All posts tagged "Akinwunmi Adesina"

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  Nigeria Should Be Global Food Power House – Agric Minister Says 2012 Investment Was $8 billion

  The Agricultural Minister is anything but short of optimism as regards Nigeria’s agricultural sector. A fact he demonstrated to investors at a round table discussion in Geneva. Discussing with a panel of investors and economic experts, Adesina...

  • Posted January 25, 2013
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  FG Releases N9.7 billion to boost food production

      With a view to ensuring that the after flood effect  that hit the Northern States mostly does not impede or hamper the aggressive and robust agricultural plan of the Federal Government, the Minister of Agriculture and...

  • Posted November 21, 2012
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  Banks Advised to Develop Credit for Agricultural Sector

  Just a year ago after the renowned Bangladeshi Professor, Mohammed Yunus, told Nigerian Banks to step up their plans by encouraging the Agricultural and Rural sectors with more credit facilities that are viable, the Banks have once again been...

  • Posted November 15, 2012
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  Local food production rises to 8.1 million Tonnes

  The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina yesterday disclosed that Nigeria’s local food supply and production has risen to 8.1 million metric tonnes.   The Minister disclosed this at a seminar on Agricultural Commodity...

  • Posted November 6, 2012
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  Nigeria Plans To Boost Food Supply By 20 Million Tons in 3 years

  Nigeria, which spends $10 billion a year importing wheat, sugar, rice and fish, plans to boost domestic food production by 20 million metric tons by 2015, according to the country’s agriculture ministry. Rice output will climb by 2 million...

  • Posted July 31, 2012
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  Nigeria’s cocoa production will double in the next four years – Agric Minister

  Nigeria’s cocoa production will double in the next four years, while wheat and rice imports are set to fall as Africa’s most populous nation strives to be more food self-sufficient, the country’s agriculture minister told Reuters. Nigeria,...

  • Posted September 21, 2011
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