Browsing Category
Agriculture
363 posts
Implementing SAPZs ‘ll create jobs, slash imports, boost naira — Adesina
The President, African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, says implementation of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZs)…
BOA to overhaul lending practices by instituting strict monitoring
The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) says it will overhaul its lending practices by instituting strict monitoring and evaluation systems…
LIFE-ND begins agri-entrepreneurship project in Akwa Ibom, Imo, Rivers
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-supported Livelihood Improvement and Family Enterprises in the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) project…
FG to adopt traceability technologies to boost agro-export value chain
The federal government says it is taking steps to ensure the adoption of technologies that would trace agricultural commodities…
FG to partner Brazilian company to establish cattle ranch in Niger: Minister
The federal government has announced plans to establish a large-scale cattle ranch in Niger state, in partnership with…
FG to clear 500 hectares of land for ranching in Benue
. To upgrade Benue swine, crop improvement project The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, says the Federal…
NDDC splashes N60m on rice farmers to boost production
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has provided financial support to 300 rice farmers in the Niger Delta,…
AfDB mulls $500m facility to mobilize financing for smallholder farmers
By Tochukwu Bliss, Abuja African Development Bank Group (AfDB), has announced plans to launch a $500 million facility…
AfDB, IITA sign $27m agreement to boost agricultural transformation in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB), and International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), on Wednesday signed a $27 million…
UN deputy chief: Strong food systems can deliver progress for everyone, everywhere
In a series of meetings in Nairobi, Kenya, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed spearheaded discussions on fortifying global food…