Nigeria’s cocoa farmers and exporters have earned about N179 billion from export of raw cocoa beans in 2018, according to data obtained by BusinessDay from the International Cocoa Association (ICCO). …
Lagos to host coconut summit for farmers to tap global market
The Lagos State Government has announced its plans to host the first ever International Coconut Summit in the country to aid farmers tap into the $4billion global coconut market. Olayiwole Onasanya, p…
Kaduna: El’rufai commissions DFID-assisted milk, yoghurt processing plant
Kaduna State Government has commissioned a 500 litre per day capacity rural milk processing plant in Ladugga grazing reserve. The plant commissioned by Deputy Governor of Kaduna State, Dr. Hadiza Bala…
CRIN holds 2019 Farmers’ Field Day
The Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) held their farmers’ Field Day in Ibadan, Oyo state, with the theme, “Dissemination of CRIN Technologies through Multi-stakeholder Process”. Delivering hi…
Most Farmers Lack Information About Modern Farming – Obaseki
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has advocated the need to link farmers to extension services, saying the nation’s agricultural sector has been witnessing setbacks due to poor farming practices. Obaseki mad…
Fertilizer Producers hail FG’s total ban on NPK fertilizers
President, Fertilizer Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN), has heaped praises on the Federal Government for placing a total ban on the importation of nitrogen Phosphorous and Potas…
Africa Agribusiness to Hit US$1 Trillion by 2030
Africa’s agribusiness sector has been projected to hit US$1 trillion by 2030 with its vast agricultural potential. This was arrived at in the just concluded Africa Investment Forum in Johannesburg, So…
Chief Afe Babalola Empowers 48 Farmers in Ekiti State, Encourages Government to Invest More in Agriculture
In a bid to ensure the attainment of food security in Ekiti State, a legal luminary and university administrator, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), has empowered 48 farmers operating in the state with cash gi…
Oyo State Government Partners with Dangote Group for Massive Rice Production
The Executive Governor of Oyo State on Thursday disclosed that the State Government Agricultural Initiative (OYSAI) has produced 750 metric tonnes of maize and 865 tonnes of cassava, while also inform…
450 Farmers in Land Dispute With Kebbi State Government
Nigeria (AFAN) in Kebbi, have alleged confiscation of their 14,000 hectares of lands by the Kebbi State government in Gwazawa village of Danko/Wasagu local government area of the state. The chairman o…
Farmers Embrace Biogas for Electricity
Some farmers are now looking up to biogas technology to transform animal and other wastes into power plants. DANIEL ESSIET reports. Hope for biogas power generation is high among farmers and innovator…
Pitch Agrihack 2018 Winners
Four early stage and four advanced start-ups have emerged winner at the 2018 Pitch AgriHack. The early stage start-ups are those just launching while the advanced stage were judged on a criteria list …
Nigeria’s IITA Wins Africa Food Prize Award 2018
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has emerged the winner of the 2018 Africa Food Prize Award. The independent Africa Food Prize Committee, chaired by the former president of N…
Friesland Campina to invest €23 in Nigeria’s dairy production
As part of efforts aimed at increasing the production of dairy products in Nigeria, a Dutch dairy company, Friesland Campina, has said it will invest about twenty-three million Euros in the nation’s d…
China to Carry Out 50 Agricultural Assistance Programmes
China will carry out 50 agricultural assistance programs, provide emergency humanitarian food aid amounting to 1 billion yuan (147 million U.S. dollars) to African countries affected by natural disast…
CTA Pitch Agrihack 2018
This e-agriculture start-up competition, with a special emphasis on young women entrepreneurs for the 2018 edition, will hold its final during AGRF. It welcomes co-founders of e-agri start-ups owners…
Ebonyi Govt Seals Abakaliki Rice Mill Due To Adulteration
Ebonyi state government has directed the immediate closure of the infamous Abakaliki rice mill after it discovered some bags of adulterated and poisonous rice allegedly found at the rice mill. The sta…
IITA, Washington varsity partner to tackle hunger, youth unemployment
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL), are exploring possible areas of collaboration to address poverty, hunger, and youth unemp…
President Muhammadu Buhari Signs International Cocoa Agreement
Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari signed the 2010 ‘Instrument of Accession to the International Cocoa Agreement’, disclosed Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on…
Wet Season Disaster: 2,100 Rice Farmlands Submerged by Flood Waters in Kebbi State
In what could be described as a major setback for this year’s wet season rice farming in Kebbi State, several rice farmlands have been submerged by flood waters in Shanga and Yauri local governm…