Tag: agriculture
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) says it would train farmers on good agronomic practices for yam production under its Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa (YIIFSWA) project. Ms Oiwoja ...
The National Agricultural Extension Research and Liaison Services (NAERLS), Zaria said on Monday that the institute had devised a plan to transform the lives of 360,000 smallholder farmers of maize and soybeans through modern farming ...
Africa has the potential to become a net exporter of agricultural commodities, replacing imports worth more than 110 billion dollars. The African Development Bank (AfDB) said this in a statement issued by its Communication and ...
Dr Kabiru Adamu, Managing Director, Bank of Agriculture (BoA) on Thursday said the bank’s targeted N250 billion recapitalization funds would focus mainly on supporting small holder farmers in the country. Adamu who disclosed this during ...
Kenya’s economy expanded by 6.3 per cent last year, the statistics office said on Thursday, helped by adequate rainfall which spurred agriculture, a mainstay of the economy. Zachary Mwangi, director general of the Kenya National ...
The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) has raised alarm over downward slide in price of Crude Palm Oil (CPO) and local demand in spite of their huge investments. The group raised the alarm ...
An Agro-commodity aggregator platform, Farmgate Africa, on Tuesday partnered with an online livestock market, Livestock247.com, to bring under one roof, buyers, traders, and ranchers/feedlot operators, among others. Farmgate Africa, a subsidiary of Farmcrowdy Group, said ...
The National Agriculture Seed Council (NASC) says it will soon go digital with the certification of seeds to ensure that farmers get quality seeds to enhance their production. Dr Philip Ojo, Director General, NASC, stated ...
The Nigerian Agricultural Mechanisation and Equipment Leasing Company (NAMEL) has signed an agreement with Mantrac Nigeria Ltd. to open up 500,000 hectares of land for agricultural purposes across the country. The project is aimed at ...
The Federal Government says it plans to set up cashew processing plants in four states of the country to add value to the produce and create employment, wealth in the country. Chief Audu Ogbeh, the ...
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