Nigeria fights to save N1.4trn agro exports
...Exporters say they are 80% ready…FG struggles with its role By Cynthia Alo Nigeria risks losing over $1 billion, about N1.4 trillion, in annual earnings from agro exports if it fails to meet the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation, EUDR, deadline of December 30, 2026. The EUDR requires that commodities entering the EU market, including cocoa, […]
Nosak Group boosts Obaseki’s industrialisation drive
Acquires 23,000 hectares of land for oil palm, other production An indigenous business conglomerate, Nosak Group has contributed to the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration’s industrialisation and job creation drive with its investment in agriculture, including the acquisition of 13,000 hectares for oil palm plantation. The company has also ventured into ethanol production with the acquisition […]
Tak Agro Plc to acquire 250 trucks for fertiliser production, distribution
TAK Agro Plc, a major player in Nigeria’s agricultural value chain says it has concluded arrangement to purchase 250 MAN trailer-trucks for its fertiliser production and distribution, as well as grain processing and storage operations in readiness for dry season farming. The Chairman of Tak Agro Plc., Thomas Etuh, said on Wednesday in Abuja that […]
NDE begins poultry training for 50 youths in Delta
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) says it has begun practical training of the 50 youth recently inducted into its poultry farm scheme in Delta. The State Coordinator of the agency, Mr. Tony Olu, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Asaba. Olu said that the practice […]
Association raises alert on antimicrobial resistance to public health, livestock
The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association(NVMA), on Tuesday, joined the global effort to raise awareness on antimicrobial resistance to public health and livestock. The NVMA made the call in a statement on Tuesday to mark the World Antibiotic Awareness Week, signed by its publicity secretary, Dr. Gloria Daminabo. The association stressed that though antimicrobial is useful […]
Border closure: Agriculturist urges Nigerian govt to establish mega mills to boost rice production
An agriculturist, Alhaji Abba Kale, has called for the establishment of mega rice mills to accelerate production and achieve self-sufficiency in the country. Kale made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Maiduguri. Kale, who is one of the Anchor Borrower Programme (ABP) clients in the Northeast, […]
