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MAAN intensifies plans to boost maize production through research
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---- --- In a bid to boost maize production in Nigeria, the Maize Farmers Association of Nigeria (MAAN), says research is ongoing for high yielding varieties of maize…
Emefiele Faults Claims of Imbalance in Agric Interventions …Tasks Stakeholders on Food Security
Emefiele The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has faulted claims in certain quarters suggesting that the Bank’s targeted interventions in the agricultural sector are tilted in…
Fertiliser imports rise by 84% to N117Bn
Despite various measures to encourage local production, a total of about N117 billion (or $ million) was expended on fertiliser importation in the past year. Fertiliser imports increased by $…
$1.24bn spent on food imports despite FG’s forex ban
Food products imports gobbled up $ of the foreign exchange supplied by the Central Bank of Nigeria from October 2020 to March 2021 despite the ban directive from the President,…
Ekiti targets one million tonnes in two years
By Ngozi Onyeakusi - --- The Ekiti State Government on Sunday said it intends to produce of over one million metrics tonnes of rice within the next couple of years.…
10,000 Farmers to Benefit from Agric Subsidy Scheme in Kwara
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said that about 10,000 verified farmers would benefit from the state’s agricultural input subsidy scheme. The initiative is part of efforts to cushion the…
Food sufficiency: Crown Flour Mill pledges support for FG –
A major player in the wheat milling industry in Nigeria and a subsidiary of Olam Group, Crown Flour Mill (CFM), has reiterated its commitment to assist the…
CBN empowers 3.8m farmers through Anchor Borrowers’ Programme
By Ngozi Onyeakusi-----The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday disclosed that million farmers have so far benefited from its Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP). This was disclosed…
Kano onion sellers lament effect of food ban
Some onion farmers and marketers in Kano State are lamenting over the effect of the blockade of food items to the southern part of the country.…
Banks to raise agric loans to 10%
As part of plans to key into the 2021 global economic recovery forecast, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has pledged the…
