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[ad_1] A group of eminent researchers and journalists have formed a coalition to sustain advocacy efforts against paraquat importation and use in Nigeria, as concerns mount on safety of the toxic herbicide in the country. The coalition, known as Coalition Against Paraquat (CAP), comprises nine scientists and media practitioners with rich experience in advocacy and […]
[ad_1] Akure- Cocoa and Plantain Farmers Associations of Nigeria (CPFAN) at the weekend called on the Federal Government to come to their rescue as ants (pests) have destroyed their crops, particularly tomato and plantain. This was disclosed during the inauguration of the Ondo State chapter of the association, cutting across all 18 local government areas […]
[ad_1] Nigeria imported its second-largest volume of maize in a decade in 2019, maintaining the same level it recorded the previous year, despite calls by farmers for a restriction on the importation of the cereal, data analysed by PREMIUM TIMES show. Data obtained from the United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows that Nigeria imported […]
[ad_1] To bridge the huge deficit gap in the palm nut cracker sub-sector, a 155,000-tonne capacity palm nut cracker plant has been built in the country.The Golden Seed Fats and Oils Limited, responsible for the investment has also built a 100,000-tonne palm kernel shell milling plant to boost the sector. Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer […]
[ad_1] The Abadini Group, a Nigerian enterprise, is the producer of Abadini rice. From five hectares of farmland, it has rapidly grown to 200 hectares with the total rice output of 300,000 bags of rice so far. The company is on the verge of increasing its production capacity to 130 tonnes per day from its […]
[ad_1] If the testimonies of value chain actors in the Palm Oil sector are anything to go by, the closure of the country’s land borders seems to have given the sector a major boost and improved its turnover. Though the closure was not primarily to protect the national oil palm development, but in reality, based […]
[ad_1] Over the years, ‘real’ farmers have complained of not getting access to some of the financial windows by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). But that is gradually changing. Since the introduction of the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) in 2015 by the CBN, many more smallholder farmers have increased access to financial inclusion, although […]
[ad_1] In this interview, Alhaji Tajuddeen Aminu Dantata, the chairman of Dantata Food and Allied Products and owner of one of the largest oil mills in West Africa, spoke on his company’s innovations, the importance of animal production, among other issues. Your company is known for processing and marketing agro products. What are the […]
[ad_1] Nigeria is likely to witness a serious shortfall in Soybeans production this year with the farmers’ association projecting output may be down to 50 percent. They had earlier projected to produce one million bags (100kg per bag) this season but unfortunately, because of COVID-19, most farmers could not get access to the CBN Anchor […]
[ad_1] The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has given a boost to agriculture in the Niger Delta region by reviving its six tonnes per hour rice mill at Elele-Alimini, in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. Speaking after inspecting the multi-million-naira mill, the NDDC Acting Managing Director, Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei, said that the facility, […]
[ad_1] Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) says it has committed over $2million to agricultural development in Niger State to boost food production. Associate Programme Officer, AGRA Niger State, God’swill Aguiyi, made the disclosure at this year’s edition of Niger state council on agriculture and launching of the policy document, where he disclosed that […]
[ad_1] Pig farmers in Gberigbe Piggery Estate, Ikorodu, Lagos, under the umbrella of Gberigbe Pig Farmers Association, said there is no record of the African Swine Fever (ASF) on the farm, noting that anything contrary is untrue. Chairman, ad hoc committee of the association, Mr. Oludele Oluyoyin, said the fact that Oke-Aro Piggery Estate, Ogun […]
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Nigeria (AGRA) had a Webinar on “Securing the 2020 Cropping Season in the face of Covid-19 Pandemic” on Thursday 4th of June 2020. The participants were Dr. Mua’zu Abdulkadir, Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Professor Muhammed Khali Othman, Executive Director National Agriculture Extension […]
Back in 2015, AFN spoke with Mitchell Presser, then head of US M&A for law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, about the relationship between the private equity investment and growth in agrifoodtech. A lot has changed since then, including Presser’s work. He recently joined Morrison & Foerster’s M&A practice as well as its private equity investments […]
[ad_1] The Ekiti State government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have partnered to empower 1,000 farmers in the state for commercial production of cassava. For smooth take off of the cassava model farming, Governor Kayode Fayemi has released over 6,000 hectares of land to Nigeria Cassava Growers’ Association, Ekiti state chapter. Speaking while unveiling […]