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Nigeria enters one of worst food crises in history
It now costs Nigerians twice the amount they spent on food five years ago to buy similar quantity today.
That is after food prices rose to the highest level in the 12 years since the…
Sustaining Nigeria’s economic growth hangs on improving agricultural revenue, says…
Prince Joe Okojie, a former aide to Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, has said that Nigeria’s sustained economic growth hangs on improving the revenue generated from its agricultural sector.…
Sanwo-Olu, Fashola, commission semi-mechaised abattoir in Bariga
To curb illegal and unhygienic meat butchering in Lagos, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing commissioned a semi mechanised abattoir in Bariga…
AfricanFarmer launches agric e-commerce platform, online radio station
AfricanFarmer Mogaji, group head, agribusiness and agro-allied sector, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has launched an agricultural e-commerce platform and an online radio…
Wheat production requires stakeholders partnership to meet national demand –…
Partnership among stakeholders in wheat production value chains is required in boosting the quest by Nigeria to be self-sufficiency in the production of the commodity, according to Kano…
Capacity building: Critical to boosting Nigeria’s wheat production
With 420,000 metric tons of wheat produced in Nigeria in 2020, according to data by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the country is still far from bridging its…
PCGN to hold virtual conference to mark 2021 World Pangolin Day
The Pangolin Conservation Guild of Nigeria (PCGN) will be holding its first virtual conference to mark the 2021 World Pangolin Day programme.
The conference which is scheduled to hold on…
Akinwunmi Adesina’s efforts on food security in Africa
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“The size of food and agriculture in Africa will rise to $1 trillion by 2030. The population of Africa, now at 1.2 billion, will double to 2.5 billion by 2050.…
Upsurge in prices of eggs, beans threatens Nigeria’s protein consumption
Many Nigerians are unable to buy eggs and beans as their prices have soared by over 50 percent, owing to decline in output, yet, consumer demand is on the increase. This is putting the…
NIRSAL facilitates N30bn into agribusiness in 13 months
Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending(NIRSAL) said it has facilitated the flow of over N30billion into Nigeria's agricultural value chains within the last 13…