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If the Cassava sector is properly repositioned, it is capable of saving the African continent about $1.2b, which can be redirected into the continent’s domestic economies.

A Professor of Animal Physiology, Prof. Olusegun Osinowo has identified poor handling of animals and inadequate training as limitation to production of healthy and safe high quality animal protein.

Three years after the cancellation of the Growth Enhancement Scheme (GES) the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development said plans are ongoing to replace the program with Agricultural Input and Mechanisation Services (AIMS).

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) is seeking collaboration with the Interpol as part of efforts to ensure safe application of modern biotechnology and the use of its products, which includes Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs).

The groundbreaking of 3,000-hectare (ha) oil palm plantation and processing plant owned by Norsworthy Farms, has taken place at Akwukwu-Igbo, Delta State.In his speech at the ceremony, Ogbechie hinted that the country currently consumes an estimated 2.7m metric tonnes of palm oil with estimated demand-supply gap ranging from one million...

The British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) has reaffirmed commitment to promoting agriculture and food security in the country.Chairman of the foundation, Chief Kola Jamodu, who disclosed this at the launch of its 2018-2022 Country Programme, in Lagos...

Against the backdrop of their proven medical and industrial relevance, the Acting Executive Director, National Horticultural Research Institute, Ibadan (NIHORT), Oyo State, Dr. Abayomi Olaniyan has made a case for the massive growth of plantain and cassava by farmers.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, has disclosed plans by the Federal Government to replace the Growth Enhancement Scheme (GES) with Agricultural Input and Mechanisation Services (AIMS), three years after its cancellation. AIMS, according to the minister, would involve the recruitment, training and support of three agricultural distributors in each local council, as…

Helen Keller International (HKI), Nigeria, in partnership with the Lagos State government and funding from Mondelez International Foundation has flagged-off the school garden sites in government primary schools and communities in Ikeja Local Council Area of Lagos State. The project, expected to run for a period of three years, from January 2018 to December 2020,…

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) will be holding a two-day training on innovative technologies for weed management in cassava in July. This programme is part of efforts aimed at sharing to a wider audience proven research findings generated from the IITA-Cassava Weed Management Project that have helped farmers to record 20-32 tons per…

All is now set for the takeoff of the 12,000 hectares capacity Sugarcane farm in Jigawa State, as the Great Northern Agric, promoters of the farm takes delivery of two high capacity tractors from Dizengoff. The two CASE IH tractors, regarded as “monster” tractors or “king of the fields” have a massive combined 305 Horse…

A Moroccan firm, OCP Africa, has launched its School Lab project in Bauchi State to boost the yield and income of 10,000 smallholder farmers in 70 communities in the state.   The project operates in a caravan of trucks and provides mobile interactive training sessions on good agricultural practices for rural farmers, using live demos…