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.
Farmers to access fertilizers from Wednesday – Agric Commissioner
THE Abia State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Uzo Azubuike, has said that the fertilizer the state acquired for its farmers would be available to them from today.
SON boosts export of Nigerians agric products
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) is set to boost exports of Nigerian products through the avenue of standardisation.
Turkey-Africa 1st Agriculture ministers meeting holds next week
The African Union Commission in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Turkey will host the Turkey-Africa 1st Agriculture Ministers Meeting and Agribusiness Forum in Antalya, Turkey next week .
Aboloma urges poultry farmers to invest in egg powder
THE Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has urged poultry farmers in the country to invest in egg powder production as a way out of the prevailing egg glut in the market. Director-General of SON, Osita Aboloma, gave the advise in Kaduna at a training organised by SON for Poultry Farmers Association, Kaduna Chapter and Poultry-allied stakeholders’ in Kaduna
Rice Production: Delta commercial farmer calls for more govt support
MR Raymos Guanah, a commercial rice farmer in Delta, has urged government to raise its support for farmers to attract more private sector investment in rice production.
