President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has ordered the reduction of the cost of fertilizer from N5,500 to N5,000 naira per bag. This directive was announced by the Vice Chairman of the National Food Security Council and the Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu. He disclosed this on Tuesday while briefing State House reporters in Abuja […]
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Action around land use to slow climate change and biodiversity loss gets vital boost from Commonwealth and United Nations partners. A virtual gathering has galvanised political backing amongst Commonwealth countries to tackle the key challenge of land degradation linked to climate change and biodiversity loss, which is impacting ecosystems across the globe and over half […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Thursday said it plans to fund the value chains of nine agricultural commodities to the tune of N432bn in the 2020 planting season. CBN outlined the nine commodities to include rice, cotton, oil palm, tomato, cassava, poultry, fish, maize, cocoa and livestock/diary. Senior officials of the bank disclosed […]
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Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike on Thursday inspected the Rivers State Cassava Processing Company located at Afam, Oyigbo Local Government Area. Wike pointed out that when company is fully operational it would employ 4,500 persons and also boost Agriculture in the state. He stated that the State Government has 70 percent equity share in the project, […]
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has advised Nigeria to formulate appropriate and sustainable strategies to promote agro-industrialisation to foster domestic and export competitiveness in the agro-business industry. The statement by the bank’s Communication and External Relations Department, reported Prof. Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Senior Special Advisor on Industrialisation to AfDB President to have given the advice at […]
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it will soon ban the use of Paraquat and Atrazine products by farmers. The agency said it would mount evidence that the products hurt applicators and the environment. Dr Husman Bukar, the Director, Veterinary Medicine and Allied Products Directorate, NAFDAC, said this at […]
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In preparation for the 2019 farming season, officials of the National Agricultural Seed Council ( NASC) on Thursday took to the streets of Abuja on an awareness campaign on the importance of using improved seeds this year. NASC has continued to cry for the use of quality seeds in the Nigerian agricultural sector for better […]
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The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, says 130, 000 graduate youth have been employed to offer extension services to farmers across the country. The minister disclosed this at the 24th Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria (AESON) Annual National Conference in Abuja on Monday. Mr Ogbeh, represented by Mrs Karima Babangida, the Director […]
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The Minister of Agriculture, Mr Audu Ogbeh, says importers are the greatest wreckers of Nigeria’s efforts to promote patronage of locally produced products. Ogbeh made this known in Abuja on Tuesday when he appeared before the National Assembly Joint Committee on Agriculture to defend the ministry’s budget. He said that international merchants such as importers […]
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The Vice-President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo says the country will stop importing rice by next year. According to Laolu Akande, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Osinbajo said this on Sunday at the palace of Musa Dogonkadai, the Seriki of the Hausa community in Agege, Lagos. He said leaders of […]
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