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Shea butter: Local business with enormous opportunities
Background
Shea Nuts/Butter Profile
Extracted from the nuts of the African shea tree, shea butter has been…
How to set up ethanol production factory using cassava
One of the most dynamic sectors of the Nigerian economy is the agricultural sector. The agric sector has the…
UK investment delegation in Nigeria to promote trade in…
UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), the lead organisation that supports companies in the UK trading internationally,…
Investors’ expectations of new agric minister
With the appointment of Audu Ogbeh, the new minister for agriculture and rural development, it is pertinent to…
FUNAAB empowers farmers with high-yielding kolanut…
Recognising the economic value of increased production of kolanut to the Nigeria’s national income, the…
Why farmers must transit from rain-fed to brain-fed…
There has been very heated debates on whether Africa particularly Nigeria can feed itself. While food importers and…
Thai-Africa corporation, Cross River to build rice city…
The Cross River State Government and a Thai firm, Thai-Africa Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding…
AfDB creates $300m loan facility to assist women in…
African Development Bank (AfDB) has created $300 million financing facility to fund African women in agribusiness…
AfDB creates $300m loan facility to assist women in…
African Development Bank (AfDB) has created 300 million US dollar financing facility to fund African women in…
FG set to drive accessibility of improved seeds to…
The Federal Government says it is determined to drive adoption of improved seed varieties by farmers in…
Investors already buying into Nigeria’s $3.1bn…
Latif Busari, executive secretary, National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), says investors are already buying…
Locally produced rice, making quiet market entry
Many people in Lagos have consumed local rice without knowing it is the local rice’ – Emmanuel Ijewere,…