Year: 2018
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Food Security
EU, OXFAM, DEC PARTNER TARABA ON FOOD SECURITY
The European Union (EU), Oxfam in Nigeria, Development Exchange Center (DEC) and the Taraba State government are collaborating on a…
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Uncategorized
HOW NIGERIA CAN MAKE COCOA, CASHEW TO REPLACE DEPENDENCE ON OIL REVENUE
DR OLAYIWOLA OLUBAMIWA, the Director/Chief Executive of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Ibadan, Oyo State, (with the mandate…
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Agribusiness
HOW TO MAKE MONEY BY MARKETING HIGH QUALITY PALM OIL IN CITIES
Business opportunities in palm oil in Nigeria are quite many. From kernel to refined oil, the palm produce industry has…
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Agribusiness
DANGOTE INCREASES INVESTMENTS IN AGRICULTURE
Against the background of Nigeria’s economic vulnerability, President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said the current efforts of the…
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Commodity Trading
USING BLOCK CHAIN TO BOOST AGRICULTURE
Block chain is an emerging way for businesses to make and verify transactions, using a digital ledger. As the block…
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Fish Farming
BUILDING NATIONAL FISHERIES’ CAPACITIES
A healthy fishery will go a long way in feeding a growing population, if well managed. This was the submission…
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Poultry Farming
LIVESTOCK FARMERS DEMAND SOFT LOANS FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BANKS
A cross-section of livestock farmers in the Federal Capital Territory has appealed to the Federal Government and commercial banks to…
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Disease Control
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ASKS STATES TO START ENLIGHTENMENT CAMPAIGNS ON LASSA FEVER
State governments have been urged to begin public enlightenment on Lassa fever ahead of the 2018/2019 season of the fever.…
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Agro Financing
AFDB TO FACILITATE $120M FOR AGRIC TECH INNOVATIONS IN AFRICA
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has provided $120 million to scale up adoption of agricultural technology innovations among the rural…
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Uncategorized
CLUSTER PROCESSING CENTRES FOR WOMEN, WAY TO PREVENT POST-HARVEST LOSSES
Professor Gloria Elemo, Director-General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO), Lagos, speaks with FEMI IBIROGBA, Head, Agro-Economy…
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