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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Stef Blok, paid a visit to Nigeria in October to deepen bilateral relations in the frame work of the memorandum of understanding between Nigeria and the Netherlands signed during the official visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the Netherlands early this year. In the […]
Early this year the Food Connection Challenge called upon SMEs in Nigeria to submit their innovative ideas to reduce post – harvest losses, selected participants benefited from workshops, trainings and innovation coaching to improve their business ideas. The event also availed participating entrepreneurs in agribusiness the opportunity to network with key players and angel investors […]
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar in handshakes with President Muhammadu Buhari. Source: Twitter. The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said killings by suspected Fulani herdsmen will continue if Nigerians re-elect President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 elections. The former Vice President stated this while reacting to a recent report by […]
Rice farmers in Nigeria No fewer than 12 million farmers have pledged to contribute N100 each to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s return bid in 2019 elections. The farmers are those who benefited from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Anchor Borrowers’ Programme. They are insisting that the current agricultural revolution taking place at the grassroot […]
Baskets of tomatoes at a Nigerian market Various government efforts at revamping agriculture may have started yielding results as prices of tomatoes and pepper have reduced in major markets in Lagos, South-West Nigeria. A survey by source on Monday at Mile 12, Oyingbo and Iddo markets showed that a 40kg basket of tomatoes goes for […]
[FILE] ECOWAS office The Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) has urged member nations to invest at least 10 per cent of their annual budgets in the agricultural sector. The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Moustapha Cisse Lo, while speaking during the planetary of the ECOWAS Parliament, acknowledged that agriculture is the backbone of […]
[FILE PHOTO] Female farmers Female farmers in Ondo State, through the Small Scale Women Farmers’ Organisation of Nigeria (SWOFON), have alleged the government at all levels of marginalisation in the agricultural businesses. The women, from the 18 local government areas of the state, said this in Akure at the weekend during the SWOFON annual forum organised […]
Head, Agro-Economy Desk, FEMI IBIROGBA writes on the efforts of stakeholders in the cocoa value chain development to make the crop the mainstay of the economy; climate change management through agro-forestry and yardsticks for certification to meet international standards, among other industry issues. With the realities that there are structural bottlenecks in Nigeria causing inadequate […]
Nigeria’s Vegetables and other edibles rejected by United States recently. For the country’s agricultural produce to be widely accepted by the international markets, all players in produce export must strictly follow the standard set by the countries. Vice chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Prof. Felix Kolawole Salako, stated this while reacting […]
In a bid to boost food production, the Cross River State Government has trained 1,000 farmers on how to improve farming with modern technology. The post Cross River trains 1000 on digital farming appeared first on – Nigeria and World News. Source link
One thousand members of the Nasrul-Lahil-il-Fath Society of Nigeria (NASFAT) are currently undergoing trainings on agric business, to add their quota to food production in the country. The society has also registered a cooperative society known as Green Migration Agric Cooperative Society, which subscribs to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) Anchor Borrowers’ programme designed […]
Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has urged member countries to adopt innovations and encourage collaborative efforts at achieving sustainable agriculture and food security globally. The post FAO urges countries to adopt innovations to attain sustainable agriculture, food production appeared first on – Nigeria and World News. Source link
Some participants in a two-week capacity-building course for unemployed graduates and women in Lagos have said their goals include feeding Nigerians with nutritious fish, export processed products, create jobs by employing farm hands, self-empowerment … The post Our goal is feeding Nigerian with local fish, says NIOMR trainees appeared first on – Nigeria and World […]
Scientists from IBM Research and Hello Tractor are piloting an agriculture digital wallet and decision-making tool which provides demand and supply visibility for farmers, tractor fleet providers and banks to give farmers the equipment and technology they need to build a sustainable farm. The technology was unveiled on Tuesday at the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa […]
Trade By Franca Ofili The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANT) on Monday called on the Federal Government to increase funding and monitoring mechanisms of agricultural policies to create the much-needed impact on the populace. Mr Ken Ukaoha, president of the association said this at the joint sector review of Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme […]