RIFAN urges farmers in Katsina to repay ABP loan
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 Shuaibu Wakili, made the call in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Daura on Tuesday. News Agency
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Harvest-Plus refutes being part of $200bn bio-fortification fund
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 from those bent on maligning the image of the international organisation. He said the budget of Nigeria is even far
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‘Agric finance schemes too complex for Nigerian farmers’
In this interview with FEMI IBIROGBA, Chief Executive Officer/Country Manager of Dizengoff Nigeria, Mr. Antti Ritvonen, reveals what the government, farmers and policy makers can do to restore Nigeria to its fame of being a leading food producer and exporter. Read the excerpts:Nigeria was a leading food producer before and shortly after independence, but the
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