AfDB begins agro-industrialisation programme
The African Development Bank, has stated the implementation of phase two of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones is expected to bring…
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Kaduna ginger farmers lose N10bn to unknown disease – Association
The National Ginger Association of Nigeria bemoaned on Thursday that the 2023 ginger season in Southern Kaduna had been adversely affected by…
How to strengthen Nigeria’s fragile food, agriculture system – Expert
An expert in innovation and development, Prof. Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, has proposed fixes for Nigeria’s frail food and agricultural system. This was stated by…
Food production: Farmers urge FG to prioritize security, mechanization
Nigerian farmers have called on the Federal Government to provide security and affordable farm inputs like seeds, insecticides, herbicides, and fertilisers to…
FG, World Bank inspect Enugu’s N350 million agro-processing projects
The World Bank and as well as a delegation from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Finance on Saturday toured several multimillion Naira…
Focus on agriculture in fight against poverty – Agric expert tells Tinubu
A specialist in animal breeding and genetics as well as agricultural business, Dr. Olaiwola Ogunpaimo, has urged President Bola Tinubu to prioritize agriculture,…
Nigerian agrictech startup invests $100m in African smallholder farmers
Nigerian agrictech startup, ThriveAgric has claimed to have invested more than $100 million to help 514,000 smallholder farmers increase food production in…
How Nigeria spent N6.7trn on agric imports in five years – NBS
Figures from the National Bureau of Statistic shows that Nigeria spent N6.7 trillion in total over five years on the importation of…
Ecobank, IITA train 16,000 youths to generate income through agriculture
In order to teach 16,000 Nigerian youths how to build wealth through agriculture, Ecobank Nigeria Limited announced a partnership with the International…
Katsina food prices skyrocket amid naira crisis
Prices of wheat and other food goods in Katsina State have plummeted as the present cash shortage continues to hit. According to…
FG partners World bank on six-year livestock project
The Federal Government in collaboration with the World Bank have unveiled a six-year livestock development initiative. The initiative, which is tagged:…
AfDB’s $1.5bn agric fund’ll benefit 20 million farmers – Adesina
The president of the African Development Bank, Akinwunmi Adesina, has set aside a total of $1.5 billion for a “Emergency Food Production Facility”…