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Managing Director, Jumia Food, Guy Futi (left); Marketing Manager, Jumia Group, Chioma Odumegwu; Managing Director, Jumia Travel, Adagunodo; and Head, PR and Communications, Jumia, B. R Olukayode, during the end-of-the-year press conference organized by the Jumia Group at Krispy Crème, Victoria Island, Lagos, yesterday. PHOTO: FEMI IBIROGBA<br /> Jumia Food, one of the ancillaries of […]
Three members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Sokoto State are making the best of their service year by engaging in sheep/goat rearing; broiler, groundnuts and onion production. The young men, Matthew Afolabi, Yusuf Owolabi and Kunle Shittu told The Guardian how they have been channelling their resources to help them earn extra […]
Fire outbreaks have the history of leaving behind losses not only of property, but also lives. As the dry season comes in, to be followed by a period of harmattan, the Head, Agro-Economy Desk, FEMI IBIRIGBA aggregates practical measures as suggested by various professional insurers, scientists and experienced farmers on how to prevent losses of […]
[FILE PHOTO] Fruits And Vegetables Photo Credit: Burn It Off By Chrissy A coalition of civil society organisations has condemned the continuous influx of Genetically Modified (GM) crops and products into the country. The CSOs, comprising of Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), GMO- Free Nigeria Alliance, Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) and Bio-integrity […]
On Thursday the 13th of December Tolu-tope Dade, CEO of Smartpower and Shagun Jain the VP Partnerships of Rural Spark officially signed a partnership document in the presence of Michel Deelen (Deputy Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) and Sonia Fajusigbe (Adviser Economic, Trade & Investment Affairs) at the Netherlands representation office in Lagos. […]
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