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Nigeria, powerhouse for African agro-industrilisation, says IFAD
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has identified Nigeria as the powerhouse for agro-industrilisation in Africa. The…
SAPZ to establish 8 agro-industrial hubs, irrigate 2,300 hectares
The newly-launched Nigeria Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ), is to establish eight agro-industrial processing hubs, 15 Agricultural Transformation…
Global organisation commits $300,000 to oil palm production in Edo
The global Roundtable on Sustainable Oil Palm (RSPO), plans to commit up to $300,000 toward the implementation of…
Olam Agri launches seeds, education grant in Nigeria
Olam Agri, a leading agribusiness in food, feed, and fibre and an operating group of Olam Group, has…
NACCIMA calls for increased support for women in agriculture
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), has charged the Federal Government to…
Food security: Women farmers urge ban of hazardous pesticides
Smallholder Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) on Friday, called for the ban of Highly Hazardous Pesticide (HHPs)…
Plastics are piling up in soil across the world, warns UNEP
Plastics used in farming activities are accumulating in agricultural soil worldwide at an alarming rate, a new report…
WFP urges action on World Food Day to avert record hunger
The world is at risk of yet another year of record hunger as the global food crisis continues…
Global food crisis: Let’s move from ‘despair to hope and action’, urges Guterres
In the face of the growing hunger crisis, the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization stressed…
‘Advanced tech tools critical to boosting crop production’
The Director-General, National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, said it has become necessary to use advanced…