Year: 2020
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Coconut Farming
LAGOS TO ESTABLISH COCONUT PROCESSING FACTORY IN BADAGRY
The Lagos State government has said it will establish a coconut processing factory in Badagry to further optimise the use…
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Agribusiness
POOR LAND ACCESS PREVENTS FINANCE TO FARMERS, SAYS EXPERT
Poor access to land has prevented the country from unlocking the unquantifiable potential of agriculture, and access to finance continues…
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Agro Local News
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION: KEBBI GOVT SCREENS 500 HERDERS FOR ANIMAL FEEDS LOAN
The Kebbi Government on Tuesday commenced the screening of no fewer than 500 herders for animal feeds loan, as part…
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Agro Local News
KWARA FARMERS RECEIVE EMPOWERMENT
Selected 40 local farmers in the Ilorin East/Ilorin South federal constituency in Kwara state have been trained on how to reduce…
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Agro Local News
HOW COVID-19 AFFECTED SMALLHOLDER FARMERS —OLAM INTERNATIONAL
While global food supply chains may be starting to heal from the negative effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, food and…
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Agro Financing
EKITI STATE GOVT. CALLS FOR MORE CBN SUPPORT FOR AGRIC DEVELOPMENT
Ekiti State Government has appealed to CBN to extend its support to the development of tree crops not captured under…
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Agro Insurance
INSURANCE FIRM TO PAY FARMERS AFFECTED BY FLOOD IN SOKOTO
Mr Kenneth Egbaran, the Managing Director of Veritas Kapital Assurance has assured farmers affected by the 2020 flood in Sokoto…
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Rice Farming
‘COVID-19 RESPONSIBLE FOR HIGH COST OF RICE’
The COVID-19 pandemic has been described as a major factor that has made it impossible for the price of rice…
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Maize Farming
FIELD TRIALS SHOW TELA MAIZE RESISTS PESTS, YIELDS MORE
NIGERIA’S quest to introduce maize varieties resistant to insect pests such as Stem Borer and Fall Army Worm (FAW) and…
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Agro Training
AGRICULTURE CAN STOP YOUTH RESTIVENESS, SAYS LAWMAKER
The representative of Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo in the National Assembly, Livinus Makwe, yesterday urged all levels of government to invest in agriculture,…
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