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The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) has received international accreditation for four of its programmes run by Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Development and Sustainable Environment (CEADESE), by Agency for Quality Assurance System (AQAS). The programmes accredited, the first of its kind in any public university in Nigeria, which FUNAAB has been issued with…

Over 120 people have been trained on mushroom & ginger cultivation and value chains development in Delta State.     The training and empowerment facilitated by a legislator representing Ndokwa/Ukwani Federal Constituency, Hon. Ossai Nicholas Ossai was specifically organised for youths and women from the three Local Government Areas Ukwani, Ndokwa West, and Udokwa East…

The Edo State Government has partnered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on a synergy between the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) and the state’s Agripreneur initiative. Special Adviser to the State Governor on Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security Programme, Joe Okojie disclosed this during a one-day sensitisation programme for farmers in Owan West and Ovia…

The Lagos State Government has promised to use the Agro-processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project to increase productivity, processing and marketing of agric value chain in the state. Commissioner for Agriculture, Oluwatoyin Suarau, disclosed this during the APPEALS Project Advocacy/Interactive Session held at the Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. APPEALS is a comprehensive…

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu has been commended for his interest in agriculture, in both human capital and general development of the state. This was the submission of a group, The Campaign Concourse, in a statement signed by Marcus Opeyemi Amudipe, who disclosed that: “Agriculture has been a strong focal point for the Rotimi…

Agricultural scientists and environmentalists have called on the government, farmers’ associations and non-governmental organisations to effectively control the use of herbicides and other dangerous agro-chemicals....

Vice-president Yemi Osinbajo has said fertiliser blending programme in collaboration with Morocco has led to establishment of 11 blending plants with a capacity of 2.1million and a price drop from N13,000 per 50kg bag to N5,500. He disclosed this while delivering a convocation lecture at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) recently. He added that agriculture…

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has disclosed plans by the Federal Government’s to collaborate with the Government of the Netherlands on improved seeds/seedlings to boost food production in the country. The minister disclosed this during a courtesy visit by a delegation of private investors, led by   the Netherlands’ Ambassador to…

Head of Agro-Economy Desk, FEMI IBIROGBA, writes on how seasonal and highly perishable mangoes could be processed, preserved and used to create wealth for the processors and other value chain players. THEY are here now in abundance. They come every year. But more of them get wasted than consumed or utilised. They are mangoes. The…

Access Bank Plc has urged Nigerians and corporate organisations to leverage the bank’s financial support and solutions to grow their agricultural businesses. The bank’s Head of Agric Desk, Opeyemi Olutayo, while addressing participants at the Agro-Food Nigeria exhibition in Lagos recently said the financial institution as an agric-supporting bank had the capacity to fund from…

To bridge gaps between rural farmers and the market place, the Farmcrowdy Group (FCG) has launched a new subsidiary, Farmgate Africa, a technology-driven agro-trading market place for agriculture commodities in the continent.

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of United Nations (FAO) has launched aquaculture support project to restore livelihoods of households in Borno State.The four-year project funded by EU Trust Fund will engage 100,000 households in farming, livestock and fish production.