Agriculture
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Two million farmers’ll get zero interest financing –FG
The Federal Government on Tuesday announced that it would provide zero interest financing options for two million smallholder farmers nationwide…
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CBN to finance 1.6 million farmers this year
The Central Bank of Nigeria is to provide agricultural funding for about 1.6 million farmers during the 2020 wet planting…
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Anambra To Venture Into Orange Flesh Potato Production, As Farmers Get Poultry Assets
Anambra State Government is to encourage women and youths to venture into Orange Flesh Potato production as part of the…
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Emerging threat of Coronavirus on new seed variety
Before the Coronavirus outbreak, farmers were at the verge of getting the newly released Bt cowpea known as the Pod…
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Adulterated fertiliser warehouse discovered in Minna
A warehouse where a large quantity of adulterated fertiliser is stored has been discovered in Minna, the Niger State capital.…
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Post-COVID-19: NIRSAL launches scheme to assist farmers
Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc), has introduced the Agro-Geo- Cooperatives, to assist farmers boost agriculture…
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Firm Leverages ICT to Boost Agricultural Produce
Solidaridad West Africa has adopted the use of Interactive Voice Response (IVR) to reach palm oil farmers in rural communities…
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Poultry, fish farmers’ losses grow as hotels, others remain closed
Poultry and fish farmers are, perhaps, among the most affected by the raging coronavirus pandemic as their fortunes appear to…
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Contractors shut down Agric Ministry over N17bn debt
Contractors under the aegis of Concerned Unpaid 2018 Contractors, yesterday, protested at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Abuja over…
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FG targets five million jobs from €995m agric programme
The Federal Government says it is targeting about five million jobs for farmers through the €995m agricultural mechanisation programme. The…
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