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Agra Innovate Showcases Nigeria’s Agric Potential …. As Governor Fayemi leads delegation to expo
Agra Innovate West Africa expo will host the agribusiness leaders and stakeholders from Nigeria and beyond at the Landmark Centre, Victoria Island in Lagos, from 27 to 28…
Farmers Seek Effective Implementation, Monitoring Of CBN’s Credit Policy
Farmers across the country have applauded the nine per cent interest rate credit policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to the agriculture sector, saying it will…
Experts Seek Regional Approach As Cassava Mosaic Disease Threatens 55m Annual Production
The Global Cassava Partnerships for the 21st Century (GCP21) has called for urgent regional approach to halt the spread of cassava mosaic disease (CMD) that is threatening cassava production…
Green Economy To Generate 24 million Jobs By 2020
Twenty-four million new jobs will be created globally by 2030 if the right policies to promote a greener economy are put in place, a new ILO report says. According…
Emefiele Tasks State Govts on Agric
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele has tasked State Governments in Nigeria to take advantage of opportunities in their respective States to boost…
Nigeria generates N261.9b from Non-oil Exports in Q2
By NGOZI Onyeakusi ...... The non-oil sector of the economy has at the second quarter of this year generated billion earnings from the agric exports. Disclosing this during the…
Agriculture: Orji donates 1000 fertilizer cans to farmers —–Refutes alleged misappropriation of N2.6b by group
Ngozi Onyeakusi The Senator representing Abia Central Senatorial Zone Chief Theodore Orji has donated 1000 cans of modern fertilizer to farmers in the zone. Orji who is also the…
Exporters debunk yam exportation rejection stories
By NGOZI Onyeakusi The exporters of yam to the UK and US have disputed the reports, initially aired by the Africa Independent Television (AIT) purporting that the yams exported…
N177M fraud: Ex-director, IART gets 40 years jail term
L-R: Prof. Banjamin Ogunmodede, Jelakun Omitowoju and Zacceaus Tejamola Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State yesterday sentenced the former Director General of the…
FG to provide insurance for farmers
By NGOZI Onyeakusi The Federal Government has affirmed commitment to provide insurance cover and agro-rangers for ranch operators to mitigate risks cause to farmers by herdsmen. This was disclosed…