Farmcrowdy acquires meat processors to boost livestock production
Towards improved livestock production and processing for local consumption and exports, Farmcrowdy said it has acquired Best Foods (L&P) to offer a wider livestock production The post Farmcrowdy...
View Article‘Oil palm deficit presents opportunities for investors, job creation’
If I am going to tell you the truth, nobody can give you that information because there is no structure put in place to capture how much we produce in the country. There is no structure put in place...
View Article‘Nigeria can’t boast of reliable farm production data’
That is an aspect I don’t want you to ask me because I don’t want to stimulate responses of criticism. If you need that one, you go to the official agencies. I am not an individual to keep statistics...
View ArticleInvestments in agric to boost peace in Nigeria, others, says FAO
Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) in Africa, Abebe Haile Gabriel, has said investments in food security and resilience could lead to...
View Article‘Edo Fadama project created 3000 jobs in 2019’
The Edo Coordinator of Fadama 111 project, Mr Edward lzevbigie, has said the Fadama 111 additional financing created over 3,000 direct and indirect jobs in the state in 2019. The post ‘Edo Fadama...
View ArticleOil palm producers lament challenges, call for national council
Large, medium and small-scale crude palm oil (CPO) producers and processors in Nigeria have identified high cost of credit facilities, too many frivolous levies from government agencies, low...
View ArticleKwara unfolds plans on cocoa farm rejuvenation
Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has said his administration has raised 50,000 improved cocoa seedlings for farmers at affordable prices once they mature in the next 18 months. The post...
View ArticleKebbi farmers partner group
Kebbi State chapter of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in collaboration with Dantata Company, has registered 7,000 groundnuts farmers in Kebbi. The post Kebbi farmers partner group appeared...
View ArticleInstitute harps on plantain input multiplication
The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan, Oyo State, has reiterated that there are job opportunities for youths and women in multiplication of plantain planting materials and...
View ArticleFarmfunding firm opens window for potential maize investors
A Farmfunding agro firm, H.O CORN has opened a new window of opportunity for potential investors in maize-farming project, with a 50 percent return on investment. The post Farmfunding firm opens window...
View ArticlePlanting season: Absence of fertilizer in markets worry farmers
Farmers may be in for very tough times ahead 2020-planting season. The country does not have enough fertilizer to go round.The development pose serious challenges to farmers and heightens fears of low...
View ArticleExperts call on Africa to maximise agro-allied industry development
The Chief convener, Mr Idowu Asenuga, in Lagos, has emphasised the need for West African countries to showcase rich agricultural heritage of their sub-continent... The post Experts call on Africa to...
View ArticlePolicies drive oil palm demand as uncertainty mars investments
Demand for crude palm oil (CPO), a raw material used commercially by industrialists for vegetable oil and used for cooking by many Nigerians, has surged in the last six months. The post Policies drive...
View ArticleGovernment's failure on food security should be actionable, says don
The promoters of the Right to Food Bill, Professor G. B. Ayoola, President of Farm and Infrastructure Foundation (FIF), has called on the National Assembly to pass a bill seeking the entrenchment of...
View Article‘Prevent Lassa infestation with proper food storage’
The panacea for the menace of Lassa fever rests solely on the adoption of appropriate sanitation and hygiene practices along the value chain for safe handling, packaging, and storage of food products...
View ArticleBritish mission interest shifts to Kano’s agro-businesses
The British government has reiterated its commitment to entrenching a new partnership framework with the Kano State government to sustain agro-industrial growth and human capita development. The post...
View ArticleExpert advocates consumption of organic foods, vegetables
An agricultural expert, Mr. Patrick Ugwumba, has advocated the consumption of organic foods for healthy lifestyles for longevity. He also said plant-based foods and organically produced foods are...
View ArticleScientists say NiMET’s rainfall forecast portends food security
Agricultural scientists have explained that the Nigerian Meteorological Agency’s (NiMet’s) forecast of about 160 days of rainfall in Sahelian region of the north, 200 days in the central parts of...
View ArticleHow Bt. cotton raises hope for textile industry revival, by NABDAindustry...
The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) has explained that productivity data of the improved varieties of cotton obtained from farmers’ fields has raised the hope that the moribund...
View ArticleGroup canvasses gender-friendly agricultural policy
A coalition of women farmers under the Smallholder Women Farmers in Nigeria (SWOFON), has called on the Federal Government to provide them subsidised seedlings, fertilizer and gender-friendly equipment...
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