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 laments poor participation in int’l bee industry
THE Federal Government, Thursday, lamented the country’s poor participation in the international bee industry despite its potential to generate huge foreign exchange.
Agric value to hit N91trn by 2050- Expert
The Fishery Society of Nigeria (FISON) says that the value of the country agricultural sector is estimated to reach about 256 million dollars (over N91 trillion) by 2050.
Cassava farmers in Enugu State bemoan dearth of flour processing machines
The Enugu State chapter of Nigeria Cassava Growers Association (NCGA) says the dearth of flour processing machines has hindered efforts to produce cassava flour for bakers.
Young, rich and ambitious: Nigeria’s ‘gentleman farmers’
“Come, I’ll show you what a potential billion dollars looks like,” said P.J. Okocha, opening the door of a small, modern house in southern Nigeria to reveal a thousand yam seedlings.
Modern farming techniques panacea to Nigeria’s food sufficiency – Lokpobiri
THE Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Wednesday, urged farmers and other stakeholders to adopt modern farming techniques as panacea to food sufficiency.
