Expatriate farmer to begin tomato paste production in Kaduna
Tomato paste production …to sell paste in buckets, drums..
Stallion increases Rice production to 1.5m tonnes in Nigeria
Alhaji Suleiman Umar, the National Programme Manager of Popular Farms Mills in Kano State, says the company is targeting to
60,000 Kaduna farmers to benefit from $200m agric projects
“At least 35 percent (3500) of direct beneficiaries will be women and at least 5-10 percent (500-1000) will be People with Disabilities, PWD.
Farmers, seed companies to harvest opportunities at seed fair
“We are putting together this event in order to look at what we have done and the gaps and take a lot of learning from some of the stakeholders that are coming in order to move Nigerian seed industry forward. "
Typha grass threatens farming in Jigawa
The typha grass covers 365sq km of land across six local government areas of the state, thereby limiting farming to only about 40 per cent of the land because it makes flow of water in the affected farmlands impossible.
UI student develops lemongrass-based insecticides against beans weevils
“Apart from its medicinal properties, some people believe that growing the plant around their home can prevent the invasion of snakes and other reptiles. This belief motivated my team members and I to investigate the insecticidal ability of the plant agai...
Abuja holds agric extension society conference in 24 years
The 3-day conference, which holds from 7th to 10th April at the Raw Material Research and Development Council (RMRDC), is expected to gather extension professionals from .....
Edo Govt, NIRSAL, Sterling Bank Promote Mechanised Farming
The acting governor added that the state government designed an entrepreneur programme for youths, which will help in grooming them for profitable agribusiness."
FIIRO unveils solar boiler, fruit washer, mobile garri processor
“The use of science and technology is improving job creation and national security. We would provide the policy framework that will fast-track commercialisation of all R&D results of the research institutes under the Ministry of Science and Technology.”
Nigeria must look beyond peasant agricultural production system -Adegeye
“Except we go for well-meaning revolution in agriculture we may not be able to go beyond hoes and cutlasses in years to come. "
Dangote’s Tomato Plant Resumes Operations
Bloomberg reports that the factory, with a capacity for 1,200 metric tons of tomato paste daily which is targeted at meeting domestic demand, restarted production last week.
Organizations collaborate to launch agro, engineering expo
The event will also create a unique chance for local and international firms to build business relationships with key industry players from across Africa and other parts of the world.
CBN to issue agric, SME loans at 5%
“The asset that we are financing for them will act as the collateral.
CBN releases N596bn for 576 agric projects
It revealed that a total of N852.15m was guaranteed to 5,454 farmers under the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme in the fourth quarter of 2018.
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