Nigeria loses $2bn yearly to cocoa value addition gap — FG
By Cynthia Alo & Kafayat Kokumo The Federal Government (FG) has said that Nigeria loses about $2 billion annually in potential value from cocoa because the country’s processing capacity is largely underutilised. Meanwhile, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), has said that West Africa needs high-yielding, climate-resilient cocoa varieties to improve productivity and protect […]
CAPPA launches journalism fellowship on trans fats reporting
Practicing journalists in Nigeria with a knack for writing good reports have been encouraged to apply for the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, Trans Fat Free Nigeria Journalism Fellowship.
Friesland to launch Nigeria’s first dairy devt centre
Dairy giant FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC, in partnership with key stakeholders will launch Nigeria’s first expertise Center for dairy development. The initiative – Center for Nigerian Dutch Dairy Development (CNDDD) – will focus on improving dairy productivity and sustainability throughout the entire dairy value chain in Nigeria, based on Dutch expertise gained for more than […]
AFAN raise alarm over alleged moves to supply fake farm inputs
Threatens to sue Minister of Agric over dealing non-AFAN member By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, on Monday, raised alarm over alleged moves to supply fake farm inputs to farmers across the country. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the National President of AFAN, Arc Kabir Ibrahim, […]
Reviving the bleak future of cocoa, palm oil production
Pre-discovery of oil in Nigeria, cocoa and palm oil production was an important part of the economy of Nigeria. Cocoa used to be the leading agricultural export of Nigeria being a major foreign exchange earner.
COVID-19 has ruined pig farming ― Farmer
A pig farmer, Mr Fortune Alabi, said in Lagos on Saturday that the COVID-19 pandemic has hampered the breeding and selling of pigs, following the lockdown caused by the disease. Alabi made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria NAN on Saturday in Lagos, while speaking on trends in the agriculture […]
