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Appeals Project gets new NPC
Management and Staff of the APPEALS Project National Coordinating Office has received the new National Project Coordinator, Mr. Mohammed Sani Jobdi in Abuja.Mr. Jobdi replaces the former National Project Coordinator – Dr. Amin Mohammed…
AERC sets agenda to tackle food challenges, malnutrition
Food and nutrition security dominated discussions at the just concluded Senior Policy Seminar hosted by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).The two-day conference which…
TAAT excites wheat farmers with proven water management technologies
These are very interesting and amazing technologies. With these, we will overcome many of the challenges we face now.”With these words, Musa Shehu summed up the thoughts of many of the farmers in Alkamawa.Shehu, who leads the Wheat…
Rivers govt to partner Netherlands on aquaculture
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has made known the intention of the state government to enter into a partnership with the Netherlands in the area of aquaculture in order to promote agriculture in the state.The governor stated this…
Oil price crash: Nigeria needs agriculture to sustain economy —AFAN
The National President of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) Kabir Ibrahim, has said that Nigeria would be the worst hit by the current oil price crash due to over-dependent on oil.He said, at this point, unnecessary…
Stakeholders advocate special intervention funds for smallholders in oil palm industry to boost…
While the Anchor Borrowers scheme of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to boost productivity in the oil palm sector was identified as a step in the right direction, some stakeholders believe that to actually give it a human face, the…
‘Nigeria spends $500m annually on importation of palm oil’
The Managing Director, OCP Africa Fertilisers Nigeria Ltd, Mohamed Hettiti, says Nigeria continues to spend about $500m annually on the importation of palm oil while consumption is rising at about 2.9 per cent.He made this disclosure at…
Ekiti govt assures investors of farmlands for cultivation
Ekiti State government has assured investors in the agricultural sector in the country of its readiness to allocate farmlands for cultivation across the 16 local government areas of the state.The Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural…
Women farmers call for implementation of gender-neutral policies
The Federal Government has been charged to implement gender-neutral agricultural policies in order to improve the productivity of women farmers across the country.The demand came from a group of farmers under the aegis of the…
FG launches national fertiliser control Act, targets increased GDP
The Federal Government has launched the National Fertilizer Quality Control Act 2019 as a vital component of the agricultural policy of the present administration and the bid to reposition Nigeria’s economy from oil and gas to agribusiness.…