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CADP seeks alternative energy supply for farmers, agro…
Due to the erratic electricity supply from the national grid, the World Bank Assisted Commercial Agriculture…
Rivers builds 5 mega fish farms
Alapuye Cottrel, special adviser to the governor of Rivers on fisheries, has said that the government is…
FG plans to register 10m farmers under GES in 2013
The Federal Government on Monday said that registration of farmers under its Growth Enhancement Scheme (GES)…
A/Ibom farmers decry high cost of fertiliser
Farmers in Akwa Ibom have decried the high cost of fertiliser in the state.
The state chairman of All…
BoA opens N1bn credit window for Jigawa farmers
Bank of Agriculture (BoA) says it has opened a N1 billion credit window for smallholder farmers in Jigawa…
Nigeria’s cocoa mid-crop output seen up 40% on weather
Cocoa output by farmers in Nigeria, the world’s fourth-largest producer, may rise by as much as 40 percent at…
Rice policy succumbs to rampant smuggling
The Federal Government’s gamble to revive Nigeria’s rice fortunes faces its biggest test so far, since its…
Don decries absence of seed companies in South East,…
An agricultural expert and regional head, National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC), South-East region,…
Olam Nigeria partners farmers/stakeholders to revive…
Olam Nigeria Limited is partnering farmers, private and government stakeholders in reviving ageing cocoa tree…
BATNF lifts community with N7m palm oil processing mill
The British American Tobacco Nigeria (BATN) Foundation has built and handed over a N7 million palm oil…
USAID Markets II builds bankers’ capacity in agric value…
USAID Markets II, a project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), have held a…
Integrated farming: Waste-to-wealth venture maximises…
Integrated farming, which involves two or more aspects of agricultural production such as cropping, livestock…