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.
Don advocates speedy implementation of national policy on food, nutrition
Prof. Wasiu Afolabi of the Community Nutrition, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta has called for speedy implementation of the National Policy on Food and Nutrition by the federal, state and local governments. Afolabi said that its implementation, which required adequate funding by all tiers of government, would ensure food security and reduce the scourge […]
Flood: Register farms with insurance scheme to avoid total loss — Govt.
Flood: Govt. urges farmers to insure farms Mr Adegboyega Adefarati, the Ondo State Commissioner for Agriculture, on Wednesday urged farmers in the state to register their farms with the agricultural insurance scheme to avoid total loss after natural disasters. Adefarati gave this advice after the tour of rice and vegetable farms destroyed by flood at […]
Agric: Shehu Sani, others call for more beneficial relations between Nigeria, China
Sen. Shehu Sani has advised the Federal Government to explore ways of leveraging on the country’s huge agriculture potentials to ensure mutually beneficial relations with China.
Special agric zones to attract $4b investments -NGF
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has said that the establishment of Special Agro-processing Zones (SAPZs) in Nigeria has the potential of attracting between one to four billion dollars investments into the country.
Sterling unveils agric summit for Africa
Sterling Bank Plc is set to bring together policymakers, development agencies, international financial institutions, and value chain players on the continent through its Agriculture Summit Africa.
