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How APPEALS project is empowering rural farmers with modern farm techniques
THE Agro-processing Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support Project (APPEALS) is a Nigerian government initiative which is implemented with the support of World Bank.The project is targeting to empower about 60,000…
Dairy farming in Nigeria: Past, present and future
CONSIDERING the wide gap between the Nigerian ever growing population and its rising demand for the available dairy products, one is forced to seek to know when the nation will significantly improve domestic production to meet consumption.…
Eatrich Farms introduces new investment initiative for Nigerians
Agricultural firm, Eatrich Farms, has rolled out a new investment platform, Green Africa Project (GAP), for Nigerians.The Chief Executive Officer, Eatrich Farms, Ambassador Sam Afolabi, said this was initiated as a response to the…
Food Security: Stakeholders, scientists harp on application of biotechnology
Stakeholders in the agricultural sector and scientists have said that for Nigeria to achieve food security, application of modern technologies such as biotechnology has become necessary.Speaking during a webinar session tagged 'Media…
COVID-19 INTERVENTION: Agric For Food And Job Plan Kicks Off In Katsina As Fg Flags Off Economic…
The Federal Government has launched the Agriculture for food and job plan AFJP), a major take-off for the agriculture component of the Nigeria Economic and Sustainability Plan (NESP) targeting smallholder farmers. The project would…
Our members have accessed N13bn from CBN — MAGPAMAN
The National President, Maize Growers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (MAGPAMAN), Dr Edwin Uche, has said that their members have accessed about N13 billion from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor Borrowers Programme…
Maize farmers receive CBN support on 12.5m production in 18 months
MAIZE farmers in the country would anytime soon have cause to smile as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that it would intensify its support to them in order to meet up with the production of 12.5 million metric tons of maize in…
FG’s policy on maize importation commendable but… —Ogunnaike
Chairman, Folhope Nigeria Limited, an integrated agricultural firm headquartered in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, Chief Emmanuel Folorunsho Ogunnaike, tells NURUDEEN ALIMI reasons the ban on importation of maize by the Federal Government…
Origin automotive unveils tractor hailing platform to revolutionize farming
ORIGIN Automotive Works, a leading indigenous technology firm, has unveiled a new tractor hailing App, “Tractor on the Go” as part of efforts to revolutionise agricultural and farming practice in Nigeria. Speaking at the launch of the…
Coffee Beans You Didn’t Know Came from Africa
Coffee is one of the world’s most popular beverages. There are many types of coffee globally, whose classification highly depends on the origin of the coffee beans or its preparation process. Coffee is famous due to many reasons, most of…