Year: 2020
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Pig Farming
UN AGENCIES CALL FOR GLOBAL ACTION TO HALT SPREAD OF DEADLY PIG DISEASE – REPORT
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) have called for concerted…
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Agric Processing
EXPERT: BIOTECHNOLOGY ENHANCES SOIL QUALITY, CHECKS EROSION
Dr Rose Gidado, Scientist and National Coordinator, Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB), Nigeria chapter, says the application of biotechnology…
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Agro Financing
NIGERIA’S POULTRY FARMERS OUTPUT TO DROP AS CBN BANS FX FOR MAIZE IMPORTERS
Output in the poultry industry will likely drop this year owing to the recent FX ban imposed by the Central…
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Agribusiness
BUILDING A RESILIENT ECOSYSTEM FOR AGRIBUSINESSES IN AFRICA: FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING THROUGH COVID-19
Globally, ecosystem stakeholders are establishing measures to respond to the socio-economic shock of COVID-19 on populations and businesses alike. More…
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Agribusiness
THE AFRICAN FARMERS ‘STORIES: MARKET ACCESS FOR AGROPRENEURS
The African Farmers’ Stories is an initiative of Support4AfricaSMEs that aims to amplify the voices of African farmers through weekly…
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Agric Processing
COFFEE BEANS YOU DIDN’T KNOW CAME FROM AFRICA
Coffee is one of the world’s most popular beverages. There are many types of coffee globally, whose classification highly depends…
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Maize Farming
OUR MEMBERS HAVE ACCESSED N13BN FROM CBN — MAGPAMAN
The National President, Maize Growers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (MAGPAMAN), Dr Edwin Uche, has said that their members…
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Agric Processing
KANO TO OPEN 1,000 HECTARES OF LAND FOR COMMERCIAL CULTIVATION OF FODDER
Kano state government has approved 1000 hectares of land for lease to commercial and large scale animal feed production companies…
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Coconut Farming
LAGOS TO TRAIN 450 ENTREPRENEURS IN COCONUT WASTE TO WEALTH INITIATIVE
The Lagos State Government (LASG) says it will start a five-week intensive training on July 13 for no fewer than…
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Agribusiness
FOOD SECURITY: 3,500 FARMERS BENEFIT FROM OBASEKI’S INDEPENDENT FARMERS INITIATIVE
Not less than 3,500 farmers in Edo State have benefited from Governor Godwin Obaseki’s Independent Farmers Initiative (IFI) designed to…
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