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[ad_1] • Seek Focus On Local Food Consumption Underdevelopment ravaging the continent of Africa can be dismantled with the adoption of the Chinese model of Import Substitution Industrialisation (ISI). The model preaches the gospel of African consume what they produce. This was the position of participants at a webinar on China/African Relationship, with the theme: […]
[ad_1] As part of moves to permanently flatten the curve of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, health experts have cautioned Nigerians on the consumption of imported frozen foods for now. The warning is coming on the heels of a circular issued by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), recently, on a planned importation or smuggling […]
[ad_1] President Muhammadu Buhari has restated his directive to the Central Bank of Nigeria not to allocate foreign exchange to importers of food and fertiliser. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the president gave a similar directive last year. Mr Buhari issued his latest directive at a meeting of the National Food Security Council at the State […]
[ad_1] The Federal Government has been called upon to ban or impose additional duty on the importation of egg powder (dehydrated and powdered eggs) to save the country from economic waste associated with the import valued at over $1 billion yearly. Egg powder is rich in vitamins, minerals, and is used in confectioneries such as […]
With the recent Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revised forex policy excluding Maize from the list of commodities eligible to obtain FX from the CBN. Wandieville put out a series of webinars involving relevant stakeholders to discuss the new policy. The first day of the webinar was on Wednesday August 26, 2020 focused on “Nigeria’s Ban on Maize Importation: […]
Vuong Dinh Hue, the Vietnamese deputy prime minister, has requested that his country be allowed to increase rice imports into Nigeria. Speaking on Tuesday during a meeting with Adams Oshiomhole, chairman of the All Progressives Congress, the diplomat said his country would like to increase trade cooperation with Nigeria. Soha, a Vietnamese news platform, quoted […]
The federal government has been urged to go beyond the closure of the Benin and Niger land borders to introduce policies that will discourage importation of agro products. The latest call was made by Chika Ife Emma-Okeke, the Executive Director of Feed Africa Advocacy Network (FAAN), an international non-governmental organisation committed to achieving food security […]
The closure of Nigeria’s land borders may be impelling local rice producers to raise their capacities in response to concerns about the consequent shortage, which has induced price hike. Rice is the most popular food staple in Nigeria with local demand in excess of seven million tonnes. But until the border closure policy was enforced […]
The recent ban on foreign exchange (forex) for importation of milk announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the last Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja, has been generating mixed reactions from different quarters across the country. With a national yearly dairy output of 700,000 metric tonnes and the national annual dairy […]
With the recently deliberated plan to place a ban on the importation of tomato paste in the country, the Federal Government of Nigeria has been urged by the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Niger, on Saturday to come up with the right structures before banning importation of tomato paste into the country. The […]
Palm oil as an agricultural produce is supposed to be a resource that could sky rocket the development of national economies, due to its high nutritional value to mankind. Nigeria happens to be one of those nations you can find around the globe with blessed with palm products in abundance, yet this sector can be […]
In the midst of a massive decline being experienced in the country, the agricultural sector can be vividly seen as one sector that continues to face the unfavourable impact of the capsizing economy, judging by the unpredictable price hike of agro produce which in turn affects the people’s standard of living. This however, prompts us […]
Nigerian govt to ban tomato paste importation: The federal authorities will place a closing ban on the importation of tomato paste earlier than the end of 2019, the minister of agriculture, Mr. Ogbeh, mentioned this while touring the Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Kadawa, Kano State. According to the report from the cable, Mr Ogbeh […]
The executive secretary, Fertilizer Producers Association of Nigeria (FESPAN), Ahmed Rabiy Kwa, has disclosed that very soon, Nigeria will begin to export NPK fertilizer, saying that only 30 per cent of raw materials are presently being imported to blend NPK. Speaking at a one-day productivity improvement training for 80 registered distributors, Kwa said the aim […]
Godwin Obaseki. Photo: Twitter/GovernorObaseki As Nosak Group Participates At Edo Food And Agric FairWith the revelation that Nigeria spends over N20b on food importation yearly, there is need for financial inclusion in the country’s agricultural system, to change its method of farming from producing in small units, to large scale to cater for the growing […]