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As the Lagos State government re-iterates its desire to commence operation at the Imota Rice Mill, which would be the largest in Africa, in December, rice farmers in the state have been urged to take up the opportunities the mill will provide as suppliers of rice paddies.
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Lagos State Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Support, APPEALS, project has advised farmers, especially those in Lagos State and beneficiaries of the project to contribute to the growth of the Nigeria economy through export of agricultural products.
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Bandits have killed two policemen and five farmers in two separate attacks in Sokoto and Katsina respectively, police said. Armed gangs, called bandits by locals, regularly raid villages in the North, killing and kidnapping people as well as looting and burning homes. A gang of around 100 gunmen dressed in army camouflage stormed a police
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Pledges support for FG’s agric policies, programmes By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Farmers under the auspices of Maize Association of Nigeria, MAAN, Sunday, assured President Muhammadu Buhari, on the production of enough maize and availability for the country. This was contained in a statement signed by the National President, MAAN, Dr Bello Abubakar Funtua, where
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By Shina Abubakar The Orangun of Ila, Oba Wahaab Oyedotun has warned farmers that instituted cases against the mobile police College in the town to withdraw the suit or risk being evicted from the town. Some non-native farmers in Ila-Oragun had instituted case before a State High Court, seeking N350 million compensation after giving up
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Mr Dayo Olunowo, Managing Director, Agricapital Ltd, Ibadan, in this interview with some journalists, says agribusiness can only be sustainable if farmers can plant according to off-takers product standard, specification and packaging method.
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A commercial Farmer and monarch, Eze Linus Mbah has appealed to federal and state governments to make roads accessible to farmers to enable them to move their produce.
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Boko Haram jihadists on horseback killed two men and seized two others when they attacked farmers outside Maiduguri city in Borno, anti-jihadist militia told AFP Saturday. The insurgents rode into fields in Alau village on Friday, seizing four farmers, hacking two to death and kidnapping the others after inflicting machete cuts on them, the sources
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Biotechnology remains a strong investment for African farmers as gains globally showed that for each dollar invested in biotech crop seeds more than a threefold return of approximately $3.5 was attained.
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By Shina Abubakar The Osun State Government has ordered farmers in its Shasha Forest reserve located in Ile-Ife to vacate the forest immediately to avoid legal action. This is as the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi urged affected farmers to obey government order to allow for effective management of the forest reserve. A statement
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