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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…
UN, AfDB seek innovative investment to rebuild food systems in fragile regions
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have called for increased investment…
Ellah Lakes to acquire Agro-Allied Resources & Processing Nigeria
By Izuchukwu Mayor Ellah Lakes Plc, Nigeria’s pioneer integrated agro-industrial company, said it has entered into an agreement…
NIRSAL unlocks N70bn financing for agriculture to boost food security
By Tochukwu Bliss, Abuja The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc) has announced a…
Dangote Group plans $2.5bn worth 3mmt fertiliser plant in Ethiopia
By Stanley Onyeka, Lagos Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), a Government-owned strategic investment company, and Dangote Group have announced…
NEC, WFP collaborates to strengthen cooperative development in Africa
Izuchukwu Mayor, Lagos NEC Corporation recently announced a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with the United Nations World Food…
Youth, women key to food security, says Kyari
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, has said that active participation of youth and women farmers…
Scientists to study Nigerian agro-seeds at NASA space mission
By Tochukwu Bliss, Abuja International astronauts will research six indigenous Nigerian crops and seeds during the National Aeronautics…
Nigeria launches agro-industrial processing hub in Oyo State
By Stanley Onyeka, Lagos Nigeria has launched a new Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) in Oyo State, marking…
Malaysian envoy says palm oil trade with Nigeria thriving
The High Commissioner of Malaysia to Nigeria, Aiyub Omar, says the thriving palm oil trade between Malaysia and…