Year: 2018
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Rice Farming
ISRAEL TO TRAIN 1000 RICE FARMERS IN CROSS RIVER STATE
Israel will train 1000 rice farmers from Cross River State on modern farming techniques, following the signing of a pact…
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Agro Foreign News
PAKISTAN. WHEAT TO BE CULTIVATED OVER 8,781.6 THOUSAND HECTARES
Wheat, a major staple food and cash crop of the country, would be cultivated over 8,781.6 thousand hectares of land…
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Agro Technology
BIOTECHNOLOGY, VIABLE TOOL FOR ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION
With a population of over 180 million, Nigeria is facing food shortage, especially in the north east. How can the…
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Financial Institutions
WHY FARMERS SHOULD BE EXEMPTED FROM PAYING TAX OGUNNAIKE
Chief Emmanuel Ogunnaike, is the Chairman of Folhope Limited, a company renown for integrated farming which includes livestock production, among…
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Agro Financing
PROFESSIONALS CALL FOR MORE INSURANCE, FUNDING IN AGRIC AS POPULATION EXPLODE
Lead paper presenters at the 2018 agricultural symposium organised by the agricultural group of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and…
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Agro Financing
EMULATE KEBBI’S 10% BUDGETS TO AGRICULTURE, STAKEHOLDERS TELL OTHER STATES
Professionals and stakeholders in the agricultural sector have called on other states in the country to emulate the Kebbi State…
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Agribusiness
FRIN DEMONSTRATES QUICK-RETURN AGRO-ALLIED ENTERPRISES FOR YOUTHS
The Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) has demonstrated that youths, women and retirees can make millions of naira practicing…
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Agro Exports
SUSTAINABLE AGRO EXPORT WILL BOOST ECONOMY, SAYS NEPC
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) says sustainable export of local commodities will boost the country’s economy. The South-South Regional Coordinator of…
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Agro Technology
AT DIZENGOFF’S OPEN DAY, EXPERTS ADVOCATE GREENHOUSE FOR FOOD SUFFICIENCY
As the country continues to grow faster than the food produced, Greenhouse technology has again been identified as the fastest…
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Agribusiness
HARVEST-PLUS REFUTES BEING PART OF $200BN BIO-FORTIFICATION FUND
Harvest-Plus Nigeria has denied being part of purported $200 billion food bio-fortification of crops as reported by some dailies. The…
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