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Ever wondered what profitable business you can venture into in this recession when access to foreign exchange remains a great challenge? One of the products banned by the Federal Government under former President Olusegun Obasanjo was toothpick. As at the end of 2009, the total annual importation of toothpicks ran into about N800 million. The […]
Adesina, who was represented by AfDB’s Director of Agriculture, Dr Chiji Ojukwu made the comment during a conference on wheat production in Abuja. President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina has said that the production of wheat could inject $13.4 billion into the Nigerian economy. Adesina, who was represented by AfDB’s Director […]
Officers of the Nigerian Navy have intercepted over 80 bags of rice allegedly being smuggled into the country from Benin Republic through the waterways. The Navy said its personnel attached to the Forward Operation Base (FOB), Badagry, interceptd a wooden boat being used to ferry the bags of rice while on a patrol at the […]
Following the rejections of about 67 processed and semi-processed food products exported to the European Union markets and other parts of the world between 2015 and 2016, the Federal Government, has presented a designed Methodologies and Conduits of Excellence/Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Handbooks for stakeholders in the industry. The handbooks were launched in Lagos during […]
The federal government has said it would organise a one-day seminar on food packaging and group formation in Sokoto State to commemorate this year’s international women’s day celebrations. The seminar which is expected to be on group formation and streams of value that can be derived from agricultural products indigenous to local communities of Sokoto […]
Upon assumption of office, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, challenged the PPPRA to fast track the development of the National Biofuels Policy and incentive document to provide an enabling environment for the biofuels industry to thrive. Though the policy has been initiated since 2007, we have not been able to […]
Agriculture, agribusiness, and agro-industries will dominate the knowledge events of the 2017 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group scheduled to take place from May 22-26 in Ahmedabad, in India’s Gujarat State. The central theme of the Annual Meetings, “Transforming Agriculture for Wealth Creation in Africa,” underscores the critical importance of agriculture in the […]
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved 701 billion Naira payment assurance for power generating companies in Nigeria. The fund, kept by the Central Bank of Nigeria, is to enhance evacuation of power by the Transmission Company of Nigeria to the various power distribution companies in the country without wastage. The Minister of Power, Works […]
President Donald Trump picked former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue to be his agriculture secretary six weeks ago, but the administration still hasn’t formally provided the Senate with the paperwork for the nomination. The delay is frustrating farm-state senators, who represent many of the core voters responsible for helping elect Trump. The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and […]
The Feed Nigeria Summit, is partnering the Federal Government to increase the production of foods – which have not kept pace with demand, its Director–General, Mr. Richard Mbaram has said. Mbaram said a summit had been scheduled for between April 6 and 7 , at International Hotel,Victoria Island, Lagos to discuss strategies to drive progress […]
All social societies, clubs and council of chiefs in Egbaland have been directed to formulate strategies to harness the huge export potentials in agricultural products common in the area. The Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, gave the directive in his closing remarks at the Seminar on “Self reliance through agriculture for a secured future” […]
Some 153 million people, representing about 26 per cent of the population above 15 years of age in sub-Saharan Africa, suffered from severe food insecurity in 2014-15, according to a new FAO report. The second edition of the Regional Overview of Food Insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa (2016) underscores how severe food insecurity and poverty pose […]
A buzzword is a word or expression that is fashionable to use at a certain time or place after which its usage diminishes. Buzzwords can be used to simplify concepts and ease understanding. But many people use buzzwords without knowing their meaning. For instance, many public officials use buzzwords not to convey factual meaning but […]
AGRIinsight will start work later this month in Tanzania. The assignment focuses on the support of an agribusiness investment agency based in Dar es Salaam. AGRIinsight will provide an online “client space” where relevant information is organized, deposited in various forms and imagery, to which access is facilitated to advance the agency’s objectives. AGRIinsight will […]
Agricultural exports from Russia to several nations in North Africa, the Middle East and Gulf states could see an increase of products totaling more than $1 billion this year, Russia’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sergei Levin announced Wednesday during a briefing at commodity expo Eurasian Export in Dubai. Russia has placed fifth among other countries […]