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[ad_1] From our research, only two companies are currently producing cube sugars in the country. These companies are not only producing for over 150 million people in Nigeria, but also for other African countries. This has made it difficult for them to meet up with demand. This means more investors are needed to boost supply. […]
It is already an over flogged point that number one panacea for the country’s underdevelopment is real diversification from oil (which is currently Nigeria’s economic mainstay) into farming. Agricultural revolution is highly required for the country’s craved industrial revolution. Times without number experts have said this, the academics have laboriously stressed it, and government at […]
[ad_1] Cashew (Anacardium occidentale) is an important industrial and export crop whose potential is yet to be fully exploited in Nigeria. Cashew has for many years been used for food and income generation. The trees are usually grown for their kernels which when roasted have a very pleasant taste. Cashew is the common name for […]
[ad_1] Cassava is a wonder crop from which about 2,500 industrial products can be derived. One can create a lot of value-added commodities capable of building fabulous wealth for investors as well as raw materials for processors and numerous jobs for the unemployed. Cassava is shrub with an edible root cultivated in tropical and sub-tropical […]
This week, I present to you goat farming, another simple to operate, cost effective, low-risk venture but which also has great potentials for high return on investment. The agribusiness is no other than goat farming. I hope you will take advantage of the opportunities it offers to create fabulous wealth and employment for yourself and […]
The closure of Nigeria’s land borders has opened a vista of opportunities for poultry farmers, the Coordinator of the 2019 Nigeria Poultry Farmers’ Exhibition, Mr Dele Toyin, said on Sunday. Toyin said the closure had given local poultry farmers access to markets. He, however, noted that the development was a challenge to the farmers to […]
Malay apple is presumed to be a native of Malaysia in southeast Asia. It is commonly cultivated from Java to the Philippines and Vietnam. It is called Malay apple in Malaysia, Jamaican apple in Jamaica and Bell apple in Nigeria. Today, the Malay apple is cultivated in other parts of central America, including Belize, El […]
One of the crops considered to yield good returns without requiring big capital is mushroom, but which many farmers ignore. Chief Michael Awunor, president of the National Mushroom Growers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria, told Daily Trust on Sunday that the plant has “the highest return on investment.” READ MORE: 50 Small Agricultural Business […]
Food production in Nigeria has not kept pace with population growth, resulting in rising food imports and declining levels of national food self-sufficiency. The main factors undermining production include heavy reliance on rain-fed agriculture and traditional farming methods. Consequently, Nigeria is ranked second-largest importer of rice in the world, incurring an average import bill of […]
Nestlé Nigeria in partnership with IITA (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture) & Youth Agripreneurs celebrated the 2019 International Youth Day at the IITA Conference Centre in Ibadan, Nigeria. In line with the 2019 theme “Transforming Education”, the event hosted over 90 National Youth Service Coppers, aspiring Agripreneurs and budding farmers at the IITA Centre in […]
The current cries for immediate financial and mechanical intervention from Nigeria’s agricultural sect has received some sort of relief as Access Bank Plc recently wood Nigerians and corporate organisations to leverage the bank’s financial support and solutions to grow their agricultural businesses in the country. While engaging participants present at the Agro-Food Nigeria exhibition in […]
Good news to Nigerians as Federal Government has reportedly enpowered farmers and millers in different regions of the nation with a staggering number of 300 rice mills. Following this excitement of this social responsibility act made by the Federal government, Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development has fuelled the ecstatic state […]
No fewer than 3,050 entrepreneurs drawn from all 54 African countries are to receive funds from the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), following a presentation of the selection process by Accenture Development Partners. Tony Elumelu Foundation, a leading African philanthropy that is committed to empowering African entrepreneurs, over the weekend, announced 3,050 African entrepreneurs, drawn from […]
Shea Butter Production: “At least 500,000 women in rural communities will be empowered by Kaiama Shea Butter Company, based in Quara, offering to plant a million shea butter trees throughout the state”, according to it’s chairman, Mr Temitope Amujo. Shea Butter is obtain from the shea tree [vitellariaparadoxa] Extracted from the nuts of the shea […]
Snake Rearing: Abubakar Ballah, the Officer-in-Charge of Snakebite Therapy and Research Centre, Kaltungo, Gombe state, has urged Nigerians to embrace snake rearing to boost their financial standing.