Nigeria Agriculture News

HOW TO ACCESS LOAN FROM CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (ACGSF)The ACGSF was established by Decree No. 20 of...

HOW TO ACCESS LOAN FROM BANK OF AGRICULTURE

Credit FunctionsBank of Agriculture credit functions are activated at the level of direct Lending,...

Nigerian farmers throw weight behind biotechnology

The National Vice President of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, Mr. Chris Onwuka...

FAO expresses fears over food insecurity in Yobe

The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has expressed fears over food insecurity in Yobe...

Sokoto govt. gets N4bn loan for farmers

Alhaji Nagwari Tambuwal, Sokoto State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, said the State...

EU-28: EU Announces New 500 Million Farm Crisis Aid Package

On July 18, 2016, the EU approved a new €500 million support package for...

Ivory Coast banana growers on the comeback trail

Two years after devastating floods, banana planters in Ivory Coast have staged a comeback,...

FG to begin paddock development to end herdsmen/farmers clash

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, says the ministry will...

FG to encourage production of selected crops for export – Minister

The Federal Government said on Tuesday that it would continue to encourage the production...

‘Research can boost poultry, animal production’

For poultry and animal production to be viable, they must be research-driven, an expert,...

‘ Farmers need technology to improve agriculture’

Use  of machinery has become more important in agriculture as labour costs continue to...

Towards safe, high quality meat

For slaughterhouses to supply safe, hygienic and good quality beef products that meet domestic...

AfricaRice trains Kano youths on enhancing rice value chain

…Distributes Threshers To FarmersAfrica Rice research center has trained 28 rice farmers in handling...

Thailand business group to invest $400m in agriculture in Anambra

The Anambra Government and Thai Borneo Energy Ltd, Thailand, are collaborating to attract agricultural...

FG/IFAD programme distributes agric inputs to 5,000 farmers in Niger

The Federal Government, in collaboration with International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has commenced...

Anambra records $5m vegetable exports to Europe

In a bid to underscore the importance of diversifying the economy and  attracting more...

How agric wastes can generate wealth

By Dayo Johnson, A university don, Prof. Babatunde Ajayi, says wastes generated from the agricultural...

BOI: COTTAGE AGRO PROCESSING FUND (CAP FUND)

By Abdulsalam Omowale BOI —This Fund provides Agro processors with access to finance and technology...

FG begs herdsmen to embrace ranches

The Federal Government on Friday urged herdsmen to embrace ranches and other modern rearing...