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Food security: Dangote increases investment to $4bn in Ethiopia
By Stanley Onyeka, Lagos President, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has reaffirmed his commitment to boosting food security across…
Rice farmers lament as increased import cripples sector
Some local farmers have decried the increased importation of foreign rice; a situation they claim is crippling Nigeria’s…
Nigeria produces 1.4 million tonnes of palm oil annually: FG
The federal government says Nigeria produces approximately 1.4 million metric tonnes of palm oil annually, while domestic demand…
FG, EU inaugurate £2.7m earth observation-based agricultural project
The Federal Government, in partnership with the European Union (EU), inaugurated a £2.7 million Earth Observation (EO)-based Agricultural Innovation…
FG tasks Dangote on 600,000MT sugar production by 2030
The Federal Government has tasked the Dangote Sugar Refinery (DSR) to reach a production capacity of 600,000 metric tonnes (MT)…
IoT adoption to boost Nigeria’s agricultural yield by 30%
By Izuchukwu Mayor, Lagos Agriculture remains the backbone of the Nigerian economy, employing over a third of the…
IFAD wants water infrastructure to hit 2029 targets
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has called for intensified efforts by governments and other stakeholders in…
Stakeholders push for healthier soils for food security
The International Fertiliser Development Centre (IFDC) through its Soil Values programme funded by the Kingdom of the Netherlands,…
FG eyes public-private partnership to drive agrifood systems
The federal government says a strategic and robust public-private collaboration will drive increased production and innovation in agrifood…
World Bank pledges $9bn/yr in AgriConnect to support food production, create jobs
By Izuchukwu Mayor, Lagos The World Bank, today, pledged to double its yearly investment in agribusiness to $9…