Bauchi Gov hails FG’s agric transformation program
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has lauded the Federal Government’s agriculture transformation program designed to reduce poverty, enhance wealth creation and food security in the country. Mohammed who lauded…
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Buhari: With Dangote’s $2.5bn fertiliser plant, we’re set to witness Agric boom
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday commissioned the new 3 million Metric Tonnes capacity per annum state-of-the-art Dangote Fertiliser Urea Plant, with an emphatic assurance that the project would give a huge…
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Commissioner: Lagos focusing youths on modern agric
Lagos State says it is refocusing the attention of its teeming youth on modern agriculture, a veritable part of the economy. The Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, said this…
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Women farmers seek policies on gender inclusiveness
President, Women Agro Processors Agricgen and exporters initiative (Wapagein), Mrs Esther Adebayo, has urged the Federal Government to implement policies capable of promoting gender inclusiveness in the Agricultural sector. Adebayo,…
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Host community seeks jobs for indigenes at coconut refinery
Residents of Ikot Akpan Okop, host community of St. Gabriel Coconut Refinery in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State have appealed to government to employ its youths and…
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Mechanised farming boosts maize production to 20m tonnes in 2021
Maize Farmers Association of Nigeria, on Monday in Katsina, said that Nigerian farmers produced no fewer than 20 million tonnes of maize in 2021. The association’s National President, Alhaji Bello…
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RIFAN loses N30.4m worth of paddy rice, fertilizers to rainstorm
……in Delta The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) in Delta State has lamented the loss of over N30.4 million worth of paddy rice, and fertilisers to rainstorm in Asaba. …
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SON sensitises rice farmers on 3rd party milling
…in Kano The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has sensitised rice millers in Kano State on its requirements for third party milling. The Director-General of SON, Malam Faruk Salim, said…
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Vets Council says inadequate staff hinders delivery of mandate
The Veterinary Council of Nigeria (VCN) has described 39 members staff of the council nationwide as grossly inadequate for optimal regulation of veterinary services in the country. Dr Ezenwa Nwakonobi,…
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Minister: We’re unable to export tomato as Africa’s leading producer
Nigeria is not one of the leading tomato exporting countries in the world, in spite of being rated as one of the leading producers in Africa. The concern was raised…
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