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Economy: Buhari Hails Dangote, Private Sector, President Muhammadu Buhari has described the role of the Dangote Group as key to his administration’s plan for economic recovery and growth. The President who urged the private sector operators to join hand in bolstering Nigeria’s economy, said the key to modern economic growth and development is in the […]
Palm Oil Importation Cost Will Continue To Rise, The National President, National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) Henry Olatujoye, in this interview with GBENGA AKINFENWA, listed challenges facing the palm oil industry and why the country may not achieve self-sufficiency in palm oil anytime soon. • Banning Would Promote Smuggling • We Cannot Achieve […]
NCAM Boss Deplores Dominance Of Agricultural Sector, The Acting Executive Director of National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM ), Ilorin, Dr Yomi Kasali has deplored the dominance of the nation’s agricultural sector by ageing population. He believed that the farmers surprisingly still contribute about 70 per cent of the Nigerian Food Production capacities despite their […]
The Federal Government will establish the Songhai Model Integrated Farming System in Cross River and Akwa Ibom State through the Cross River Basin Development Authority. (Cross River Songhai Farm) Managing Director of the Authority, Bassey Nkposong, disclosed that for Cross River, the farm would be sited at Mbiabo Ikoneto community. READ MORE: Poor Rains And Crop […]
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele, has tasked state governments in Nigeria to take advantage of opportunities in their respective states to boost the agricultural sector in Nigeria. (CBN Support Agriculture) He gave the charge in Emure-Ile, Ondo State, on Friday shortly before he and the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi […]
Dizengoff Delivers 20 Greenhouse Units To Boost Vegetable Production, Dizengoff Nigeria has delivered 20 Greenhouse Technology units, also known in company circles as “Dizengoff Farmer’s Kit” (DFK) to Best Foods Fresh Farms, to boost vegetables production in Lagos State. This development, seen by industry watchers as efforts aimed at achieving food sufficiency in the country, […]
The Lagos State government through its Coconut Development Authority (LASCODA) has distributed coconut processing equipment to processors in 12 Local Councils and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs), as part of its empowerment programme in the coconut value chain. Special Adviser to the Governor on Food Security, Mr. Okanlawon Sanni who distributed the processing equipment to […]
Global Cassava Coalition Advocates Support For Africa’s Cassava Transformation, Ahead the international conference on cassava, the Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st Century (GCP21) has called on policy makers, donors and international community to support all efforts that will bring about cassava transformation in Africa. This is coming at a time when cassava is becoming […]
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)-developed crop protection and treatment product, IITA AFLASAFE, is going commercial following the successes recorded on full field trials nationwide. This has been found to greatly reduce rejection of the nation’s agricultural produce intended for export, especially groundnut and maize. As a result, Harvestfield Industries, a private sector partner […]
Farmers, Stakeholders Differ On Food Crisis Prediction, Unless frantic efforts are taken by the Federal Government and other stakeholders in the Agric sector to forestall the imminent food crisis this year, as predicted by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), its outcome might further add to the situation, which is already dire. The report, released […]
About 600 Adamawa rice farmers are to benefit from the dry season rice production programme under a special pilot project of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The National President of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Alhaji Aminu Gorony, made the disclosure on Friday while inaugurating the distribution of inputs to beneficiaries of the project […]
Senator representing Sokoto East senatorial district, Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir has commended the Sokoto State Government for initiating a regional cattle ranch project. READ MORE: Adamawa Govt Acquires 140 Tractors To Boost Agricultural Mechanisation In a statement issued in Sokoto fridday from his media aide, Bello Mohammad Anka, he said the project if completed would put […]
Lagos Butchers: Towards ensuring that all operations in Lagos State abattoir meet international standard, the state ministry of agriculture held a one-day stakeholders’ workshop for butchers at the Oko-Oba abattoir, to put a permanent end to illegal slaughtering activities at the abattoir. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Oluwatoyin Suarau, who addressed the participants, reiterated the […]
Groundnuts Heath Benefits, Groundnuts, also known as peanuts, are considered a very healthy snack. Although small in size it plays a vital nutritional role and contains amazing health benefits. The health benefits includes: 1. Helps Promote Fertility (Folate) Peanuts contain a good amount of folate. Repeated studies have shown that women who had a daily […]
Nigeria’s Future Looks Brighter With IITA Innovations, Research and innovations being developed at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) hold promise, and could transform Nigeria’s agricultural narrative, says Nigeria’s agricultural think-tank, the Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG). The think tank, which comprises eminent persons drawn from Nigeria’s private sector players in the agricultural value chain […]