oil palm
10 Sep
Cross River State government has attracted $15m private sector investment into the Ayip Eku Oil Palm Estate with potential multiple effects on employment and growth of the state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
19 Feb
As part of Edo State Government’s expansion of oil palm revolution, Fayus Nigeria Limited has commenced the development of a 3,000-hectare plantation in Ugbeturu Community, Owan West Local Council, with a target of creating 5,000 jobs in the community at full capacity.
17 Jun 2022
The Edo State Government has called for regional collaboration to drive investment into sustainable oil palm production in Nigeria as part of strategies to lead the country’s industrialisation.
19 Jan 2022
President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged Nigerians to exercise a little patience, as the “growing food production in the country, especially expansion in rice farming, will eventually bring down prices
19 Jan 2022
The Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) has so far supported over 4.8 million smallholder farmers across Nigeria for the production of 23 agricultural commodities including maize
23 Dec 2021
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration’s reforms in the agriculture sector is boosting oil palm cultivation in the state, noting that Edo State, with the cultivation
17 Dec 2021
To facilitate development of oil palm plantation, believed to have the potential to boost Nigeria’s economy through the value chain, affected farmers at Agbonbayemwen
10 Dec 2021
The Nigeria-Malaysia Business Council, Plantation Owners Forum of Nigeria (POFON) and Trade Commission of Malaysia in Lagos, among other industry stakeholders, have advocated deeper partnership and strategic alliance in the country’s oil palm sector.
16 Aug 2021
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his government has allocated over 57,000 hectares of land to smallholders and large-scale oil palm plantation investors in four local government areas...
28 Jul 2021
The National Palm Producer Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) has unveiled plans to empower youths and women across 24 states of the Federation with free 20 oil palm seedlings.
21 Jun 2021
Solidaridad West Africa, a not-for-profit advocate of best agricultural practices, has said its main aim is making palm oil production in the country to compete internationally by following global best practices.
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