Year: 2018
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Coconut Farming
INDIA’S COCONUT PRODUCT EXPORTS NEARLY DOUBLE TO RS6,448 CR DURING 2014-18
India, which was a major importer of palm oil and coconut oil from Malaysia and Indonesia and Sri Lanka to meet its…
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Rice Farming
NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM RICE FARMS MAY SPEED UP GLOBAL WARMING – STUDY
A global analysis published by the Environmental Protection Fund on Monday showed that emissions of methane and nitrous oxide in rice farms can have…
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Cocoa Farming
ONDO GOVT DISTRIBUTES 400,000 COCOA, CASHEW SEEDLINGS TO FARMERS
NO fewer than 400,000 cocoa seedlings and 25,000 cashew seedlings were distributed by Ondo state government to farmers across the…
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Agribusiness
US AMBASSADOR CHARGES YOUTH AGRIPRENEURS ON EMPLOYMENT CREATION
A call has gone to the youth agripreneurs at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to champion the course…
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Agribusiness
CALLS FOR INDUSTRIALISATION OF ‘GAME-CHANGING CROPS’ INTENSIFY
Reports calls for full industrialisation and value addition development of certain crops as game-changers in the efforts to develop the…
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Watermelon Farming
HOW TO CULTIVATE WATERMELON SUSTAINABLY
When short-term returns on investments constitute the driving factors, watermelon is among the crops to plant. The gestation period is…
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Cassava Farming
FIRM, FOREIGN INVESTOR PARTNER ON CASSAVA PROJECT IN ENUGU
A multi-million-dollar direct investment in cultivation of Cassava is set to commenced in Enugu State. This will be achieved through…
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Agro Chemicals
HOW TO USE FERTILISER APPROPRIATELY
There are four basic things farmers need to know about fertiliser which equips them with the basics for applying it…
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Fish Farming
DON LISTS WAYS TO STOP FISH IMPORTATION
Unless the issue of environmental pollution and other factors troubling waters are addressed, Nigeria’s plan of providing sufficient fish, to…
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Agro Chemicals
HOW TO IDENTIFY FAKE FERTILISER – FEPSAN DESCRIBED
The Fertilizer Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) has advised crop farmers to patronise only certified fertilizer distributors to…
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