FG targets $500m import savings with new palm oil estates
The Federal Government has unveiled a coordinated plan to revive Nigeria’s palm oil industry, aiming to cut import bills by up to $500 million annually through a public-private investment model built on large-scale estates and downstream processing.
SWEER Global Farms CEO, Thompson expresses concern over post-harvest losses
As farmers continue to suffer huge losses due to various challenges, the Chief Executive Officer, SWEER Global Farms, Dr Thaddaeus Thompson, Sunday expressed concern over post-harvest losses in the agricultural sector
NALDA farm estates not ruga, ranches — FG to Afenifere
The federal government on Friday denied that the 109 Integrated Farm Estates approved for the National Land Development Authority (NALDA) for implementation are Ruga and ranches
Abubakar takes over at Agric ministry, assures on prioritizing NLTP to tackle insecurity
By Gabriel Ewepu, Abuja The new Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammed Abubakar, Thursday, assured on prioritizing the National Livestock Transformation Plan, NLTP, to tackle insecurity across the country. Abubakar made the statement at the brief handing and taking over ceremony at the Headquarters of the Ministry, where he pointed out that it […]
Oil palm farmers task new Minister of Agric, Abubakar on cash crops’ value chain devt
Following the change in leadership in the agricultural sector, oil palm farms under the auspices of the National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria, NPPAN, Wednesday, tasked the new Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, on focusing and developing cash crops along various value chains
Nanono’s Sack: Food system will begin to get needed reinvigoration
The act of war, they say, includes an element of surprise for the enemy to be dealt a deadly blow
