In furtherance of the Federal Government’s economic diversification policy, Nigeria recently developed draft codes of practices for the tomato value chain from…
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Nigeria’s cocoa mid-crop output is expected to be weak as measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus hindered farmers and exporters,…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Alwan Hassan as Acting Managing Director, Bank of Agriculture (BOA). This was contained…
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No fewer than 3,256 individuals and small businesses have so far benefited from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) N50 billion Targeted…
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Nigeria to lose $160m non oil export of cocoa, cashew, Sesame seeds to COVID-19
Indications are that Nigeria will lose over $160 million from cocoa and cashew exports in 2020. Non oil exports such as Cocoa,…
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In continuation of the disbursement of start-up grants by the Edo State Government, 450 agripreneurs in Esan South-East Local Government Area (LGA)…
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African Finance Ministers, Central Bank Govs to Parley At Agric Confab in Abuja
Ministers of Finance and Governors of Central Banks in Africa will converge on Transcorp Hotel, Abuja from Monday, March 9 to Tuesday…
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Domestic Ivorian cocoa exporters competing with multinationals fear bankruptcy
Domestic Ivorian cocoa exporters fear going bankrupt because they cannot compete with the higher prices multinational companies are paying for beans, the…
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Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan says the Ecobank Agribusiness Summit was an initiative to create a common platform that brings together…
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Ecobank says Nigeria has the capacity to feed Africa’s estimated 1.2 billion people if it harnesses the gains of the agricultural value…
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Federal government has restated its commitment to establishing agro industrial processing zones in the country. Minister of State for Agriculture, Mr Mustapha…
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The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, says following Federal Government’s effort to encourage local production, Nigeria may stop fish…
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The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Sabo Nanono, said on Tuesday in Abuja that Nigeria would hopefully begin exporting rice…
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Emefiele, El-Rufai, U.S. Ambassador witness groundbreaking of N10.5bn Tomato plant in Kaduna
L-R: U.S. Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard, Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai; CBN Governor, Godwin Emiefiele, Yusuf Zailani Deputy Speaker of the…
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Ecobank partners NIRSAL, USAID, other development partners to increase loans to Nigerian farmers
Ecobank Nigeria is partnering with the Nigeria Incentive-based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Development…