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Agro Mechanisation

FG GIVES REASONS FOR SCRAPPING JONATHAN’S GES

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Recently, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh said the Federal Government was scrapping the Growth Enhancement Scheme (GES) – an initiative of the Jonathan administration in which farmers get subsidized farm inputs through text massages. A new programme, Continue Reading

Agribusiness

APIEXPO: BEE FARMERS TARGET 300MT HONEY EXPORT TO EU MARKET

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AS Nigeria prepare to host this year’s Apicultural Expo (ApiExpo), Bee farmers across the country is currently targeting to use the Expo as a stepping stone towards exploring the potentials of exporting honey to the European Union market.AS Nigeria prepare to host this year’s Apicultural Expo Continue Reading

Agribusiness

NIHORT TRAINS 400 FARMERS

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NIHORT TRAINS 400 FARMERS, SAYS HORTICULTURAL CROPS CAN GROW NIGERIA’S GD The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) has projected that a committed national policy on mass production of plantain and pineapple is capable of contributing 10 percent significant growth to Nigeria’s Continue Reading

Agribusiness

FAO SETS STANDARD TO GUIDE PPP

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THE Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), has said it would set standard that would serve as guidelines for the African agricultural sector to bridge the gap between the public and private sector. agribusiness workshop which had eight African countries in attendance in Nairobi, Kenya. Continue Reading

Agro Training

FG TO ESTABLISH TRAINING CENTERS FOR FARM MANAGERS

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THE Federal Government of Nigeria has revealed its plans to establish farm management training centers across the geo-political zones of the country for improved farm productivity. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, made this disclosure at the unveiling of the Continue Reading

Agribusiness

FLOUR MILLS, CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE PARTNER ON HYBRID MAIZE SEED DEVELOPMENT

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In pursuance of its core strategic focus of transforming the agricultural sector, to feed the nation, Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc (FMN) has announced a strategic partnership with Corteva AgriscienceTM, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, on hybrid maize seed development. The collaboration will Continue Reading

Agro Chemicals

DIZENGOFF ALERTS FARMERS ON PEST CONTROL

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Farmers have been advised not to take pest control for granted in preparing their fields for cultivation, as the planting season gets underway. Dizengoff’s Manager, in charge of agrochemicals, Stephen Adeniran, who said this in Lagos, while previewing the company’s progress in the agric sector Continue Reading

Food Production

NUTRITION AGENCY TACKLES TOMATO HARVEST LOSS

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Nigeria is set to reap improved gains from the tomato value chain, as the Post-harvest Loss Alliance for Nutrition (PLAN), expands its capacity building/training for citizens on appropriate processing methods and packaging technologies. The recent training, held in Kaduna, had 30 participants Continue Reading

Aquaculture

ATLANTIC SHRIMPERS UNVEILS TWO NEW VESSELS

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As part of efforts to ensure continuous supply of high quality frozen seafood products and affordable fish protein, the Atlantic Shrimpers Limited (ASL) has unveiled two newly acquired trawlers-Seven Stars I and Seven Stars II, as part of its growing trawler fleet. Unveiling of the two Continue Reading

Food Security

FAO, STAKEHOLDERS COMMENCE LIVESTOCK POLICY FORMULATION AHEAD 2050

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With the growing insecurity due to farmers-herdsmen crisis and indications that the demand for beef, among other livestock product may triple before year 2050, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has launched the African Sustainable Livestock (ASL) 2050 in Nigeria to control the ripple Continue Reading