The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) in Katsina State has urged its members who benefited from the first phase of the Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) to repay the loans. The state RIFAN Chairman, Alhaji…
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Harvest-Plus Nigeria has denied being part of purported $200 billion food bio-fortification of crops as reported by some dailies. The Country Manager of Harvest-Plus Nigeria, Dr Paul Ilona, said the publication was unfounded, and emanated…
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• 5% of cocoa’s $140b comes to Africa despite 70% of global output • Nigeria loses $100b over inability to export major produce Over 84,000 Nigerians have lost their jobs in the cocoa value chain…
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Farmers, industrialists and financial experts in the agro-allied industries have called on the Federal Government to simplify processes and requirements of accessing agricultural financial facilities. They hinged the call on the layers of hurdles that…
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Dr Mkabwa Manoko of the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, said bee venom could be used to kill deadly viruses in the body. Dr. Manoko, also Head of the Department of Crop Sciences and…
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The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has said there is urgent need for a well planned scientific soil management strategy to control or prevent degradation for continuous use of the soil…
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A non-governmental organisation, ProtectOzone Sustainable Livelihood Initiative, has urged the Federal Government to build cold-rooms from solar technology to elongate produce nutrients and shelf-life Olalekan Sipasi, the founder of the organisation, made the call in…
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Before now, only few Nigerians embraced greenhouse farming, maybe because of its cost implication. But today, the Wells Hosa GreenHouse Farm Limited, located in Edo State, is showing the way for all-year-round farming in Nigeria.…
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Competitive food production, involvement of youths in agriculture, introduction of technologies and mobilisation of resources to the agro-allied industry have been suggested as means of ending high food import bills and smuggling. Presidents of the…
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The pumpkin is popularly known as ugu. It is a native plant of West Africa and is mostly grown and consumed in the southern part of Nigeria. It is increasingly becoming more popular among other…
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