Year: 2020
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Food Security
‘WHY FOOD SHOULD BECOME HUMAN RIGHT IN NIGERIA’S CONSTITUTION’
Prof. Gbolagade Babalola Ayoola is a Professor of Agricultural Economics and Policy, founder/president of Farm and Infrastructures Foundation and promoter…
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Agro Local News
VP OSINBAJO BACKS DEVOTING 1% OF NATION’S BUDGET TO RESEARCH, INNOVATION
In order to build local capacity to compete favourably with scientifically advanced economies the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has…
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Agro Foreign News
FAO GETS 17M EUROS FROM GERMANY TO COMBAT LOCUSTS
The Food Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Director-General Qu Dongyu has welcomed a 17 million euros contribution from Germany to provide assistance…
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Agro Exports
HIBISCUS: NIGERIA LOSES $112.78M TO MEXICO’S BAN
There appears no respite yet for Hibiscus flower exporters, as stakeholders wait for the green light to restart the export…
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Cassava Farming
DIGITAL TOOLS EVERY SMART CASSAVA FARMER MUST HAVE IN 2020
Africa is a major producer of cassava in the world, but many farmers are recording low yield per hectare (less…
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Agro Chemicals
FERTILISER ACT: FEPSAN ADVOCATES ADEQUATE BUDGETARY PROVISION FOR IMPLEMENTATION
fertilizer Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) has called for adequate Budgetary Provision for effective implementation of Fertiliser Quality…
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Agro Training
FG TO TRAIN 50, 000 EXTENSION WORKERS IN THREE YEARS TO BOLSTER FARM PRODUCTIVITY
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, has announced plans by the federal government to train over 50, 000…
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Organic Manure
COMPOSTING: SUSTAINABLE WAY OF REPLENISHING SOIL NUTRIENTS
One of the most important natural resources is the soil being the medium on which plants grow. This vital resource…
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Agribusiness
LAGOS CHAMBER: NIGERIA’S GROWTH RATE CAN’T ADDRESS JOB, POVERTY CRISIS
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) rated the latest 2.27 per cent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth recorded…
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Agro Local News
AGRO-CLIMATE INFORMATION GETS BOOST AS UNILORIN HOSTS NIMET’S WEATHER STATION
• Nigeria has 54, instead of 9,300 meteorological stations The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) has concluded arrangements to establish a…
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