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Delta to spend N1.6bn on agricultural sector in 2014
Delta State government has proposed N1.6 billion for agricultural sector in the 2014 fiscal year.
Governor…
Irrigation farming, solution to local rice scarcity
During this year’s August break, rice farmers across the country harvested rice and there was an upward surge in…
Edo to cultivate 300,000 hectares of farmland by 2016
In consistent with its commitment to generate sustainable employment and boost domestic commercial agriculture, Edo…
NGO, Edo government to cultivate 3,000 acres cassava…
Edo State government and a non-governmental organisation have put modalities in place to establish 3,000 acres of…
Phones constitute 83% of marketing information to…
GSM phones now constitute about 83 percent of the agricultural marketing information outlets farmers use in…
Enugu urges farmers to form co-operatives
Enugu State government has called on farmers operating in the state to form co-operative societies to enable them…
Southwest set to revive agric sector, agrees on backward…
Governors of South West states recently converged on Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, over a backward integration…
‘Investment in palm oil key to economic growth’
The Federal Government has identified investment in palm oil as key to sustainable economic growth capable of…
No blanket ban on fish importation, FG states
In reaction to worries expressed by the citizenry to a supposed blanket ban on fish importation expected to have…
Local Fulani chicken shows exotic potential for meat,…
To provide more meat and eggs, the animal protein availability in Nigeria no doubt has to be improved. Currently,…
Garnering authoritative agric knowledge in 2014 through…
To succeed in the New Year, agro-entrepreneurs need to take stock and make projections early enough in the year.…
FG inaugurates technical sub-committee on registration…
The Federal Government has inaugurated a 12-man technical sub-committee on Naming, Registration and Release of…