4,025 people to get agribusiness training, empowerment in Abia
The Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises- Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) will train 4,025 people in Abia State in agri-businesses, who will be empowered to start up their businesses. The National...
View ArticleWhither the e-wallet scheme?
As fertilizer scarcity lingers across Nigeria, the country seems to be returning gradually to the old fertiliser distribution regime, a development posing serious threats to farmers’ productivity....
View ArticleFirm reaffirms commitment to sufficient rice production
As part of efforts to make Nigeria achieve food self-sufficiency, Popular Farms and Mills Limited, an arm of Stallion Group, has reaffirmed commitment to boost rice production in the country. The post...
View ArticleFG appoints Owosibo provost of Fed. College of Animal Health
The Federal Government, through the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has approved appointed Dr Adekoya Olatunde Owosibo as the Provost/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal College of...
View ArticleLAKE Rice goes under as border policy flops production MoU
LAKE Rice, a brand of locally cultivated and processed rice by Lagos and Kebbi states, has gone under, The Guardian has reliably gathered. Though Lagos residents have got used to the subsidised brand...
View Article‘RMRDC set to overhaul bamboo value chain in Nigeria’
Currently, at industrial level bamboo is mostly used for toothpick production, although there are floor and wall tile manufacturing facilities in the country. The post ‘RMRDC set to overhaul bamboo...
View ArticleLagos residents decry commodities price increase
As Nigerians continue to grapple with the impact of coronavirus pandemic, the cost of foodstuffs and other commodities have continued to increase astronomically. Both the traders and consumers are...
View ArticleGarri…popular food now beyond the reach of masses
Garri, a common staple food widely consumed by Nigerians, especially in the South, is gradually going beyond the reach of the masses, as its price keeps increasing almost on daily basis. The post...
View ArticleOgun partners GIZ on Tomato, chili pepper cultivation
In its bid to make Ogun State self-sufficient in agro commodities production, the state Government has trained smallholder farmers on the cultivation of tomato and chili pepper for the purpose of job...
View ArticleCurbing poverty, food shortage, malnutrition with innovation tech
In May 2020, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) poverty and inequality report said that from September 2018 to October 2019, 40% or 82.9 million Nigerians earned N137,430 (322 Euros) yearly,...
View Article‘How lawmakers frustrate cassava flour substitution policy’
It is a long history all the way from former President Olusegun Obasanjo presidential policy on cassava to Akin Adesina’s intervention in the cassava sector. The post ‘How lawmakers frustrate cassava...
View ArticleAdama of Farm4Me launches Ceepass to empower rural farmers in Nigeria
The advent of Ceepass has been hailed as a landmark development, marking the first time a bank is pragmatically focused on the growth and development of farmers and other stakeholders in the country’s...
View ArticleHigh cost of rice may persist as yuletide beckons
It is gradually becoming real that majority of homes may have to celebrate the coming yuletide season without consumption of rice, which has become the usual delicacy for such period, as the price is...
View ArticleFarmcrowdy launches e-Commerce, trader platforms to mark 4th anniversary
In commemoration of its fourth year anniversary, Farmcrowdy, an Agritech company has launched six business focus to serve all individuals across the agriculture value chain, prioritising stakeholder...
View Article200,000 farmers to benefit from regenerative agricultural intervention
No fewer than 200,000 farmers are expected to be engaged by the regenerative agricultural intervention in 10 states in Nigeria. The regenerative initiative, the first of its kind in Nigeria would be...
View ArticleVets lament shortage in Oyo civil service
The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA), Oyo State branch, has lamented the inadequacy of veterinary doctors in the Oyo State Civil Service. The state chairman of NVMA, Dr Dayo Adejuyigbe,...
View ArticleFurore over paraquat toxicity as coalition urges NAFDAC on ban
Coalition Against Paraquat (CAP) has called on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to enforce an outright ban on the use of paraquat in the country The post Furore...
View Article‘Agric technologies, value addition key to achieving food security’
Prioritising Agriculture, value addition and availability of purchasing power have been identified as factors that can boost food security in the country. The role of the government in providing...
View ArticleOgun, WEPAN partner to boost agric value chain
Ogun State Government has expressed readiness to extend agricultural opportunities to the Women Entrepreneurs and Professional Development Network (WEPAN), as well as other women groups The post Ogun,...
View ArticleRotimax launches book to boost pest control industry
The Pest Control and Disinfection Business is facing array of challenges in the country, which needs to be addressed to move the industry to another level. To achieve this, a new book titled:...
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