Agriculture

Agriculture

How border closure triggers increase demand for palm oil

Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi Feb 19, 2020

The ongoing border closure by the Federal Government has trigged a higher demand for palm oil in the country, farmers...

Agriculture

Soaring food inflation, a wakeup call for Agric Sector, experts say

Cynthia Egboboh Feb 18, 2020

The continued rise in the Nigeria food inflation is more than ever indicating how the agriculture ministry is failing and...

Agriculture

Minister decries poor penetration of Agric mechanisation in the sector

Cynthia Egboboh Feb 17, 2020

The minister of agriculture and rural development, Muhammed Sabo Nanono on Monday decried the poor penetration of Agriculture mechanisation in...

Agriculture

USAID to tackle factors mitigating against agribusiness in Southeast

Nkechinyere Oginiyi Feb 15, 2020

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Feed the Future Nigeria Agribusiness Investment Activity, chief of party and managing director,...

Agriculture

USAID to tackle factors mitigating against Agribusiness in South East

Nkechinyere Oginiyi Feb 13, 2020

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Feed the Future Nigeria Agribusiness Investment Activity, Chief of Party and Managing Director,...

Agriculture

15 countries to converge in Lagos for West Africa Agribusiness Show

Caleb Ojewale Feb 13, 2020

The maiden edition of the West Africa Agribusiness Show (WAAS) will commence in Lagos on Tuesday, February 18, as stakeholders...

Agriculture

NAPRI, Earthwheel partner to breed 2m donkeys, generate $2bn for Nigeria

Innocent Odoh Feb 13, 2020

The National Animal Production and Research Institute (NAPRI) and Earthwheel Logistics Limited have signed a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...

Agriculture

Farmers lose 40% yield to poor storage

Ignatius Chukwu Feb 13, 2020

Agricultural supervisor, Port Harcourt Chambers of Commerce, Mines and Agriculture (PHACCIMA), Mike Elechi, has attributed the low enthusiasm in the...

Agriculture

A ‘former giant’ at the mercy of smugglers, weak policy, finance framework

Caleb Ojewale Feb 13, 2020

The legend – real or fictional – that Malaysia took palm seedlings from Nigeria before it became a force to...

Agriculture

'Nigerians need Indian, Chinese mindset to harness opportunities in agriculture'

Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi Feb 11, 2020

AfricanFarmer Mogaji is the chief executive officer of FarmCredit.Ng. In this interview with Josephine Okojie, he spoke about how FarmCredit...

Agriculture

Kogi to enlist cashew into Anchor Borrowers Programme

BusinessDay Feb 11, 2020

Kogi state has said it would enlist cashew farming into its Anchor Borrowers Programme to assist farmers in boosting the...

Agriculture

Kwara to distribute 50,000 cocoa seedlings to farmers

Sikirat Shehu Feb 11, 2020

Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, Kwara State Governor has disclosed that his administration has raised about 50,000 hybrid cocoa seedlings, which will be...

Agriculture

Nigeria’s 2019 palm oil import from Malaysia rises 18.4% amid border closure

Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi Feb 11, 2020

Nigeria’s Crude Palm Oil (CPO) imports from top global producer – Malaysia has risen by 18.4 percent in 2019 amid...

Agriculture

Farming Season: Ebonyi to Profile 34, 200 Farmers

Anthony Nlebem Feb 10, 2020

Ebonyi State Government has set up a committee to profile a total of 34,200 interested rice, cassava and maize farmers...

Agriculture

Should violent clashes resume before herders, farmers’ debacle is fixed?

Caleb Ojewale Feb 07, 2020

It would appear there is relative calm in farming communities, as violent clashes between cattle herders and crop farmers have...