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Processing cat fish • Ban Can’t Be Lifted Till Challenges Are Addressed — FCFN• Govt Is Working To Remove Trade Barrier — NAQS Those waiting to see the United States lift ban on Nigerian processed fish may have to wait a little longer. This is based on feelers that Nigeria is not close to meeting […]
Palm oil Business opportunities in palm oil in Nigeria are quite many. From kernel to refined oil, the palm produce industry has empowered millions of small-scale farmers and middlemen marketing such. It is estimated that palm oil makes up almost 50 per cent of edible oils consumed in Nigeria. Apart from being a popular ingredient […]
Rice importation into Nigeria would end by 2020, the Policy Adviser of the John Kufuor Foundation (JKF), Hon. Abraham Dwuma, has said. He also said that Africa Rice Advocacy Platform (ARAP) under the JKF was also focused to achieve zero importation of rice on the continent. Dwuma told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in […]
Fish farming is a promising business for small scale investors in Lagos. There are many ventures and job opportunities in the industry.To increase this, the state is partnering the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) to build a resource hub for aquaculture, with focus on fish breeding and technology, DANIEL ESSIET reports. Lagos State is […]
• Sultan Wants More Funds For Research And Extension ServicesFormer President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that Nigerians should be worried of the nation’s changing demography, economic stagnation and retrogressing agricultural production. The elder statesman said this at the just concluded Nigeria Zero Hunger Forum (NZHF) held in Sokoto. He noted that by 2050, the […]
The Federal Government has been urged to implement its import prohibition law on agricultural produce, in order to encourage farmers, boost production and maximise profit. The use of import prohibition as a policy in the country was designed to promote local industry, provide employment among others. National President, Association of Small Business Owner of Nigeria […]
In this interview with FEMI IBIROGBA, Head, Agro-Economy Desk, DR OLAYIWOLA OLUBAMIWA, the Director/Chief Executive of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Ibadan, Oyo State, (with the mandate covering cocoa, cashew, coffee, kola and tea) explains the challenges of cash crop production, especially cocoa, to include absence of a board and poor value chain […]
Justin TALLIS The European Union (EU), Oxfam in Nigeria, Development Exchange Center (DEC) and the Taraba State government are collaborating on a new initiative aimed at increasing the productivity and income of farmers in the state. The project, launched in Jalingo, will target about 300,000 people in 30,000 farming households in Donga, Wukari, Ardo Kola, […]
Kehinde Makinde To increase productivity of Nigerian farmers, the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has invested about $30 million in good quality seeds in Nigeria. The Country Representative of AGRA, Kehinde Makinde, disclosed this in Abuja during an exploratory meeting on the sustainable Foundation Seed Supply in Nigeria, organised by AGRA, in partnership with […]
[FILE PHOTO] Farm land A key player in the agricultural sector of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Presco Plc, has emerged winner of the Agriculture Company of the year 2018. At a ceremony at Eko Hotels in Lagos, the Board of Governors of Pearl Awards, organisers of the event, also announced the Managing Director of […]
Farmers, value chain actors and experts have examined most of the issues affecting the growth of the nation’s agricultural sector.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, yesterday made a surprise visit to a popular Beans market in Auta Ballefi, Nasarawa State, which is owned by internally displaced person (IDPs) from Borno State.
President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that a compensation package has been approved for all flood impacted farmers and fishermen in the country.
The Federal government has urged Nigerians in diaspora to invest in Agriculture in a bid to collectively diversify the economy and provide jobs for teeming Nigerian youths. The minister of Agriculture minister, Audu Ogbeh, who disclosed this in Abuja, said Nigerians in Diaspora need to take advantage of the limitless investment opportunities in the sector. […]
Prof. Adeboye Omole, a Livestock Specialist at the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, on Thursday urged farmers to provide solutions to unemployment and food insecurity in the country. Omole made the call at the Oyo state Farmers Day/Agricultural Trade Fair Show 2018, organised by Joe Communication Productions, under the auspices of Lagelu […]