Buhari departs Lagos to attend Dakar conference on agriculture
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Lagos for Senegal on Tuesday where he will attend the 2nd edition of Dakar International Conference on Agriculture. The high-level Dakar 2 Summit hosted by…
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PAN seeks policy that ‘ll sustain poultry sector
Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) on Monday appealed to the Federal Government to formulate lasting policies that will ensure sustainability of the poultry sector of the economy. Chairman, PAN, FCT Chapter,…
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Farmers seek better policies, climate condition in 2023
Chairman, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Lagos State Chapter and South-West Zone, Dr Femi Oke, has expressed optimism about friendly policies and climate condition in 2023 to increase food…
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Police confirm kidnap of farmers in Osun
The Police Command in Osun have confirmed that two farmers were kidnapped by gunmen on Wednesday, at Ileogbo Town in Aiyedire Local Government of Osun State. Spokesperson of the command, SP Yemisi…
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Emir commends Gombe on wheat farming, seeks inputs support
The Emir of Nafada in Gombe State, Alhaji Muhammadu Hamza, has praised the state government’s support for wheat farmers in his emirate during the 2021 dry season farming. Hamza gave…
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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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