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From farm to boardroom table, Ada Osakwe invests in opportunity

GLF Bonn 2018 December 1-2 Join tens of thousands for our annual event and be part of the global community turning sustainable pledges into action Osakwe, founder and CEO of Agrolay Ventures. RELATED STORIES 25 Oct 2018 25 Oct 2018 1 Aug 2018 A natural juice manufacturer and farm-to-table restaurant chain in Nigeria that gives […]

Ban on importation of NPK fertiliser will save Nigeria $500m annually –FEPSAN

The Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) has disclosed that the ban on the importation of all blends of the Nitrogen Phosphorous and Potassium (NPK) fertilizers will save Nigeria $500 million annually. A statement made available to newsmen in Abuja quoted FEPSAN President, Mr Thomas Etuh, as saying the NPK fertiliser importation ban […]

Filhet Allard Maritime – Sponsor of the 16th International Conference “Black Sea Grain-2019”

UkrAgroConsult is glad to welcome a Sponsor of the XVI International Conference “Black Sea Grain-2019”   Filhet-Allard Maritime, France. Filhet-Allard Maritime – is marine insurance enterprise operating in the major global shipping and commodities markets for many decades. Company’s services include insurance of all aspects of the world’s transport risks: hull and machinery (merchant, fishing, […]

Obaseki Partners NIRSAL On Agribusiness Devt, To Unveil 21 Farmers’ Cooperatives

…LGAs to manage one cooperative each The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has concluded plans to unveil 21 smallholder farmers’ cooperatives across the state, which will benefit from innovative models and funding from the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL). The governor disclosed this when he launched the Farm Aggregation Model […]

FG Approves N60bn To Boost Rice Production

The federal government has approved N60 billion in support of its rice subsidy programme aimed at bringing down the price of the commodity across the country,Naija News Understands. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh stated this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting of the National Food […]

Customs Intercepts 30,000 Bags Of Rice, Bullet Proof SUVs In Lagos, Ogun

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) intercepted 30,000 bags of foreign parboiled rice smuggled into the country from Benin Republic. The unit also intercepted two Lexus bullet proof jeeps, four Toyota Hilux vehicles and Indian Hemp, Tramadol and Codeine syrup along the Ogun State axis. Speaking to LEADERSHIP […]

Sekibo Seeks Innovation To Maximise Agric Potential

Managing director/chief executive, Heritage Bank Limited, Mr. Ifie Sekibo has called for innovation in the agricultural sector in order to maximise the sector’s contributions to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Sekibo made this call while speaking to a group of investors stressing that innovation is necessary to tackle the challenges to productivity in the […]

CBN releases CACS evaluation and impact assessment report

Perhaps in response to criticism, that its Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS) had been a failure, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released an evaluation and impact assessment report of the scheme. CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele had during the CFA Nigeria Investment Conference held last week hit out at critics of the programme. “We have empowered 800,000 people in our rural communities. […]

Nigeria produces 75% of 7.8m MT of domestic need, says AfricaRice

• Says Customs negligent on rice smuggling The Country Representative and Regional Coordinator of Africa Rice Centre (AfricaRice), Ibadan, Dr Francis Nwilene, has exclusively disclosed to The Guardian that Nigeria’s demand for rice per annum hovers around 7.8 million metric tonnes. The country, Nwilene said, produces about 5.8 million metric tonnes, making it about 75% […]

Total, NNPC train 21 farmers on sustainable agribusinesses

No fewer than 21 small-scale farmers in Enugu State have been trained on agribusiness sustenance by the Total Upstream Companies in Nigeria in collaboration with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The Executive Manager of the company, Mr Vincent Nnadi, disclosed this during the graduation of the farmers in Enugu at the weekend. Nnadi said […]

Ogun community laments as elephants destroy farmland

There are elephants in Nigeria, even though most people living in the country may not have seen them. People, both young and old, dream of seeing an elephant in their lifetimes but the dream may never come true, why? Elephants in Nigeria are now vulnerable to extinction due to ivory poaching and habitat loss. Recently […]

FG, firms sign pact on farm mechanisation services

The Federal Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Nigerian Agricultural Mechanisation and Equipment Leasing Company and Mechanization Service Provider (MSPs) to boost access of farmers to mechanisation services across the country. The partnership would deploy 10,000 tractors in four phases to members of the Tractor Owners and Operators of Nigeria (TOOAN) and […]

USAID, partners reward Fall Armyworm tech solution companies with $450,000

Fall Armyworms • The pest destroys over 80 crops, says FAO There is optimism that voracious Fall Army Worms (FAW) ravaging maize and other essential crops across Africa would be overcome soon as the U.S. Agency for International Development, Land O’Lakes International Development and the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research announced six winners of […]