NASC vows to guard against distribution of adulterated seeds
The National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) has attributed the poor yield experienced by farmers to proliferation of adulterated seeds in the markets and lack of technical know-how on side of the farmers to identify genuine seeds from fake ones. The NASC’s Director General, Mr. Philips Olusegun Ojo, announced this during an educational sensitization meeting with
Read MorePoultry association identifies high cost of feeds, finance, others as threats
Poultry farmers, feed companies, animal scientists and technologists have identified high cost of feeds and financial facilities, feed contamination, poverty and low purchasing power, inadequate technical know-how among poultry farmers and absence of sustainable value chain development as some of the major challenges causing gluts, reduction of profitability and closure of farms. These were identified
Read MoreOil palm plantation, cassava mill to cut import bill, create jobs
To internalise the backward integration policy and reduce importation of raw materials while developing the local economy, De-United Foods Industry Limited (DUFIL) has presented the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) scoping of its proposed 18,000-hectare oil palm estate and cassava flour mill to the host and government communities in Edo State. Nigeria is said to import
Read MoreFCMB Introduces Revamped Agro-Commodity Trade Finance Facility to Boost Agriculture
Leading financial services provider, First City Monument Bank (FCMB), has introduced an enhanced agro-commodity trade finance facility for agribusiness operators. The development marks another bold step by the Bank to expand and deepen its support to the agricultural sector, its value-chain and the overall growth of the Nigerian economy. The revamped facility is designed for
Read MoreHow to tap opportunities in Nigeria’s agricultural value chain – Experts
Development partners and stakeholders in the agriculture sector have urged Nigeria to create sustainable development from untapped opportunities in the agricultural value chains in the country. They spoke at a one-day Agricultural Investment Summit in Abuja on Tuesday. The event was organised by Business Innovation Facility (BIF) in partnership with the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission
Read MoreFG welcomes partnership that’ll make Nigeria world food basket —Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government will welcome partnerships and initiatives that will make Nigeria actualise its potential of being the food basket of the world. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement, said the vice president stated this while receiving a delegation of Chinese investors and officials from the African Development Bank
Read MoreObaseki Inspects 725ha Maize Farm Project, Gives Assurance On Food Sufficiency
THE Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured of adequate plans by his administration to strengthen collaboration with relevant Federal Government agencies to guarantee food sufficiency in the state. He gave the assurance during the inspection of land preparation for the cultivation of a 725-hectare maize farm project in Sobe, Owan West Local Government
Read MoreFarmers Converge On Dubai For 2019 Meet The Farmers Conference
FARMERS from across the world would later this year converge on Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for the 2019 Meet The Farmers Conference, Lead Consultant, Crenov8, a digital management consulting firm which is the organiser of the conference, Bola Oyedele, while addressing journalists during a media briefing at Radisson Blu Hotel, Lagos, said: ”Our aim is
Read MorePoultry farmers demand single digit interest on loans
In a frantic effort to ensure improved productivity and affordability in the poultry sector, the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has urged the Federal government to consider a single digit interest rate on agricultural loans obtained by its members. Frowning at the low consumption rate of egg and poultry meat in the country, the association’s
Read MoreEkiti Appoints Aroge to Agric College Governing Council
Ekiti State government has appointed Dr. Tope Aroge as a Member of Governing Council of the State’s College of Agriculture and Technology, Isan-Ekiti. Dr. Aroge is currently the Managing Director of Arog Bio Allied Agro Services Limited – a 6,000mt per annum high quality cassava flour/starch plant with 500ha farm at Ipao Ekiti, Ekiti State.
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