SMEDAN empowers 80 Bauchi women with agribusiness skills
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has conducted a 5-day entrepreneurship development training and empowerment programme for 80 women on agribusiness in Bauchi state. The Director…
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Rice farmers get starter packs worth N1.5m
……in Enugu The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), on Thursday distributed starter packs, worth N1.5 million, to 30 farmers in South East to increase Rice Production in…
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Farmers get free solar-pumping machines from FG
The Federal Government, through Rural the Electrification Agency (REA), has supported 320 irrigation farmers with 32 free solar water pumping machines and one electrical solar power at eight farming community…
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Farmers, SMEs benefit from World Bank’s APPEALS Project
……in Enugu No fewer than 8,520 persons have so far benefitted from the World Bank assisted Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project in Enugu State. The Enugu…
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ActionAid to FG: Create agric fund to tackle food crisis
ActionAid Nigeria and other stakeholders in agriculture have pleaded with the Federal Government to create separate agriculture emergency fund to check food crisis in the country. They advised further that…
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Women farmers seek gender-friendly policies
The Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) has advocated for proper implementation of agricultural budget and gender-friendly agricultural policies to boost food production in the country. Programme Coordinator…
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21 teenagers abducted from farm regains freedom
………In Katsina Kidnappers have released 21 teenagers abducted from a farm in Mairuwa in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The teenagers, between the ages of 16 years and…
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IFAD, FG laud LIFE-ND Agribusiness initiative
…..Abia promises increased counterpart fund The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Federal Government have applauded the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises, Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) in Abia State for…
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Farmers seek early distribution of dry season inputs
The Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria and Maize Growers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (MAGPAMAN), have appealed for early commencement of dry season farming to…
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Gov El-Rufai inaugurates fertiliser plant in Kaduna
Govermor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State inaugurated a 120-tonne per hour fertiliser blending plant in Kaduna on Wednesday. The site is sited at the Kaduna Green Agro-Allied Industrial Zone (GAAIZ).…
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