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[ad_1] LAGOS  – The Managing Director of Nigerian Export Import Bank (NEXIM), Abba Bello has pledged to assist players in the cocoa value chain in the continent so as to get value for what they produce in the global space.  Bello made the disclosure while speaking as a special guest at the 2020 Cocoa Festival […]

[ad_1] Rice is an increasingly important crop in Nigeria. It is relatively easy to produce and is grown for sale and for home consumption.  In some areas there is a long tradition of rice growing, but for many, rice has been considered a luxury food for special occasions only. With the increased availability of rice, […]

[ad_1] President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said that smallholder farmers have seen their livelihoods constrained by a host of challenges such as low productivity, lack of reliable markets, and poor rural access roads. The president made this known at the 2nd National Commodity Alliance Forum organised by IFAD with the theme: Enhancing productivity and market […]

[ad_1] The policy was established in order to ensure that beneficiaries of the facility have increased output so as to be able to repay loans The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said only farmers who grow improved disease-free cassava stems will have access to the N25 billion facility it has created to boost cassava […]

[ad_1] Indian police fired tear gas and water cannon on Thursday in clashes with several thousand farmers marching to New Delhi to protest against recent agricultural reforms. The confrontation happened when police tried to stop the farmers, from the northern state of Punjab, crossing a bridge about 200 kilometres (120 miles) from Delhi. Armed with […]

[ad_1] The member representing Ovia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Dennis Idahosa yesterday called on youths to embrace agriculture and be employers of labour rather than being job seekers. He made the call at a training programme tagged “Poultry Rearing Management” he organised for 100 youths and women from his constituency and […]

[ad_1] In this interview, the Vice President for Programme Delivery and Innovation, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, AGRA, Aggie Konde, explained why her organization supports African farmers to access modern technologies for food production as she spoke on other issues. Excerpts: What has been Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, AGRA, doing […]

[ad_1] Young Africa Works project is part of a strategy to enable 30 million young people in Africa to access dignified and fulfilling work over the next 10 years. The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) will train about 40,000 young Nigerian men and women within five years under the Young Africa Works IITA-project which […]

[ad_1] The IT agency says leveraging on digital technologies and innovations will attract youthful population into agricultural sector. The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Kashifu Abdullahi has advocated for integration of digital technology to boost Nigeria’s agricultural sector. “Building a vibrant Digital Agriculture sector that leverages on digital technologies and innovations has […]

[ad_1] Uyo- Farmers in Akwa Ibom state have raised concerns  over scarcity of day-old-chicks despite the existence of a multi-billion naira state owned hatchery.  Inaugurated  by Governor Udom Emmanuel in 2016, the  Akwa Prime Hatchery and Poultry limited was said to have been equipped with the capacity to produce 200,000 chicks per week. Some of the […]

[ad_1] The Bayelsa State government has explained that the N17 billion facility it is processing is for the purpose of boosting the state’s economy through the development of its agricultural sector, create jobs and raise its internally generated revenue profile. The Commissioner for Finance, Mr Maxwell Ebibai, stated this while reacting to questions after rendering […]

[ad_1] OUTRAGE greeted the invasion and razing of the farm belonging to former Secretary to the Government of Nigeria, SGF, Chief Olu Falae, yesterday, at Igbatoro in Akure North council of Ondo State. Four workers, who reside on the farm, were attacked and their personal belongings carted away before the farm was razed. Vanguard gathered […]

[ad_1] Sequel to the proliferation of illegal terminal operators across Nigeria, the Lagos State Government said it would shut down all illegal tank farm operators in the state this week. Vanguard gathered that the move was necessitated, following constant fire outbreaks in oil facilities in the state along with subsequent fire incident averted by the […]