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Experts in the agriculture sector have warned that Nigeria may be hit by food crisis, except proactive measures were taken to change the tide of low agriculture inputs productivity in the country. The experts, both from Nigeria and other West African countries, said this in Abuja, during the national workshop for analysing agricinput supply chains […]
Florence Torson-Hart: President, US-Ghana Chamber of Commerce Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch Florence Torson-Hart is the current Board Chair of the US-Ghana Chamber of Commerce headquartered in Philadelphia PA. The Chamber is dedicated to the facilitation and promotion of trade &investment, economic growth, increasing business opportunities and advocacy on behalf of its membership in both countries. […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Nanono, has said that livestock production has to increase in quality and quantity by about 60 per cent to satisfy expected huge demand for animal protein and other livestock products. Nanono spoke in Umuahia, Abia State during the 8th Joint Annual Meeting of the Nigerian Institute of […]
Agriculture which was the mainstay of Nigeria’s economy before the discovery of crude oil, from 1960 to 1969, accounted for an average of 57.0 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and generated 64.5 percent of export earnings. JULIANA AGBO writes on the feasibility of the sector taking its pride of place as the mainstay of […]
When rice is smuggled into Nigeria, it is not all brought in bits that are hidden in weird vehicle compartments or as single bags. Many of these would have to be loaded into big trucks or barges. These large consignments of rice require proper roads and hence can be intercepted easily, if some Customs officers […]
The Senate of Nigeria’s premier and foremost university (University of Ibadan) has ratified the appointment of retired Professor Oyebiodun Grace Longe as Emeritus Professor of Poultry Nutrition in the Department of Animal Science, making her the second in the Department (after late Professor V.A. Oyenuga) and the first woman in Nigeria to attain such pinnacle […]
The just-ended Africa Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), held in Accra, Ghana has secured investment pledges totaling, 728.6 million US dollars for various agricultural activities across Africa, a report received here on Saturday said. The report issued after the close of the forum late Friday said if they were delivered, these investments would develop agriculture opportunities […]
The Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project, will be formally unveiled by December. The Manager, Agriculture Global Practice(Economic and Social Infrastructure), Islamic Development Bank, Mr. Nur Abdi, revealed this, yesterday, at a meeting with the state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. The Islamic Development Bank is contributing $90 million to the project, while the Kano State […]
The Lagos State Government has asked the private sector to tap into the agricultural potential of the state for Lagos to be self sufficient. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Gbolahan Lawal, called on stakeholders to treat agriculture as a combination of business and development platform by concentrating on value chains where the state had comparative advantage. […]
MR. NURADIN OSMAN: VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, AGCO AFRICA Mr. Osman serves as AGCO’s Vice President and General Manager for Africa since January 1, 2017. He has been leading the Africa and Middle East operations for AGCO Corporation since 2011. Mr. Osman joined AGCO in May 2005 and prior to his current position also […]
Betty Amihere Northern Regional Editor Worried that the paucity of funds may hinder the National Agricultural Seed Council, NASC from effectively carrying out its mandate of sanitizing the seed sector,the Board of NASC has called on the federal government to allocate 50% of the levies on sugar, wheat rice etc to the Council and Research […]
U.S.-Africa Trade & Investment Global Summit: Meet Ms. Mary Afful Ms. Mary Afful is an astute business executive and an educationist and an examiner with over 22 years’ experience in the UK education system. She is currently the managing director/CEO of three successful organizations. Renaissance Tutorial College-UK, Renaissance Training and Development Gh (NGO) and Renaissance […]
Flood: Govt. urges farmers to insure farms Mr Adegboyega Adefarati, the Ondo State Commissioner for Agriculture, on Wednesday urged farmers in the state to register their farms with the agricultural insurance scheme to avoid total loss after natural disasters. Adefarati gave this advice after the tour of rice and vegetable farms destroyed by flood at […]
The recent 3rd edition of the First Bank Agric Expo in Lagos was an opportunity for some states in the country to share strategies for driving the Agric sector which is a critical contributor to the local economy. Mr. Akinola Olotu Senior Special Adviser on Agric and Agribusiness to the Ondo State Government gave a […]
Border closure: Katsina agro-produce dealers laud FG The Nigeria Association of Agricultural Produce Dealers (NAAPD), Katsina State chapter, has commended the Federal Government for the recent policy of border closure. The association made the commendation in a statement jointly signed by its Chairman and Secretary, Alhaji Isah Balarabe-Bilbis and Abdulmutallab Dandume and made available to […]