The Voices for Food Security (VFS) has warned the federal government of the negative effects that will arise from yam export and…
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FG commends FrieslandCampina WAMCO on local milk sourcing in Nigeria
The Federal Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Chief Audu Ogbeh, has commended FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria, makers of Peak and Three…
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Efforts by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to upgrade Africa’s agriculture sector is yielding good results with about 5.6 million people benefiting…
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13 African countries seal agriculture industrialisation deal with India
Thirteen African countries have signed a series of partnership agreements with India to enhance the supply of agricultural machinery, credit advancement to…
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The Federal Government has threatened to shut some, Idiroko land borders if the smuggling of rice continues from neighbouring countries. The Minister…
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The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria CBN , Mr. Godwin Emefiele has said that the apex bank has granted Valentine poultry farms, a…
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Contrary to insinuations about the unwillingness of farmers to pay up their loans, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says farmers who…
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International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD, reaffirms conquering hunger through agriculture in the rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa. This was stated by…
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The Technical Adviser to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Cynthia Mosunmola Umoru has said that there is an enormous opportunity…
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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a US $3.5 million contribution from the Government of Japan to provide desperately…
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The food security and youth employment goals of the federal government got a major boost with the setting up of a rice…
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A tripartite agreement spare headed by the Dangote Rice limited to create jobs for 16,000 outgrower rice farmers in Sokoto was yesterday…
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Banks (DMBs) operating in the country are now to contribute 5 per cent of their annual Profit After Tax to an Agriculture…
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Moved by the need to enhance affordability of food prices across country, the Buhari administration has constituted a Presidential Task Force to…
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The Minister of National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, presented details of the federal government 2017 Budget in Abuja, yesterday, with a…