Agriculture
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Institute Trains 2,000 Youth Farmers In Nasarawa
The Institute of Agricultural Research (IAR) of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has commenced field training of 2,000 youth…
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Strengthening Local Rice Production
The decision of the federal government to close the country’s land borders has resulted to increased local rice production, writes…
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Dangote Farms commissions N2.8bn tomato nursery
In a bid to make Nigeria self-sufficient in tomato production, Dangote Tomatoes Processing Limited, owned by the younger brother of Africa’s…
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Pig farming business not saturated -Folorunso, Porkmoney boss
Muyiwa Folorunso is the Chief Creative Officer and CEO of Divergent Enterprise, the parent company of Porkmoney, a leading pig farming…
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Agric mechanisation programme begins April
The Federal Government on Wednesday announced that it would commence its agricultural mechanisation initiative in the next three months. It…
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CBN pledges to close $2.5bn tomato supply gap
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele on Monday assured tomato farmers and processors that they would be…
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SIFAX Group to support Nigerian farmers on produce export
IFAX Group of companies with investments in maritime, aviation, oil and gas, haulage & logistics, financial services and hospitality, has assured…
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Group Collaborates to Train Cassava Farmers
In a bid to boost cassava production in the country, SmartFarm Nigeria, an Agri-tech company has collaborated with Psaltry International…
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Ecobank, NIRSAL, others to increase loans to farmers
Ecobank Nigeria Limited says it is partnering with the Nigeria Incentive-based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending, United States Agency for…
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Agric sector’s non-performing loans hit N49.96bn
The non-performing loans in the agriculture sector rose by 3.36 per cent from N48.33bn as of the end of the…
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