Lagos State government, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has begun the rehabilitation of its coconut belt with a view to ensuring the sustainable production of coconut seedlings....

Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Glory Edet explains the efforts of the state to revive agriculture through various empowerment schemes for farmers

Avocados are quite popular as a sweet treat in many Asian countries. Often, avocados are blended with sweetened condensed milk for a buttery, sweet milkshake-like treat. The coconut milk lends a wonderfully tropical flavour, balancing out the avocado beautifully. Ingredients 1 Hass avocado, diced ½ cup low-fat vanilla yogurt ½ cup whole milk Coconut Ice…

State and local governments with appropriate land and water resources have been urged to embrace coconut cultivation and value chain development as part of development and business activities to diversify the economy, create additional sustainable jobs and increase forestation for better quality of life. The calls came as the World Coconut Day was celebrated yesterday…

Vegetables and fruits serve as healthy agents that help to keep the body fit. Vegetables and fruits consist of nutrients that have healthy benefits suiting for the body. All vegetables and fruits are a good source of vitamins. However, everything that has an advantage also has a disadvantage, and fruits and vegetables are no exception.…

Lagos State government has disclosed how it could generate about N50 billion yearly from instead of the current N10 billion being generated. The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said this at the maiden edition of the International Coconut Summit in Ikeja.

Nigeria researchers from Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State, have demonstrated the efficacy and safety of Syferol-IHP (blend of virgin coconut oil...

A director of First African Cocoanut Company, Mr. John-Bede Anthonio, has urged the Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency (LASPARK) to plant coconut trees instead of ordinary ornamental trees.

Coconut oil is famous throughout the world not only as an edible oil or one for hair growth but also as an excellent massage oil and a moisturizer for the skin. Coconut oil is believed to protect the skin from the sun’s harmful rays, acts as a makeup remover, anti-aging oil etcetera but the skincare benefits of coconut oil may…

The global demand for coconuts and derivatives increased by over 500 per cent in the last five years, underscoring the huge economic potential yet to be explored by Nigeria, the Director of Lagos Coconut Development Authority, Mr Dapo Olakuleyin, has said. Olakuleyin said this while lamenting underproduction of coconuts during a seminar organized by First…

Coconuts, like many other perennial agricultural economic crops, are low capital-intensive, easy-to-do and life-long sources of steady income if done commercially in a plantation system.

In case you never knew or imagined that a cake could be baked using yam, then we're here to change that. This recipe combines fresh yam peelings and coconut for a delicious cake. Ingredients 450g fresh puna yam, peeled and grated 2 eggs, whisked 50g golden caster sugar ¼ tsp salt 100ml condensed milk 150ml…