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Fish farmers list contribution to Ogun economy
Fish farmers in Ogun State have disclosed that the state Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and economy generally have…
‘Agro-tourism essential for Africans to know latest on…
Godfrey Nzamujo, Dominican reverend father, founder and director of Songhai Centre, a research/training/industrial…
‘65% arable land to feed global 9bn in 2050 is in…
In his keynote address at the start of the recently concluded African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF2014) in Addis…
Women in agribusiness financial inclusiveness increases
The Growth Enhancement Scheme (GES) of the Federal Government in agricultural transformation is creating platform…
Suppressing weeds with polythene sheets
Oftentimes farmers incur huge costs preventing or controlling weeds on their farms. Some use herbicides or…
Edo, 16 investors sign MoU to develop agribusiness
The Edo state government has so far signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with about 16 investors to develop the…
X-raying ICT agric financing products
These revolutionary agric financing products were unveiled at the recent Agricultural Value Chain Financing…
Auchi MFB plans N100m investment in Edo agric sector
As part of strategies to boost economic activities in Etsako West local government area, the authorities of Auchi…
FG moves to save N3trn annually with processed raw…
The Federal Government has started mobilising its agencies to ensure effective development of raw materials along…
Need for legislative backing in commodity warehousing…
The budding agricultural commodity warehousing industry in Nigeria, stakeholders estimate would be worth over N500…
‘Large scale food fortification campaign in Nigeria is…
In this write-up, Larry Umunna, country director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), throws light on…
Nigerian engineers partner IITA to halt devastation by…
Efforts to control weeds in cassava farms received a boost recently with Nigerian engineers joining forces with…