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Monarch tasks Anambra on improved rice cultivation technique
The traditional ruler of Atani Community in Ogbaru Local Council, Anambra State, Igwe Augustine Ngoddy, has called on the state to utilise the opportunity provided by the Federal Government and World...
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FIIRO appeals to government to implement cassava bread policy
cassava The Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO) has urged the Federal Government to implement the cassava bread policy which proposed a 20 per cent cassava flour additive in bread...
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NASC moves to rid Nigeria of adulterated seeds
PHOTO: inhabitat.com Towards ensuring availability of certified quality Cassava seeds, the National Seed Council (NASC) in collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture...
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FECA provost urges government to make agric attractive for youths
Provost of the College, Dr Samson Odedina The Provost of Federal College of Agriculture, Akure (FECA), Dr. Samson Adeola Odedina, has urged government at all levels to make agriculture more attractive...
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Monarch tasks Anambra on new rice technique
The traditional ruler of Atani community in Ogbaru Local Government Area, Anambra State, His Royal Highness, Igwe Augustine Ngoddy, has called on the people of Ogbaru Council Area and the state in...
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Price of local rice soars
• Due To Higher Production Cost, More Demand In the face of soaring price of imported rice, the demand and consumption of locally produced rice has increased tremendously in recent time, just as...
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At NAAJ’s workshop, stakeholders task government on economic recession
Towards combating economic recession through agriculture, experts have called for the empowerment of smallholder family farmers and involvement of Public, Private Partnership (PPP). Seasoned resource...
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Government decries absence of preservation, processing technique
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh President Muhammadu Buhari has decried the culture of waste of agricultural products in the country, blaming it on lack of means of...
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BMGF, DFID fund projects to boost agriculture
Agriculture In the drive to boost agriculture through root and tuber crops production, Bill and Belinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID),...
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Africa risks importing $110b food in 2025
Director General of International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr. Nteranya Sanginga (left) and the President, African Development Bank (ADB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina in IITA-Abuja station,...
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NDE commences off season agric production training in Abia
Kunle Obayan As the 2016 off-season agricultural production training scheme takes off in Abia State, the 50 trainees have been advised to take the one-month program serious by investing their time and...
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Animal college trains 400 in poultry production
poultryTo cushion the effect of the economic recession, the Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Ibadan, Oyo State, has concluded the training of 400 people in poultry brooding,...
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African Development Bank plans investment in four states
The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Akinwumi Adesina of NigeriaIn its efforts to actualise the Sustainable Development Goal of achieving food security by 2030, the African Development...
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Ogun honours IITA, AATF, Bill & Melinda Gates for commitment to agriculture
Participants undergoing practical training organised by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)-Cassava Weed Management Project (CWMP) in Ibadan, Oyo State. PHOTO: IITAThe International...
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Farmers get reward in Candel’s Be A Millionaire Promo
PHOTO: worldagroforestry.org The Candel Company Limited has rewarded farmers in the last stage of its Be A Millionaire Promo, derived from the Cleanfarms project, aimed at eliminating farm herbicides...
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NRCRI trains, empowers 20,000 on root, tuber crops value addition
Leader of the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) Empowerment Training Team, Dr. Mrs Chinyere Anaedu, displaying some of the root and tuber crops products. The National Root Crops Research...
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Triton Group inaugurates dispatch facilities for Catfish farm
FG Reaffirms Efforts To Stop Fish Importation, Improve Agric Investments As part of its commitment towards growing the economy through value-focused productivity, the Triton Aqua Limited, has...
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World Bank tasks farmers on how to boost agriculture
Mechanised farming A World Bank assisted programme in Africa, West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP), has revealed that farmers do not need huge capital to be successful and maximise...
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NASC Institutes Centre of Excellence, begins capacity upgrade for staff
Seeds In the bid to implement the Green Alternative Initiative programme of the Federal Government, and extend its services to other countries, the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC), a...
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CADP implements 73 per cent of project funding
Lagos Empowers 315 Women, Youth In Agric Value Chains • Lagos Empowers 315 Women, Youth In Agric Value Chains The Commercial Agriculture Development Project (CADP) said it has disbursed 73 per cent of...
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