Year: 2018
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Agribusiness
AMERICAN FIRM PARTNERS YOTSI ON $25M FARM IN OSUN
An American company, Cade Creek International, Colorado, United States, in partnership with a non governmental organisation, Youth Off The Streets…
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Agro Financing
FARMERS, AGRO-INDUSTRIALISTS, OTHERS DEMAND SIMPLE PROCEDURES IN AGRIC FINANCING
Farmers, industrialists and financial experts in the agro-allied industries have called on the Federal Government to simplify processes and requirements…
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Cocoa Farming
84,000 LOSE JOBS AS 16 COCOA COMPANIES GO UNDER
5% of cocoa’s $140b comes to Africa despite 70% of global output • Nigeria loses $100b over inability to export…
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Agro Exports
NAQS MOVES TO LIFT EU BAN ON EXPORTATION OF NIGERIA’S FARM PRODUCE
The Federal Government has commenced talks with the European Union to reverse the ban placed on Nigeria’s agricultural produce exports…
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Agribusiness
NIGERIA@58: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION PROGRAMMES
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has applauded the present administration’s stride at diversifying the monolithic economy of Nigeria with agriculture.…
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Agro Training
THE IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOL FARMS
Agriculture is one of the earliest occupations of mankind. The Holy Scriptures, at Genesis Chapter 1, Verses 26-30; and in…
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Maize Farming
HOW GIZ–GIAE GAP TRAINING IS REVAMPING MAIZE FARMING IN KADUNA
Nigeria is the largest maize producer in Africa. Annually, Nigeria produces about eight million tons of this food crop. Maize…
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Agribusiness
GENDER IMBALANCE SLOWING DOWN AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
GENDER imbalance has been described as a major factor militating against the development of agriculture in Africa, thereby holding back…
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Agro Foreign News
FAO CHARGES AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS TO INVEST MORE IN AGRICULTURE
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), has said that governments in all African countries must invest heavily in the development…
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Agro Chemicals
18 FERTILISER BLENDING PLANTS REVIVED UNDER PFI-FEPSAN
EIGHTEEN fertliser blending plants have successfully been restored under the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative (PFI), according to the Fertiliser Producers and…
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