Year: 2021
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Food Security
REDIAL PROJECT CONTRIBUTES TO FOOD SECURITY BY REDUCING POST-HARVEST LOSSES IN GRAINS AND CEREALS
The ReDIAL project in collaboration with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, have fashioned prudent farming practices to reduce post-harvest…
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Agro Foreign News
BAYER, CHS COLLABORATE TO EXPAND FARMER CARBON PROGRAM ACCESS
Bayer will be the carbon program partner for chs. Bayer and CHS Inc. have announced what the firms term as a unique agreement that makes…
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Agro Foreign News
AT CLIMATE TALKS, COUNTRIES AGREE TO HALT DEFORESTATION AND CUT METHANE EMISSIONS
The second day of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) brought sweeping pledges to end deforestation and curb methane emissions. …
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Wheat Farming
OLAM LAUNCHES N300M FUND TO BOOST NIGERIA’S WHEAT PRODUCTION THROUGH SEED ENTERPRISES
Crown Flour Mill Limited (CFM), a subsidiary of Olam, has launched a N300 million ($750,000) 10-year project to set up community…
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Palm Oil Production
IITA, RELEAF COLLABORATE TO IMPROVE GROWTH, SUSTAINABILITY IN OIL PALM PRODUCTION
Oil palm is one of our most ubiquitous plants and we must continue to develop technology to improve its sustainable…
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Onion Farming
CBN TO ASSIST ONION FARMERS WITH LOANS TO BOOST PRODUCTIONS
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it would assist Onion farmers in the North Central States of the country…
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Rice Farming
OLAM RICE FARM TARGETS 240,000MT ANNUAL PRODUCTION TO REDUCE NIGERIA’S FOOD IMPORTS
Olam Integrated Rice Farm, in effort to promote food security and reduce Nigeria’s food imports has announced plans to increase…
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Poultry Farming
POULTRY FARMERS ALERT TO PRODUCT PRICE INCREASE AHEAD OF CHRISTMAS
Speaking in Abeokuta at the 2021 Poultry Show organised by the association with the theme: “De-risking the Nigerian poultry industry:…
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Organic Farming
ADOPT ORGANIC AGRICULTURE SYSTEM TO MINIMISE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE – CROP SERVICES DIRECTOR
Mr Seth Osei Akoto, Director, Crop Services Directorate, Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), has urged local farmers to adopt…
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Agro Foreign News
ONLINE SALES ‘MOVING BOUNDARIES’ FOR LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
Many South African livestock auction records have been crushed since the start of the year. Over the past three months…
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