Year: 2018
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Agro Training
IITA, CRS TRAIN EXTENSION SERVICE PROVIDERS IN BENUE
No fewer than 35 extension service providers have been trained on weed management in cassava farming systems. The training, which…
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Agribusiness
GMOS: WHY WE GAVE SEED, GRAINS IMPORTERS 7 DAYS ULTIMATUM —DG/CEO NBMA
Director General/ Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, speaks on the measures taken…
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Agro Foreign News
FG HOSTS USA WAR COLLEGE DELEGATION, REITERATES COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING AGRICULTURE
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) is committed to developing agriculture with a view to attaining national…
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Food Production
FOOD PRICES HELD STEADY IN APRIL – FAO REPORT
The FAO Food Price Index remained broadly steady in April, averaging 173.5 points for the month, a tiny notch…
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Aquaculture
CHEMICAL ADDITIVES IN CATFISH PRODUCTION IS DANGEROUS
FISH FARMER CAUTIONS AGAINST THE USE OF CHEMICAL ADDITIVES IN CATFISH PRODUCTION Some unscrupulous fish farmers are using additives and…
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Agribusiness
LAWMAKER TASKS FARMERS, STAKEHOLDERS ON BEST PRACTICES IN PRODUCE EXPORT
The Chairman, House Committee on Agric Production and Services, Mohammed Tahir Monguno has re-echoed the importance of adhering to best…
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Agribusiness
IFAD STAKES N2.7 BILLION TO BOOST RICE, CASSAVA PRODUCTION IN BENUE STATE
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has ploughed over N2.7 billion into Benue communities to boost rice, cassava production. Indeed,…
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Agro Machinery
AGRIC INSTITUTE DECRIES DEARTH OF TRACTOR OPERATORS
The Acting Director of National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM), Ilorin, Dr Yomi Kasali has said that unless more Nigerians…
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Food Security
NIGERIAN FARMERS TO ACCESS NEXTGEN CASSAVA PROJECT NEXT YEAR
Scientists and officials from Cornell University and the Tanzanian Ministry of Agriculture officially inaugurated the second phase of a project…
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Agro Machinery
JOHN DEERE LAUNCHES 1895 NO-TILL DRILL AND PROSERIES OPENERS
Small-grain and oilseed producers can now plant more acres quickly and accurately with the introduction of the 60-ft. (18.29m) 1895…
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