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Algae production – agribusiness of the near future
Alga oil is used to produce biodiesel. But the process has been very costly. However in recent times, scientists…
World Bank, WAAPP cassava processing initiative takes…
The cassava processing initiative undertaken by World Bank sponsored West Africa Agricultural Productivity…
Reversing decades of cocoa neglect
After decades of neglect of cocoa production, the Federal Government has made moves to reverse the situation and…
Export Development Fund more boost for non-oil export,…
As policy makers undertake review of the Export Expansion Grant (EEG) scheme which was suspended some months ago,…
NIMC integrates subsidised farm inputs into national ID…
Riding on success achieved by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on subsidising farm inputs…
Lentus Foods plans 500 hectares of cassava farm in 2015
As part of policy to explore all facets of agricultural value chains, the management of Lentus Foods, an…
Agribusiness Marketplace explores speedy lending to…
Aspiring and existing business operators have been assured of speedy release of funds for their bankable business…
61 countries to participate at Nigeria Poultry show
Abeokuta 2014’, the fifth edition of the Nigeria Poultry Show holding in Abeokuta, from Tuesday, November 4 to 5,…
Value-addition key to unlocking potentials in…
One of the keys to unlock the potentials in the agricultural sector is through value addition. Majority of…
Experts see small-scale farming as panacea to Nigeria’s…
Experts in the Nigerian agricultural sector have strongly proposed small-scale farming as a major panacea to food…
Oyo govt earmarks N125m to boost cocoa production
Oyo State Government said it had set aside N125 million to boost cocoa production for the 2014/2015 Planting…
Bio-safety law holds many possibilities for Nigeria’s…
Agricultural biotechnology is an issue that is very important to the economy of a nation, and for developing…