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ECOWAS grants $78m to train FCT, Bauchi State farmers in poultry, fishery
ECOWAS has given $78 million as training grant to 150 farmers in Bauchi State and the FCT to…
Institute develops new Irish potato variety to curb blight
The National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Kuru, near Jos, has developed a new variety of potato to…
AUDA-NEPAD Nigeria backs Tinubu’s food systems goals at UNGA
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD) Nigeria, Gloria Akobundu, says…
Group advocates establishment of coconut processing industries
The National Coconut Producers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NACOPPMAN) has called on investors and stakeholders to…
World Bank pledges to reposition Nigeria’s irrigation farming for economic development
The World Bank announced its commitment to reposition Nigeria’s irrigation farming for sustainable economic development and for food…
FG empowers women, youths on goat, sheep breeding in Oyo, Ogun
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), on Wednesday, trained and empowered selected…
Global leaders rally to mobilise finance for African agriculture
Global leaders called for strengthening value chains in Africa as key to transforming food systems and improving food…
Stakeholders express concern over poor loan recovery in CBN’s Anchor Borrowers Programme
Some stakeholders have decried the low recovery of loans granted to some farmers under the Anchor Borrowers Programme…
We’re addressing outbreak of new Okra disease — ABU Institute
The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria says it has obtained samples and commence…
UNESCO REF partners Ogun Govt, POWA on young women in agriculture
The UNESCO Read and Earn Federation (UNESCO REF) has collaborated with the Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA) and…