FG warns rice millers, dealers against outrageous price
The Minister of Agriculture, Alhaji Mohammad Sabo Nanono, has warned rice millers and dealers against selling a 50kg bag of Nigeria’s rice more than N15,000. The post FG warns rice millers, dealers...
View ArticleAgriculturist to partner Unilorin on commercial farming
Mr Ajisefinni Ayodeji, an Agriculturist and Entrepreneur, has expressed his readiness to partner with the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) to boost commercial farming activities in the country. The post...
View ArticleLifting Nigerian farmers out of poverty with Lagos’ model agro-market
In 2018/2019, a World Bank report indicated that Nigeria was becoming the headquarters of poverty with approximately 87 million Nigerians living in abject poverty The post Lifting Nigerian farmers out...
View ArticleSupport raises farmers’ productivity, income of 99,400 households, says FAO
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Country Representative in Nigeria, Suffyan Koroma, has disclosed that farmers who received seeds, fertiliser and training had greater harvests The post...
View ArticleHibiscus: Nigeria loses $112.78m to Mexico’s ban
There appears no respite yet for Hibiscus flower exporters, as stakeholders wait for the green light to restart the export of the commodity to Mexico The post Hibiscus: Nigeria loses $112.78m to...
View Article‘Why food should become human right in Nigeria’s constitution’
Prof. Gbolagade Babalola Ayoola is a Professor of Agricultural Economics and Policy, founder/president of Farm and Infrastructures Foundation and promoter of the Right to Food Bill at the National...
View ArticleDon demands prohibition of explosives, poisons in fishing
A Hydrobiologist/Fish Parasitologist at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Prof. Diane Akudo Avoaja has called for strict enforcement of the laws on fishing, especially...
View ArticleJapan constructs, equips N26m rice mill in Edo
Japanese Government has donated a rice mill worth over N26m to Edo State Government, as part of efforts to facilitate rice production in the state. The post Japan constructs, equips N26m rice mill in...
View ArticlePANOG wants egg Inclusion in School Feeding Programme
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PANOG), Ogun State Chapter has appealed to the Federal Government to include egg in the meal served school children under the School Feeding Programme. The post...
View ArticleIITA, Bells University, sign MoU on agric centre, Incubation hub in Ota
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Bells University of Technology (BUT), Ota, Ogun State, have signed an agreement to join forces on various aspects of agropreneurship...
View ArticleNow is time to engage states, FG on agriculture budgets — OXFAM
Stakeholders and experts in the agric sector have been advised to engage states and the Federal Government on budget accountability, as the sector touches all lives. The post Now is time to engage...
View Article‘Covid-19 stalls $148,209 Japanese grant for Ekiti rice farmers’
The ravaging Coronavirus epidemic has dealt a blow on Ekiti State’s aspiration to scale up its rice production. The post ‘Covid-19 stalls $148,209 Japanese grant for Ekiti rice farmers’ appeared first...
View Article‘Agro-economic, CBN policies driving Nigeria’s economic resilience’
Some agro-industrial stakeholders have attributed the resilience of Nigeria’s economy, which is recently rated as the largest in Africa, to a few policies implemented in the agro-economic sectors The...
View ArticleFG, Edo disburse N202m grants to 2,250 agric start-ups
Edo State government, on Thursday, commenced the disbursement of over N202 million to 2,250 start-ups spread across five local government areas of the state. The post FG, Edo disburse N202m grants to...
View Article‘Why food should become human right in Nigeria’s constitution’
Prof. Gbolagade Babalola Ayoola is a Professor of Agricultural Economics and Policy, founder/president of Farm and Infrastructures Foundation and promoter of the Right to Food Bill at the National...
View ArticleBorno sets up committee to revive fishing at Lake Chad basin
The Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, has constituted a committee on the processing and sale of fish in the Lake Chad Basin following a clearance from the Chief of Army Staff The post Borno sets up...
View ArticleFarm mechanisation suffers as Nigeria needs more 63,000 tractors
Food security efforts of the country are suffering roadblocks as mechanisation of farm operations with tractors and other equipment urgently requires at least 63,000 additional functional tractors The...
View ArticleDon seeks establishment of traditional foods research centre
A professor of Home Economics and Food Science in the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, Olayinka Ramota Karim, has called for the establishment of a centre for Nigerian Traditional Foods...
View ArticleNigeria has technologies for post-harvest handlings, says NSPRI
The Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) Ibadan centre, has said Nigeria has environment-friendly patented technologies that can reduce post-harvest losses. The post Nigeria has...
View ArticleFirm drives local content, sources locally produced ingredients
To embrace the backward integration and import substitution policies of the Federal Government, Promasidor Nigeria has keyed into the plans by sourcing local contents for the production of its latest...
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