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What Nigeria needs to worry about, says Obasanjo
9 Dec  
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that Nigerians should be worried of the nation’s changing demography, economic...
ASBON tasks government on import prohibition law implementation
9 Dec  
The Federal Government has been urged to implement its import prohibition law on agricultural produce, in order to encourage farmers, boost production and maximise profit.
Requirements of marketing high quality palm oil in cities
6 Dec  
Its production is not elastic; that is, not immediately responding to surges in demand. It takes three to four years to start harvests from highly improved varieties.
‘How Nigeria can make cocoa, cashew to replace dependece on oil revenue’
6 Dec  
Nigeria’s current annual cocoa production is put at 367,000 tonnes annually. Comparatively, Cote d’Ivoire produces 1.48 million tonnes.
EU, Oxfam, DEC partner Taraba on food security
6 Dec  
The European Union (EU), Oxfam in Nigeria, Development Exchange Center (DEC) and the Taraba State government are collaborating...
AGRA invests $30m to boost quality seeds
6 Dec  
To increase productivity of Nigerian farmers, the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has invested about $30 million in good quality seeds in Nigeria.
Presco bags 2018 agric company award
6 Dec  
A key player in the agricultural sector of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Presco Plc, has emerged winner of the Agriculture Company of the year 2018.
Dangote increases investments in agriculture
5 Dec  
Against the background of Nigeria’s economic vulnerability, President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said the current efforts of the Federal Government at diversifying the economy to an agriculture-centred one remains the viable solution to creating a healthy economy. Dangote, who was spoke weekend in his office, during a meeting with some Asian businessmen, in…
FG to begin cattle ranching soon, says Agric Minister
3 Dec  
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has said the Federal Government will soon begin cattle ranching in the country to stop cattle and herdsmen from roaming.
Buhari’s agric policy fails as unemployment, agribusiness failures rise
3 Dec  
The Agriculture Promotion Policy (APP) of the federal government, with the objectives of attaining food security, import substitution...
Dutch envoy says exporting raw materials to EU, U.S. senseless
3 Dec  
The Deputy Ambassador, Netherlands Embassy, Lagos, Mr Michel Deelen, has said exportation of agricultural raw materials from Nigeria...
Kaduna poultry aggregators laud school feeding programme
3 Dec  
Poultry aggregators in Kaduna have lauded the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) for helping to revitalise the livestock sector and generate more income.