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[ad_1] “This is the first time any government is doing something like this to farmers freely.” The Federal Government on Wednesday distributed 150 bags of improved rice seedlings and other inputs to farmers in Ebonyi State. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Nanono, said the gesture was intended to boost wet season rice […]
Rural businesses, which are so vital for transforming food systems, will get a much needed boost from an ambitious new financing programme launched by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), as part of its broader efforts to address rising hunger and poverty levels in the world’s poorest countries IFAD’s new investment programme to […]
[ad_1] Dr Tope Fadipe (left); Prof Matthew Ilori; FIIRO Acting DG, Dr Yemisi Asagbra and Dr Adekunle Lawal Genetic engineering capable of ending hunger, don says Scientists have harped on application of molecular biology techniques not only in life science research, but also in practical solutions to human challenges such as food scarcity, medicine and […]
[ad_1] The Enugu State Coordinator of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Dr. Edward Isiwu, has said food production in the state has received a major boost. Isiwu, who is the state Programme Coordinator of IFAD’s Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), said during a media parley in Enugu that this was made possible by […]
[ad_1] [FILES] Rice Farmers The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), on Wednesday, empowered 150 rice farmers with improved rice seeds and other farm inputs in Edo State. Distributing the farm inputs to the farmers in Benin, Hajia Karima Babangida, Director, Federal Department of Agriculture, […]
[ad_1] Bolanle Titilola says she lost about N15 million and could not recover it. Bolanle Titilola is the chief executive officer of Mayegun Agribiz. She owns a cashew plantation in Oyo State, where she cultivates soybeans and maize to complement the cashew farm. In this episode of our Women in Agriculture, she bares her mind […]
The First Lady of the Republic of Ghana Rebecca Akufo-Addo has lauded the initiative to mobilise community support in promoting good nutrition, and has called on to help intensify efforts to promote breastfeeding for infants, for up to six months of age The First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has stressed the […]
[ad_1] The Private Sector Financing Programme aims to spearhead an increase in much-needed private investment in small and medium-sized enterprises, farmers’ organizations and financial intermediaries. Rural businesses, which are so vital for transforming our food systems, will get a much needed boost from an ambitious new financing programme launched today by the UN’s International Fund […]
The Board of Directors of FCMB Group Plc have announced the appointment of Yemisi Edun as the Managing Director of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Limited. This announcement is subsequent to the end of service of the bank’s former Managing Director, Adam Nuru. READ MORE: FCMB boosts agribusiness with N74.10bn Loans The Board had earlier reviewed media allegations made […]
[ad_1] Researches, teachers, consultants and agro-entrepreneurs have proffered some panaceas that may boost nutrition and food security, national development, economic empowerment. They suggested the ways forward during their two-day symposium/workshop held at the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike, Abia State. Organised by the Biotechnology Society of Nigeria BSN in its second South-East Zonal symposium, with the theme […]
[ad_1] [FILES] Ranching • DAWN Commission states why the region should facilitate ranches As the campaign against open grazing in the southern part of the country rages with legislative provisions being emplaced and advocacy for the establishment of ranching intensifies, ownership structures of cattle ranches have remained unclear. The majority of Nigerians have harped on […]
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has proposed to initiate a dialogue between the three private sector operators in the North East and North Africa (NENA) region, for transforming the agri-food systems and achieving the sustainable development goals outlined in the 2030 Agenda Transforming the agri-food systems goes a long way […]
African Development Bank will support the creation of agricultural value chains in Côte d’Ivoire, to create more jobs and make economic growth more inclusive, revealed AfDB’s president, Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina at a recent meeting with Ivorian Prime Minister Patrick Achi The AfDB will engage in strategic investments to transform the rural areas in Côte […]
[ad_1] “Our farmers cannot go to their farms because bandits and kidnappers are occupying forests across the country.” The Potato Farmers Association of Nigeria (POFAN) says it has signed an agreement with some firms in the potato value chain to boost its production in the country. The National President of POFAN, Daniel Okafor, said this […]
[ad_1] “At least with N500 you can get enough potatoes for your family and whichever way you prepare it, your family will be satisfied.” Some residents of Enugu, Nigeria’s South-east, have shifted patronage to sweet potatoes as alternative staple food as the price of yam continues to soar, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported. […]