Category: Agriculture
Cross River gets N3 billion rice seedlings order from FG
The industrialization effort of Cross River State governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has started yielding fruits as the Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria...
Oyo gov–elect, Makinde reveals plan for agric sector
The Oyo State Governor-Elect, Engineer, Oluseyi Makinde has pledged to give agricultural development priority attention when he is sworn-in on the 29th May, 2019. ...
Cotton farmers target 150,000 tonnes harvest
The National Cotton Association of Nigeria (NACOTAN) says it is targeting a minimum of 150,000 tonnes of cotton production under the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor...
Gezawa Commodity Market to provide 5,000 jobs in Kano – Official
Mr Binfan Binchang, Consultant Officer, Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange, an ultra-modern agricultural produce market in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State...
BMO applauds FG’s re-jig of Agric Bank, $21b savings on import
The announcement by the Minister of Agriculture Dr Audu Ogbeh of the recapitalization and general restructuring of Bank of Agriculture is a most welcome development that...
N26m grant for 26 agric cooperative societies in Ogun
No fewer than 26 Agricultural Cooperative Societies from six local government areas (LGAs), in Ogun State have been supported with N26m grant, to improve their farming...
Ogun, OSSAP train agric cooperative societies for higher productivity
No fewer than 20 Agriculture Cooperative Societies in Ogun State have been trained to acquire basic skills needed for their vocation, in order to improve on food...
Edo to invest N2.2bn CBN loan on crop production
The Edo Government says it will invest N2.2 billion from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s N5 billion loan secured under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme on crop...
Amosun dragged to EFCC over MITROS Rice N4b loan
Governor Amosun, right and his guests during the launch of Mitros Rice in December 2017. Now he has been reported to the EFCC over an alleged mismanagement of N4b loan...
IAR, TAAT introduce modern irrigation technology for wheat farmers
The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, in collaboration with the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation-Water...
