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The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, arrived in Niamey on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 for a two-day official visit to Niger, which began with a meeting with the Head of State, Mahamadou Issoufou. During the meeting, the two leaders highlighted the convergence of the priorities of the host country and the […]
The Middle Belt Small Scale Farmers Network, MIBSSFANET, have cautioned that the country would likely witness food shortages as a result of the recent flood disaster that ravaged substantial parts of Benue state which produces large quantity of the major food crops consumed in the country. Coordinator of the MIBSSFANET, Mrs. Janet Adejo sounded the […]
The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has begun intensive training for registered cotton farmers in the South-West, North-East and North-West zones of the country. The training, according to the council, was for farmers to adopt global best practices which can make the production system and products globally competitive. The Director-General of RMRDC, Dr. […]
That Nigeria has failed to be self sufficient in food production is perhaps an agreeable consensus for most Nigerians who hear the statement. What has however failed to achieve consensus is the amount of food Nigeria actually imports. At times, a range is given, while at other times, figures slightly differ as data sources attempt […]
The acting vice chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, (FUNAAB), Professor Ololade Enikuomehin, has disclosed that agriculture has become a mainstay of the nation’s economy and that the future of Nigeria depends largely on agriculture. Professor Enikuomehin made the remarks at the just-concluded 5th National Conference/Exhibition and Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigerian Women […]
The Director General/CEO, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba has called for synergy with the FCT police command on the enforcement and regulation of genetically modified products in the country. The DG/CEO who said this when he paid a courtesy visit to the FCT Police Commissioner, Sadiq Abubakar Bello, in his office in […]
The management of PaxHerbals Clinic and Research Laboratories in collaboration with its subsidiary Ofure (Pax) Integral Research and Development Initiative (OFIRDI) is organising an international conference on indigenous traditional knowledge. According to the convener, Rev Father Anselm Adodo it will hold between October 5 and 6 at Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO), Lagos. […]
China soybean oil futures fell over 2 percent on Thursday, reaching their lowest level in three months, following a drop in global prices and amid ongoing pressure from large stocks. * The most active soybean oil contract on the Dalian Commodity Exchange fell as much as 2.4 percent to 6,026 yuan ($906.30)per tonne, its lowest […]
Syngenta AG said on Tuesday it agreed to settle U.S. farmer lawsuits stemming from its decision to commercialize a genetically modified (GMO) strain of corn before China approved importing it, and a person familiar with the matter said the payment would be close to $1.5 billion. The settlement does not apply to lawsuits filed by […]
Stakeholders at the ongoing Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG) conference and Agrikexpo in Abuja yesterday called for increase access to modern agricultural techniques to boost food production for teeming population. They argued that Nigerian farmers currently feed over 200 million people from neighboring countries of Chad, Mali and Niger, among others, saying unless Nigerian farmers embrace […]
The Federal Government will spend over N17bn in this year’s dry season farming under its anchor borrower scheme. The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing Agriculture Lending (NIRSAL), Aliyu Hameed, disclosed this yesterday in Abuja at the ongoing AgrikExpo and Conference, organised by the Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG). Hameed said in the […]
The SBM Jollof index is a composite index that tracks the prices of the main ingredients used to prepare a pot of one of Nigeria’s primary delicacies – Jollof rice, for a family of six. This meal was selected because it has the near unrivalled distinction of being a delicacy in every part of the […]
The Minister for Agriculture, Dr. Audu Ogbeh is expected to deliver a lecture titled Nigeria’s economic diversification: The role of Agriculture for sustainable wealth creation, on Thursday 28 September, 2017. The lecture is part of activities lined up for the 79th anniversary of Ikoyi Club 1938. The Club Chairman, Babatunde Akinleye, disclosed yesterday at a […]
The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) has facilitated the disbursement of about N66.36 billion since 2013, when it started operation, the Chief Executive Officer, Aliyu Hameed, has said. He disclosed this at the Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG) 2017 Conference and Agriculture Expo, held yesterday in Abuja. Hammed said the institution, which […]
An innovative product, Aflasafe, for use by maize and groundnut farmers has been developed by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). The product was on display at one of the exhibition stands at the ongoing AgrikExpo and NABG Conference in Abuja. The exhibitor, Mr. Tunde Raji, told the Media that Aflasafe could reduce the […]