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 persons at a recent workshop organised by the National Association of Agriculture Journalists (NAAJ), with the theme: “Sustainable Agriculture Under Economic Recession,” in Lagos, suggested strategies for government, agricultural stakeholders […]

Towards ensuring availability of certified quality Cassava seeds, the National Seed Council (NASC) in collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research ( CGIAR ) programs on Roots, Tubers and Banana, organised an economically sustainable Cassava Seed System Basics workshop on Cassava Seed Certification Training for NASC […]

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 baking. Dr Gloria Elemo, Director-General, FIIRO, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. Elemo said […]

Participants at a rountable on rice, which featured major producers, have said the crop is essential to the continued health, wealth and prosperity of Nigeria. This is contained in the communiqué issued at the end of the roundtable on the rice supply chain development held in Minna, Niger State capital. It was organised by Agribusiness […]

Atlantic Shrimpers Limited (ASL) has opened its state-of-the-art shrimp farm in Iworo-Ajido, a rural community in Badagry, Lagos. The shrimp farm, the first of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa, will boost Nigeria’s production capacity in the seafood market. It will hatch, nurture and process shrimps to serve Nigeria and the export market. Lagos State Governor […]

Promasidor Nigeria Limited Chief Keith Richard has said the food industry is under pressure to develop clean products. At the just-concluded CEO Roundtable in Lagos, Richard said stakeholders across the value chain, including producers, primary and value-added processors, retailers and distributors, needed an enabling environment to impact on the market through sale of good food […]

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 Bank, through the FADAMA Programme, to enhance rice cultivation and production in the state. Ngoddy made the call yesterday, when a delegation from the […]