Agriculture

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  FG plans rice, wheat self-sufficiency within three years – Government document

  Nigeria aims to be self-sufficient in both rice and wheat production within three years,...

  • Posted November 10, 2015
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  Sokoto plans to end subsistence farming

  Sokoto government will prioritise mechanised agriculture in order to revive the sector and make...

  • Posted November 9, 2015
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  Rice investors brace for the worst as smugglers prosper again

  Smuggling of rice across the Nigerian borders has reached prohibitive levels, with hundreds of...

  • Posted November 6, 2015
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  AfDB unveils plan to empower Nigerian women in agriculture

  The office of the Special Envoy on Gender (SEOG) and the Department for Agriculture...

  • Posted November 2, 2015
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  Customs to recover N20bn duty from rice importers

  The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Hameed Alli, has said he will recover...

  • Posted October 20, 2015
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  Nigeria to ban rice importation in 2017 – Yari

  Zamfara State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Alhaji Abdulazeez Yari,...

  • Posted October 16, 2015
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  CPC warns farmers against pesticide mishandling

  The Consumer Protection Council has advised farmers and users of pesticides and other agro-allied...

  • Posted October 3, 2015
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  FG woos Chinese investors on agric, infrastructure development

  The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has called on Chinese investors to...

  • Posted September 30, 2015
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  FG partners China on agricultural development, woos Chinese investors

  The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has mapped out plans to partner...

  • Posted September 26, 2015
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  Oil slump: CBN moves to boost agric lending

  As the fall in global oil prices continues to batter oil-producing economies including Nigeria,...

  • Posted September 24, 2015
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