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The Central Bank of Nigeria says interested stakeholders must meet its set criteria to access its N50bn intervention loans for small and medium scale enterprises. The CBN introduced the N50bn Targeted Credit Facility as a stimulus package to support households and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and guidelines to access […]
[ad_1] It was a sad Easter Monday in ldanre, Ondo state as a 71-year-old farmer, Eric Olowokande, killed his 52-year-old wife, Mojere, with blows during a fisticuff. A family source disclosed that the couple had a disagreement and in the process, the suspect rained some blows on the wife which led to her death. Mojere […]
[ad_1] Edo State Government said it has commenced the disbursement of over N202 million to 2,250 startups, which spreads across five Local Government Areas of the state. READ MORE: FG Commences Training Of 730 Niger Delta Youths In ICT, Fish Farming, Others Ifueko Alufohai, of the Project Support Unit, Edo Sustainable Development Goals (PSU-SDG), who […]
[ad_1] In her statement, Mrs Ineba Tongkam, the Foundation’s Program Coordinator, explained that the items are to be distributed to the elderly and vulnerable. She said, “On behalf of Dr Mrs Seinye O. B. Lulu-Briggs, the Chairman and the board of the O. B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation, I want to express our gratitude to the leadership […]
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Henry Gordon-Smith is founder of urban farming consultancy Agritecture and is today launching a new urban farm planning software tool called Agritecture Designer. Every so often, something happens that changes everything. Maybe it was your wedding day, the birth of a child, a hurricane, or 9/11. COVID-19 is one of those moments, […]
[ad_1] President Muhammadu Buhari, in his broadcast, said he had directed some ministers to work on ways of ensuring that the economy functions well during the coronavirus while also ensuring that its effect on this year’s farming season is minimised. “To ensure our economy adapts to this new reality, I am directing the ministers of […]
[ad_1] Suspected herdsmen have killed two young men in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. In a renewed attack launched by the suspected herdsmen, the two people were said to have been beheaded and their heads taken away. An uncle to one of those beheaded, Mr Oyaje Sule, told Tribune Online that his nephew, […]
[ad_1] Now more than ever farmers are probably looking for ways to bring more income as an uncertain financial future lies ahead. Markets are taking unpredictable cartwheels, consumers are abandoning traditional buying patterns and the supply chain is on a topsy turvy tailspin. Yet, the same problems that so many agrifood tech startups were working […]
[ad_1] Amidst the upsurge of the coronavirus pandemic, the Nigerian food system would be strained in the coming weeks and months, some agricultural experts have posited. The experts, who spoke with PREMIUM TIMES, also suggested ways the country can navigate this period of uncertainty and ensure food security, especially in the light of the declining […]
[ad_1] New Zealand’s largest e-commerce company is re-listing online livestock and feed sales as the country enters the third week of a Covid-19 lockdown which has severely restricted farmers’ ability to buy, sell, and feed their animals. When New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern announced the country would go into a strict ‘alert level four‘ […]
[ad_1] • CBN should work with state govs on irrigation dams, says Africa Rice Centre • Institute calls for interventions in wheat production Some stakeholders in the food production sector have argued that the past efforts of the country since the ex-President Jonathan Goodluck administration have cumulatively got Nigeria unwittingly prepared for emergencies such as […]
[ad_1] A former House Representatives member, Dr Hussain Kangiwa, has urged rice millers and processors to consider reducing the price of processed rice to alleviate the suffering of many Nigerians while the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown lasts. He made this call on Sunday while addressing journalists in his country home, Birnin Kebbi adding that the prices […]
[ad_1] Bamidele Onibalusi, a farmer, blogger and freelance writer is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Deloni Farms Ltd and the Executive Director of WritersinCharge. In this interview with NIYI OYEDEJI, he speaks on his quest to solve the food problem in Nigeria and other African countries. What is your business all about? Our goal […]
[ad_1] • VAT Holiday Is Not Enough, Incentive Is The Way To Go—Egbebe • Maize Price, Micro Inputs Responsible For Soaring Price—Akpa • VAT Waiver Is Just A Respite, Not Solution To Price Increase—Daramola • Our Prices Have Been Stable— Aller Aqua Despite the Federal Government’s endorsement of the tax holiday on Animal Feeds to boost […]
[ad_1] The Abia State Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) has procured improved varieties of maize seeds, chemicals and other inputs to make the programme successful in the state. At the flag-off of the ADP 2020 Anchor Borrowers Planting cropping season, the Programme Manager of the ADP, Chief Israel Amanze, said with the new variety, the state would now […]