Year: 2019
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Agro Exports
EXPORTING ETHANOL WILL EARN NIGERIA TRILLIONS OF NAIRA — NCGA
The Nigeria Cassava Growers Association (NCGA) says Nigeria has the capacity to produce over 10 trillion litres of ethanol at…
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Cotton Farming
RMRDC ALLOCATES 3,000 TONS OF IMPROVED COTTON SEED TO GOMBE FARMERS
The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has allocated 3,000 tons of improved cotton seeds to Gombe cotton farmers…
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Rice Farming
IMO GOVT. PLEDGES SUPPORT TO PROMOTING RICE PRODUCTION
The Imo Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr Emma Nwaogu, has assured rice farmers in the state of government’s…
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Agro Financing
CBN TARGETS 70,000 FARMERS UNDER ANCHOR BORROWERS’ SCHEME IN BORNO
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed it targets about 70,000 farmers and businesses under its Anchor Borrower’s Programme…
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Agro Processing Equipment
PROFESSIONALS BLAME CASSAVA FLOUR POLICY’S FAILURE ON GOVERNMENT’S INSINCERITY
Agronomists, cassava breeders, and agricultural entrepreneurs have called on the Federal Government to revisit its import substitution policy that seeks…
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Agro Foreign News
PRESIDENT BUHARI LAUDS BILL GATES, ALIKO DANGOTE FOR SERVICE TO HUMANITY
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the contributions of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as well as Aliko Dangote Foundation to…
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Livestock Feeds
DON RESTATES PLACE OF NUTRITION IN LIVESTOCK FARMING
Scientists have been charged to undertake researches geared towards improving livestock production technologies that would facilitate attainment of food security…
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Agro Financing
EXTERNALLY FINANCED PROJECTS WILL ASSIST LAGOS AGRIC POLICIES, SAYS OREDIPE
The support of externally financed projects has been described as the needed drive to ensure that the Lagos State agricultural…
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Oil Palm Farming
EDO STRATEGISE FOR SUSTAINABLE OIL PALM SECTOR
Edo State Government has taken moves to strengthen partnerships to engender a sustainable oil palm sector and safeguard its forest…
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Agric Processing
INADEQUATE FUNDING, EXCESSIVE ELECTRICITY BILLING, OTHERS AFFECTING FOOD PROCESSORS
Inadequate access to government intervention funds, excessive electricity billing and government’s preference for purchasing from contractors have been identified as…
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