In a bid to underscore the importance of diversifying the economy and attracting more industries to Anambra state, Chief Willy Obiano has confirmed that the concise Economic Blueprint, made up of The Four Pillars of Development; including Agriculture, Industrialization, Trade and Commerce and Oil and Gas he developed on assumption of office has started yielding […]
By Dayo Johnson, A university don, Prof. Babatunde Ajayi, says wastes generated from the agricultural sector can serve as raw materials capable of sustaining wealth creation. The professor of wood products and biomaterials technology at the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, stated this while delivering his Inaugural Lecture Series 77 in the institution. Waste […]
By Abdulsalam Omowale BOI —This Fund provides Agro processors with access to finance and technology to convert the nation’s agriculture products to economic prosperity. What is the Cottage Agro Processing (CAP) Fund? The Bank of Industry’s Cottage Agro Processing (CAP) Fund is designed to finance the establishment of cottage agro processing plants that produce food […]
The Federal Government on Friday urged herdsmen to embrace ranches and other modern rearing methods to tap from the huge potential in the diary industry. According to Vanguard, The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, made the call in Kaduna, at the 32nd pre-convocation lecture of the Kaduna Polytechnic. Represented by the […]
A civil rights group, Centre for Social Justice, has dragged the Minister of Agricultural and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbe before the Federal High Court in Abuja over N25billion egg production contract he awarded to a firm. Vanguard reported that, the group, in the suit marked FCH/ABJ/CS/ 520 /2016, is seeking leave of the […]
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the implementation of the “Green Alternative’’, a road map towards diversifying Nigeria’s economy. The Minister of Agriculture, Mr Audu Ogbeh, made this known on Wednesday in Abuja while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Council’s meeting, which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Ogbeh […]
Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to declare state of emergency in the agriculture sector. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Fayose, who made the plea in Ado Ekiti while declaring open the 2016 Ekiti Agriculture Summit , said doing so would boost government’s commitment to the […]
Exports from Nigeria to other countries of the world is very lucrative and can build the country’s economy overnight. Why we are not exporting enough products from Nigeria to other countries is a mystery. Here we present to you the top 20 items you can export from Nigerian and make dollars. Many people used to […]
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday launched a two-million dollars U.S. Government’s agricultural and private sector partnership to promote agricultural production in Nigeria. U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission, Ms Maria Brewer, at the launch at the U.S. Embassy, Abuja, said that the two years` partnership was with two local companies – Babban […]
The Provost, Federal College of Agriculture, Akure, Dr Adeola Odedina, says the college is partnering with foreign investors to creating millions of value chain job opportunities in Cassava Production. Odedina disclosed this in Akure on Wednesday at the occasion of Cassava Adding Value for Africa Phase ll (CAVA ll) Project’s International Farmers’ Field Day on […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development – Chief Audu Ogbeh has inaugurated the Committees for the implementation of the MoU between the Federal Government of Nigeria; participating State Governments of Nigeria and the China-Africa Machinery Corporation – CAMACO on Agricultural Mechanization System – AMS in Abuja. The programme which has Zamfara, Adamawa, Jigawa, Ebonyi, […]