AfDB Tips Africa On Agriculture To Drive Industrialisation
AfDB: The African Development Bank (AfDB) has made a compelling case for industrialisation in order to create jobs, reduce poverty and promote inclusive economic growth.
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AfDB: The African Development Bank (AfDB) has made a compelling case for industrialisation in order to create jobs, reduce poverty and promote inclusive economic growth.
Last week, the Federal Government announced plans to establish cattle colonies around the country in order to settle down nomadic herdsmen and also reduce the frequent clashes between farmers and herders.
Food Security: For a long time, Kenya’s agricultural sector has suffered from under-investment, leading to pockets of chronic hunger, particularly in rural areas.
Food-Borne Hazards: The alarm raised by the Mycotoxicology Society of Nigeria on the poor safety rate of food available for consumption in the country is quite scary, but very instructive.
The Cross River State government has launched its premium quality rice, as part of its quota to the Federal Government’s self-sufficiency drive in rice production.
Food Preservation: One of the critical issues to be addressed towards achieving food security and safety is that of preservation. Several researches have shown that in many countries where there are no good roads, stable electric power supply, adequate water and application of relevant technology to support ..
cocoa beans: Determined to bring back the glorious days of cocoa which used to be one of the major foreign exchange earner for Nigeria, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), International Standards Organisation (ISO) and relevant stakeholders in the cocoa industry have drafted series …
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the agricultural sector has witnessed steady and remarkable progress in the last two years, significantly reducing the food import bill of the country.
The level of investments in Nigeria by the African Development Bank (AfDB) will grow to $8billion from the present $6 billion, the President of the Bank, Akinwumi Adesina has said.
Benue Killings: The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) has warned that the current herders and farmers clashes across the country are capable of derailing efforts of the country in the area of agricultural development and diversification needed for the development of the country.
IITA/AfDB: Scientists, development specialists, agricultural experts, representatives from national agricultural research and extension systems (NARES), and entrepreneurs from the private sector mainly from Africa will assemble in IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria on 22-25 January 2018, for the inauguration and planning workshop of the African Development Bank (AFDB)-funded program called Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT).
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) have been lauded for their roles in the provision of credible extension delivery to all agricultural value chains in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The Central Bank of Nigeria says it will aggressively push and support farmers to boost the production of tomato, cocoa and palm oil across the country in 2018.
Since the pronouncement by Rochas Okorocha, Imo State governor, that his administration has mass produced rice called “Imo Rice International,” a cross section of the people including farmers have challenged the Governor to show to the world the location and size of the rice farm in the state.
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, says the bank has taken its “farming is cool’’ initiative to schools in the country in order to ensure a generational shift in the agriculture sector.