Farmers, stakeholders predict poor farming harvest in Plateau
Farmers and stakeholders in Plateau have predicted that farming season would experience poor harvest in 2016 compared to the same period last year.
Some of...
AfDB invests $9m in Fund for Agricultural Finance in Nigeria
The African Development Bank has approved 9 million dollars equity investment (approximately 12 per cent of the fund’s capitalisation) in the Fund for Agricultural...
4,000 farmers in Edo to benefit from CBN loan
No fewer than 4,000 farmers have been selected to benefit from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) agricultural loan in Edo State.
The National Secretary...
Nigeria’s agric products now have ready markets -SON
Nigerian agricultural and allied products now have a major boost in regional and international markets following a recent harmonization of standards exercise carried out...
FG signs N25bn deal with Tuns Farm on egg production
The Federal Government and TUNS Farms Nigeria Limited, Osogbo, Osun State, have signed a N25 billion agreement on the National Egg Production Scheme (NEGPRO...
Agric Ministry to make declaration on GMO
The Federal Government has declared that it would soon make a declaration on the complaints by Nigerians on the use of Genetically Modified Organisms...
Nigeria generates N50.4bn from cashew export in 2015
The President of National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN), Tola Faseru, has said that cashew export generated N50.4billion (about $253 million) in foreign exchange...
EU extends ban on dried beans import from Nigeria
The ban by the European Union (EU) on importation of dried beans from Nigeria has been extended by three years.
This was disclosed on Thursday...
Nigeria sets up task force on improved rice, wheat production
The Nigerian government set up a panel on Tuesday made up of agriculture sector leaders and politicians as part of its attempt to increase...
Don advises FG to support ruminant block research for Fulani herdsmen
By our Correspondent
Dean, School of Agriculture and Industrial Technology, Babcock University, Ogun State Nigeria, Professor Akintunde Akinsoyinu, has advised the Federal Government to support...
