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.
Crops rejection: Agric coy seeks FG’s partnership to achieve best standards
The Nigeria Certification Company (NICERT Ltd.), says it is ready to collaborate with the Federal Government to develop best agricultural practices and standards for local farmers to curb food rejections.
How to tackle global hunger –Don
A professor of Food Microbiology, Prof. Ezekiel Otunola, has called for urgent global collaboration against food insecurity.
FAWOYDI, Action Aid task Bauchi women farmers on participation in agricultural budget process
The Fahimta Women and Youth Development Initiative, FAWOYDI , have called on smallholder women farmers to participate in the budget process in order to push for increase in allocation to agricultural sector of the state.
Nigeria, Ghana consumes $3bn worth of Pork
Fresh indications have emerged that Pork accounts for about $3 billion of consumption value in Nigeria and Ghana alone.
Association decry exemption of Tilapia from FG’s Import Prohibition List
The Tilapia and Aquaculture Developers Association of Nigeria (TADAN) on Tuesday decried the exemption of Tilapia, a farmed fish species, from the Federal Government’s import prohibition list.
