Agriculture

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  Cocoa farmers await government policy support

  One year on from the election of President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria is still awaiting...

  • Posted April 12, 2016
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  Akwa Ibom targets 80,000 acres of cocoa plantation in three years

  Akwa Ibom state government has said that in the next three years, it will...

  • Posted April 9, 2016
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  Abia to secure N1bn Agric Loan from CBN

  Abia state government is still engaged in efforts to secure N1 billion loan from...

  • Posted April 8, 2016
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  Nigeria, China to improve food security in Africa

  The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and China’s Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences have...

  • Posted April 4, 2016
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  Farmers record $200m net income from rice scheme

  The rice revolution initiative has made Nigerian farmers to record an estimated $200m (N39.4bn)...

  • Posted March 27, 2016
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  Lagos, Kebbi to produce 70% of Nigeria’s rice requirements

  The Lagos and Kebbi State Governments wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which...

  • Posted March 25, 2016
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  Customs ban rice importation through land borders

  The Nigeria Customs Service has re-imposed the restriction order on the importation of rice...

  • Posted March 24, 2016
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  Nigeria records 5.2% fall in cocoa production

  Nigeria’s cocoa production has dropped by 5.2 per cent from 248,000 metric tonnes in...

  • Posted March 22, 2016
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  FG to empower 740,000 youths in agriculture

  In its determination to reduce the level of youth unemployment, the Federal Government has...

  • Posted March 7, 2016
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  USAID trains 2 million Nigerian households in new farming methods

  The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has disclosed that two million Nigerian...

  • Posted March 4, 2016
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