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[ad_1] First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has empowered businesswomen and local enterprises involved in agribusiness, manufacturing, health care, and renewable energy with long term funding of a $50m credit facility from the African Development Bank (AfDB). The $50m credit line will narrow the lending gap to underserved segments and complement FCMB’s lending efforts and operations […]
Odilia Jiovin, a farmer from the Kilosa district, usually known for the production of sunflower, coconut, sugarcane, and sisal (in the Morogoro region), relies on MVIWATA FM’s agricultural radio programmes to improve her knowledge The various agricultural practices shared through MVIWATA FM have helped farmers improve farm preparation, and pest management. (Image source: Adobe Stock) […]
[ad_1] The head of NAFDAC said this Tuesday while speaking on measures taken to improve the country’s agricultural product exports. Over 76 per cent of Nigeria’s exported agricultural commodities are often rejected by the European Union for not meeting required standards, the director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), […]
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has delivered food to over a million people in the north-west and parts of southern Tigray in June and July under the second round of distributions, despite numerous challenges WFP also plans to work with the NDRMC to provide relief food in Amhara region. (Image source: Adobe stock) […]
A contribution of fish that are high in protein, vitamins, and minerals, mackerel are being supplied by government of Japan (WFP) to 270,000 pupils in the most food-insecure regions, supported by World Food Programme (WFP) WFP’s school meals programme promotes access to education through nutrition and helps to break the circle of poverty and malnutrition. (Image […]
The desert locust invasion in Somalia has affected the country’s food security, with successive generations of swarms destroying vital crops and pastures The project combines short-term cash transfer with livelihood inputs for families affected by desert locust invasions. (Image source: Adobe Stock) Compounding the situation are floods, cyclones, droughts and the emerging socio-economic impact of […]
[ad_1] Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Glory Edet Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Glory Edet explains the efforts of the state to revive agriculture through various empowerment schemes for farmers. She adds that value chain development strategy, where the emphasis is laid on farm input […]
[ad_1] Blessing Iwuofor leases land to plant and uses manual labour to process her produce for the market. Blessing Iwuofor, doubles as a farmer and an agriprenurer in Abuja, but leases land in the neighbouring Nasarawa State for her farming. She is a graduate of Economics. She cultivates maize and produces beans and plantain flour. […]
[ad_1] A retired university teacher says a combination of factors, including government’s negligence and pollution, are to blame. Nalaguo Alagoa, 69, is a retired teacher at the Rivers State University of Science and Technology. He taught fisheries science and allied aquacultures at the institution. In this interview, Mr Alagoa shares his view on why the […]
[ad_1] The Zero Hunger Sprint is a competition calling on Nigeria’s innovators to bring forward concrete ideas that can help find solutions to hunger. As part of efforts towards achieving zero hunger in Nigeria by 2030, six young Nigerian entrepreneurs have received N120 million to support their ideas. The beneficiaries, whose innovations are targeted at […]
[ad_1] Rice farmers from Katsina and Jigawa States after their training by a Korean Foundation Saemul Udong Foundation and Dangote Rice Ltd in Dutsinma, Katsina state. Rice farming is set to receive a boost in Katsina and Jigawa states following the collaborative effort of Dangote Rice Limited and a South Korean organisation, Saemul Undong Foundation. […]
AgDevCo has announced a debt investment of US$3mn in Quinta da Bela Vista Limitada (QBV), an irrigated banana estate located in the Boane area, Mozambique Quinta da Bela Vista Limitada wishes to its banana estate to 260ha over the next two years. (Image source: Adobe Stock) QBV was established in 2016, as a joint venture […]
[ad_1] The Edo State Government has met with stakeholders to perfect plans on the construction of a new market to connect farmers in the state with potential buyers. The engagement session tagged ‘Edo Farmers Market Stakeholders Forum,’ organised by the Edo State Skills Development Agency (EdoJobs), assembled agricultural stakeholders in the state to brainstorm on […]
[ad_1] Groundnut The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said strategic plan is being deployed to upturn the rejection of Nigerian groundnut value chain in the international market. The country’s groundnut was among five cash crops rejected on the export market into European countries because of the high level of aflatoxin contamination, a […]
[ad_1] The British American Tobacco Nigerian Foundation (BATNF) has clinched the ‘Best Sustainability in Agriculture’ and ‘Best Sustainability in Youth and Economic Development,’ at the West Africa Innovation Award in Lagos. The West Africa Innovation Awards, which is the 10th edition, was designed to promote excellence, creativity, and innovation among brands and brand professionals in […]