Agro Local News
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Nigerians Disagree Over Success Of Buhari’s Agric Policy
“Currently, the cost of farm inputs has gone up by 100 percent, and since farmers cannot afford fertilizer, agrochemicals, and…
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Nigerian Farmers Remain Undeterred Despite Challenges — AFAN
WITH high prices of food, insecurity, flood, drought, post-harvest losses, poor mechanization, high-interest rates, herder-farmer clashes, disease outbreaks, low yields,…
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Tension as Swarm Birds, Locusts Invade Farms in Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara States
Swarm birds and locusts have invaded farms in Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States, destroying farm produce, the Federal Government has…
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AfDB To Establish Onion Commodity Exchange In Sokoto —Tambuwal
SOKOTO State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has revealed that the African Development Bank (AfDB) will soon facilitate the establishment of…
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Ondo Lawmaker Empowers Farmers With 200 Motorcycles, Inputs
AS part of efforts to boost food production in Ondo state, no fewer than 200 motorcycles and agricultural implements worth…
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Enforce Anti-Grazing Law, Else Food Scarcity ‘Ll Persist, Farmers Tell Lawmakers
FARMERS under the aegis of Farmers/Hunters association of Nigeria, Oke-Ogun chapter, have urged Nigerian lawmakers to press it on the…
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FORGET NIGERIA’S SLOWING INFLATION — FOOD PRICES STILL HIGH
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the prices of some food items in Nigeria increased in September. This is coming despite…
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OLAM TARGETS INCREASED SUPPORT FOR SMALLHOLDER FARMERS TO ACCELERATE POST-COVID-19 RECOVERY IN AFRICA
AS the world continues to grapple with the impacts of the global coronavirus pandemic, Olam, a leading food and agribusiness,…
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EXPLAINER: WHAT ARE GRAZING RESERVES?
Grazing reserves are areas set aside for the use of pastoralists and are intended to be the focus of livestock…
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RESEARCH WORKS ON COCOA, LIVESTOCK, OTHERS ALREADY IN FARMS ― ARCN
The Executive Secretary of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), Prof Garba Sharubutu has said that the various research…
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