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The management of Okitipupa Oil Palm Plc (OOPC), Okitipupa, in Ondo State, has embarked on corporate restructuring for better performance to produce 8.4 million bunches of fresh palm fruits yearly. The post Oil palm firm set to produce 8.4 million bunches annually appeared first on – Nigeria and World News. Source link
Dr Nteranya Sanginga, IITA Director General Dr Nteranya Sanginga, the Director-General, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, has said that in achieving its goals to raise over 11 million Africans out of poverty, 7.2 million had been lifted out of poverty. Sanginga made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria […]
The Technical Committee on Yam Export has urged the National Assembly to amend the Export Prohibition Act of 1989 to facilitate the export of agricultural produce in Nigeria. The post Yam committee urges amendment of export act appeared first on – Nigeria and World News. Source link
Rural farmers Stakeholders in Kaduna State have appealed to the Federal Government to take more proactive measures to permanently address the farmers/herders clashes in parts of the country. The stakeholders’ appeal was issued in a communique on Monday after a one-day farmers/herders dialogue for peace at the King Abdulah Bin Abdullazeez International Centre for inter […]
When Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, launched the National Gender Action Plan (NGAP) on Agriculture in October, the idea was to upgrade women from the realm of subsistence farming to medium-scale and commercial farming. The figures provided by the minister at the launch showed that Nigeria had 95% subsistence farmers, […]
The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture, Dr Olayiwole Onasanya, has disclosed to The Guardian that the subsidised… The post LAKE rice delay due to technical issues, says Lagos government appeared first on – Nigeria and World News. Source link
Samson Adeola Odedina Despite efforts by the government at all levels to diversify into agriculture Nigerian youths have not adequately utilised the opportunities in agriculture. This was the observation of the outgoing Provost of the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure (FECA), Dr Samson Odedina, said while being honoured during the 2018 Imeri Convergence by Liberal […]
The Kebbi State government has purchased 250 tonnes of fertiliser to be subsidised to farmers for the dry season farming. Addressing newsmen in his office, the state Commissioner for Agriculture, Attahir Maccido, said the fertiliser would be sold to the farmers at subsidised rates. He explained that the state was ready to support farmers during […]
[FILE PHOTO] Heineken Lokpobiri The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has commended the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for supporting the nation’s agricultural value chain development with $500 million. Speaking when he received the new country representative of the fund, Ms Ndine Gbossa, in his office in Abuja, Lokpobiri […]
Nigeria Leads West African Biosafety: The Director General of the National Biosafety Management Agency Dr Rufus Ebegba has said that Nigeria has been mandated to lead the West African sub-region on Biosafety. Dr Ebegba who said this while presenting the Agency’s score card to the public in Abuja today (21st December) said It is gratifying […]
Yuletide : Poultry farmers happy over high patronage By Gami Tadanyigbe Some poultry farmers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Sunday expressed delight as they recorded high patronage ahead of the Christmas celebration. The farmers, who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said in spite of […]
M. Mostafa Terrab, OCP Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Photo/ocpgroup<br /> The OCP Fertilisers Nigeria Limited is set to pump a total sum of $2.350m to develop the country’s agriculture sector in 2019, through its various projects. Through the projects, which include OCP School Lab, OCP Agribooster, One Stop Shop, and others, the organisation is […]
Kevin Eze, Founder African Food Network An African Food Network, meant to serve as an online recipe database to showcase and promote African food recipes to the rest of the world, has been launched. The founder, Kevin Eze, an entrepreneur and brand strategist said the continent has a rich and untapped food recipes that would […]
Experts in the agricultural sector have warned the Federal Government to reconsider its position on the ban placed on importation of fertiliser, predicting that the policy will encourage smuggling of the product through the country’s porous borders. Recall that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in an official circular, signed by its Director, Trade & […]
The Prices of tomatoes and pepper have dropped considerably in major markets in Enugu metropolis, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A market survey conducted by NAN on Saturday revealed that prices of both tomatoes and pepper had reduced when compared to what their prices were some months ago. The price of a big […]