Category: Agribusiness

Presco gets $100m FDI to boost Edo palm oil production

Edo State will receive a $100 million foreign direct investment as Belgian agro-industrial group SIAT...

FG targets ₦160bn wheat output, registers 80,000 farmers

The Federal Government announced on Saturday that it has allocated 40,000 hectares of land for...

Katsina gov distributes 4,000 irrigation pumps to boost agriculture

Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to grassroots agricultural transformation as...

FG allocates ₦450m fertiliser to Jigawa farmers at subsidised rate

The Federal Government has allocated fertilizer worth over ₦450 million for sale to farmers in...

NALDA to end tomato, pepper scarcity in FCT

The National Agricultural Land Development Authority has announced its plan to unveil the Afritropic Greenhouse...

Benue approves new agro-climatic agency, probes input supplies

The Benue State Executive Council has approved the establishment of a new agency to be...

FG commits $538m to special agro-industrial projects

The Federal Government has announced a commitment of $538.05 million towards the establishment of Special...

New fertilizer initiative will trigger high cost, farmers warn

Farmers operating under the umbrellas of the Coalition of Farmers Association of Nigeria and the...

Ellah Lakes to expand palm oil operations with ARPN acquisition

Ellah Lakes Plc has entered into an agreement to acquire the shareholding of Agro-Allied Resources...

Nigeria secures AfDB funding for agricultural expansion

The Federal Government has secured an enhanced funding commitment from the African Development Bank to...

Nigeria boosts fertiliser supply under presidential initiative

Nigeria’s Presidential Fertiliser Initiative is ramping up efforts to ensure farmers have consistent access to...

250,000 farmers insured, N250bn BoA loans disbursed — Shettima

Vice President Kashim Shettima has highlighted the efforts of the Tinubu administration to ensure food...