The Kebbi State Government has handed over ten hectares of land to the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) for the establishment of Agricultural Machinery Development Institute (AMEDI) today in Birni Kebbi. This was in line with the Federal Government’s directive that the six geopolitical zones in the country should host one AMEDI […]
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President Joe Biden has announced that the United States will bring together leaders from across the African continent for a major summit in December in Washington to discuss pressing challenges from food security to climate change. “The summit will demonstrate the United States’ enduring commitment to Africa, and will underscore the importance of U.S.-Africa relations […]
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Towards enhancing agriculture and creation of jobs, Dangote Fertiliser Limited revealed plans to train over one million farmers in the next three years. The training, which is part of the Fertiliser company’s agriculture extension services will involve Spot Demonstrations, Result Demonstrations, Field Demonstrations and Soil Samples Collections. According to Mr. Uchenna Nwankwo of Dangote Fertiliser, […]
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The Chairman, Dangote Industries Limited, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, alongside Chairman, Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc, Mr. John Coumantaros, have said the establishment of a new sugar refinery plant in the country poses a threat to the attainment of the National Sugar Master Plan (NSMP) as well as sustainability of the country’s local sugar industry. They […]
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The Federal Government on Thursday 15th, October 2020, said the closure of Nigeria’s land borders was good for the economy as the country was now close to attaining self sufficiency in rice production. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, also stated that the closure of the borders had enhanced the performance of […]
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The Federal Government has raised the share capital of the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme to N50bn from N3bn. The Central Bank of Nigeria stated this in a document on Monday entitled ‘Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (Amendment) Act 2019.’ It stated that the ACGSF Amendment Act was assented to by the Federal Government on June […]
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The Lagos State Government ( LASG) has empowered no fewer than 800 rice farmers in the state with preferred high yielding Farrow 44 seeds, new high quality knapsack sprayers, rain boots and farm coats. The State Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, presented the tools to the farmers at the opening ceremony of a […]
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In support of the federal government’s efforts at restoring socio-economic stability in North-east region, especially Borno State, the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) Plc is supporting the 2020 wet season farming operations of 2,987 maize farmers with essential supplies, structuring, trainings and supervision. Through the ongoing NIRSAL Agro Geo-Cooperative (AGC) formation […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all authorised dealers to discontinue the processing of Form M for the importation of maize with immediate effect. The CBN made this known in a circular signed by Dr Ozoemena Nnaji, the Director of Trade and Exchange Department of the apex bank in Abuja. Form M is […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday provided $340 million and 46.3 million Chinese Yuan (CNY) to customers seeking foreign exchange in the agricultural and raw materials sector. CBN Spokesperson, Isaac Okorafor, said the sales in the Chinese Yuan was done through a combination of spot and short-tenored forwards segment of the foreign exchange […]
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The Director-General, Ekiti State Office of Transformation, Strategy and Delivery, Prof. Mobolaji Aluko, on Thursday, reiterated the commitment of the Dr Kayode Fayemi’s administration to the revitalisation of cocoa production in the state. Aluko said Fayemi had earmarked ₦40 million to cocoa rehabilitation project in 2019 for the establishment of Cocoa Clonal Garden/Cocoa Rehabilitation in […]
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The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has disclosed the federal government’s resolve to ban the importation of tomato products into the country by 2021. He said the continued importation of tomato paste had resulted in massive job losses to foreign countries, a situation which had further impoverished local farmers and denied […]
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