Nigeria loses $2bn yearly to cocoa value addition gap — FG
…production stuck at 300kg per hectare annually despite improved seedlings — CRINBy Cynthia Alo & Kafayat KokumoThe Federal Government has said that Nigeria loses about $2 billion annually in potential value from cocoa because the country’s processing capacity is largely underutilised.The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, stated this in Lagos on Wednesday […]
FG, Benue State to collaborate on massive food production
As 632 LGAs set for full mechanized farming By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Federal Government and Benue State Government move to collaborate on massive food production and job creation in order to tackle security challenges and poverty. This was made known by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Nanono, during a courtesy […]
Italy ready to invest in Nigeria’s agric sector
Mr Alessandro Gerbino, Trade Commissioner, Italian Trade Agency (ITA), on Saturday said the Italian government was ready to invest in Nigeria’s agricultural sector. Gerbino said this at an investment dinner in Abuja. According to him, investing in the agricultural sector will be part of Italy’s effort to strengthen trade relations with Nigeria. He said that as […]
Alape Staple Food Processing Zone Project: An Economic Revolution — Kogi Govt
The Kogi State Government has described the Alape Staple Food Processing Zone Project as the “electrons to charge the economic batteries of the entire North Central and a part of South West”. This was made known by the Kogi State Commissioner Of Information and Communication, Mr Kingsley Fanwo in Abuja, Friday while fielding questions from […]
Without youth’s engagement in agriculture FG’s effort in vain — Nanono
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Nanono, on Friday, said without youth’s engagement in agriculture Federal Government’s effort is totally in vain. Nanono made the statement during a courtesy visit by a delegation of The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Youth […]
Cashew farmers raise alarm over illegal shipment of commodity
Seek inclusion in CBN’s Anchor Borrowers scheme By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Cashew farmers under the auspices of the Association of Cashew Farmers, Aggregators and Processors of Nigeria, ACFAP, Thursday, raised alarm over an illegal shipment of cashew from Nigeria to other neighbouring countries. This was contained in a report titled, ‘Executive Report of Cashew […]
