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.
Coronavirus presents impending food crisis in 2021, Agribusiness expert warns
By Adeola Badru – Ibadan An agribusiness expert and founder of Farmkonnect, a foremost multi-dimensional agric firm in Nigeria, Mr. Oluwole Azeez, has warned that the global Coronavirus pandemic may trigger a “looming food crisis,” if urgent and drastic measures are not taken. He added that the country might be hit by food scarcity that will be difficult […]
COVID-19 Pandemic: Devastating hunger to engulf over 25 countries — WFP, FAO
As WFP moves to scale up food aid to 138m people Launches over $10bn appeal to tackle humanitarian needs By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The World Food Programme, WFP, and Food and Agriculture Organisation, FAO, under the United Nations, UN, Friday, raised alarm over devastating hunger to engulf over 25 countries occasioned by the ravaging […]
NASS to engage constituents in embracing FGs ‘Back to Farm’ initiative
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has expressed the National Assembly’s commitment to engaging Nigerian toward embracing Federal Government’s Back to Farm initiative. According to a statement by Mr. Tope Ojeme, Head of Communication, National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA), Lawan made this known when the organisation paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja. He […]
Agribusiness expert, Ejewere calls on regulatory agencies to address standard challenges
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja An agribusiness expert and Vice President of Nigeria Agribusiness Group, NABG, Emmanuel Ijewere, Tuesday, called on regulatory agencies to collaborate in addressing standard challenges that have over the years bedeviled import and export trade in Nigeria. Ijewere made the call while speaking with Vanguard over areas that need to be […]
Obaseki’s Agric reforms distribute 370,000 fingerlings to farmers
Over 370 farmers in seven clusters across Edo State have benefitted from the distribution of over 370,000 fingerlings under the state government’s agripreneur programme, as part of deliberate policies by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration aimed at ensuring food security and wealth creation. Special Adviser to the Governor on Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security Programme, […]
