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.
Dangote farms flags-off distribution of hybrid tomato seedlings to farmers in Kano
Dangote Farms has flagged off the distribution of hybrid tomato seedlings to tomato farmers under the Central Bank Anchor Borrower Programme. Speaking at the event on Monday at Kadawa, the Managing Director of the company, Abdulkarim Kaita said that they would distribute 6,500 hectares worth of tomato seedlings to farmers before the end of the […]
Seed Inspection: Seeds Council, CRS, and NRCRI commence training of 18 agencies
Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The National Agricultural Seeds Council, NASC, Catholic Relief Services, CRS, and National Root Crop Research Institute, NRCRI, have commenced training of 18 third party agencies for cassava seeds inspection in Benue : Seeds Council, CRS, and NRCRI commence training of 18 agencies. READ ALSO: Sesame seed can generate over $1bn annually […]
Border closure: Rice dealers want loan, count gains
Some rice farmers have appealed to the Federal Government to provide them with affordable loan facilities to boost production to reduce the price of the commodity as they described the border closure as a welcome development. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the price of a 50kg bag of local rice, which sold […]
No enough experts to advise farmers ― Agric Minister
There are only 14, 000 agricultural extension service workers that attend to the needs of the huge number of farmers across the country, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sani Nanono, has said. Nanono disclosed this at a Town Hall Meeting with Farmers Associations and other stakeholders in Kano on Friday. NAN reports […]
FG doles out 149 trucks of fertiliser to 11,345 flood victims in Kebbi
The Federal Government has distributed 149 trucks of fertilizer and agricultural inputs to 11,345 victims of the 2018 flood in Kebbi. The Kebbi Governor, who is also the Vice-Chairman of the National Food Security Council, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, flagged-off the distribution of the items in Birnin Kebbi on Friday. He said the distribution was part […]
