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4 Sep
A dismal 1.7 per cent was allocated to the Agriculture sector in the 2022 annual national budget – a far cry from the 10 per cent benchmark recommended at the Malabo Declaration on Accelerated Agricultural Growth..
4 Sep
Members of the Abia State Rural Egwunaeleke Akpahia Farmers Association have received inputs from the Abia State Food Security NG - Cares Result Area 2 Project, to enhance their food production.
28 Aug
The Lagos State Government has perfected plans to create wealth for more than five million people, feed more than 10 million Lagosians, guarantee food supplies for at least 90 days
28 Aug
Just as in the case of other agro commodities and foodstuffs, which are going beyond the reach of the masses, there are growing concerns over the high cost of yam.
22 Aug
The new Director General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO), Dr (Mrs) Jummai Tutuwa Adamu, has said the institute has been tooled to fast-track entrepreneurship
22 Aug
The Raw Material Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has advocated the full utilization of various agricultural wastes and by-products as substitutes for imported materials to reduce
22 Aug
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has rewarded a 25-year Almajiri, Laminu Mohammed, with N5 million for fabricating a ‘hand-held tractor’ in Maiduguri metropolis.
22 Aug
Public health experts have called on the government to review the processes for approving genetically modified crops in the interest of humanity and the environment
22 Aug
At a workshop held by two International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) assisted programmes, namely Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) and the Livelihood Family Enterprises Niger Delta
22 Aug
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reiterated its commitment to supporting all agricultural value chains through its Commercial Agricultural Credit Guarantee to accelerate the development
21 Aug
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reiterated its commitment to assist all the agricultural value chains, through its scheme, to accelerate the development of the sector and the country’s economy.
21 Aug
Since the beginning of the year, farmers have been struggling to cope with the rising cost of inputs, logistics and other variables, a development that forced a good number of small-scale farmers to scale down their activities.
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