for them as part of efforts to promote agriculture and food...
View Article‘Stable power will reduce food prices, foster agro-industrial growth’
I will like to appreciate the enabling environment that the government has created for the poultry industry through the border closure. The post ‘Stable power will reduce food prices, foster...
View ArticlePAN, professionals warn farmers, millers to prevent bird flu
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), animal scientists and veterinary professionals have called on poultry farmers, livestock breeders and toll feed millers to embrace bio-security... The post...
View ArticleTomota Jos to site processing plant in Kaduna
Two years after relocating to Kaduna State, Tomato Jos Farming and Processing Limited has held a groundbreaking ceremony for its tomato processing facility. The processing facility will be situated on...
View Article‘With CBN’s support, our Kaduna tomato factory will meet 10% of demand’
Mira Mehta is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tomato Jos, a leading agribusiness in Northern Nigeria that produces tomato paste and other agricultural products for the domestic market, sourcing...
View ArticleAgricultural industrialisation agenda: Anchor off-takes 54, 000 broilers from...
Fifty-four thousand broilers have been off-taken by a private company in Ogun State, as part of benefits derived from the state’s agricultural industrialisation programmes. The post Agricultural...
View ArticleFarmers, stakeholders raise alarm over influx of foreign rice, poultry...
It appears that the successes recorded by the Federal Government’s closure of its land borders are waning, going by the lamentations of farmers and agripreneurs. The post Farmers, stakeholders raise...
View ArticleIndustry players call on FG, CBN to ban importation of powdered eggs
The Federal Government, through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has been urged to ban the importation of egg powder or increase the tariff drastically to discourage dumping of the product on the...
View ArticleSize of food and agriculture will rise to $1tr by 2030 — Adesina
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina has disclosed that the size of food and agriculture in Africa will rise to $1tr by 2030. The post Size of food and agriculture will...
View ArticleSupport ADP to boost Agro production - Experts tell government
Experts in the agriculture sector have called on governments at all levels to support Agricultural Development Programmes (ADP) to boost production The post Support ADP to boost Agro production -...
View ArticleInvesting in cassava farming and processing for export
Cassava is an important yearly food crop grown throughout Nigeria. It is a tuberous crop and has the ability to thrive in poor soil because it has considerable resistance to drought. The post Investing...
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