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Arewa Cotton signs tripartite MoU with FG, Ogun…
Driven by increased cotton and lint demands from local textile industries as well as exports, Arewa Cotton, a…
Nigeria’s agric sector to benefit from $120m loan
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and Olam International, a global…
FG acquires land in Delta for cassava production
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Akinwumi Adesina has received the Certificate of Occupancy ((C-of-O)…
Exporting yam: Intricacies explored at exporters’…
With millions of Africans living in other continents, there is a growing demand for African foods in these…
Lagos rice farmers record high yields
Ise village, largest rice growing community in Lagos State, this month commenced harvest of rice with remarkable…
FG to build cassava processing plant in Akwa Ibom
The Federal Government has completed plans to build cassava processing mill with a capacity of 72,000 metric tons…
Nigeria releases two extra-early maturing white maize…
Nigeria has released two extra-early maturing maize hybrids with combined resistance/tolerance to Striga, drought,…
Hope of increased wheat production heightens with…
The discovery of two improved varieties of wheat is expected to position Nigeria well in local wheat production,…
FG tasks cocoa farmers on GES registration
In order to sustain production capacity targeted by the Federal Government in cocoa value chain and to realise its…
Experts want replication of Thai-farm in Nigeria
Strongly propelled by the realisation of 20 percent of High Quality Cassava Flour (HQCF), inclusion in the…
Cross River distributes farm inputs to farmers
Cross River State Agricultural Development Programme, in collaboration with African Development Bank (AfDB) funded…
Banana bunchy top virus spreads in Nigeria
Researchers have raised the alarm over the increasing spread of Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) across West Africa…