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Chocolate factory takes offs in Idanre – Akeredolu

Says it has boost job creation with engagement of 250 cocoa farmers to provide raw materials Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Aketi, SAN, has...

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Persistent rainfall worries farmers, traders in Nuskka

  One mans meat is another mans poison. While some parts of the country are complaining of back of adequate rains to grow their farms , others are agonising over...

Two million farmers to benefit from FG’s zero interest input financing

The Federal Government of Nigeria is set to provide zero-interest input financing options to smallholder farmers through its ‘Agric for Food and Jobs Plan’ (AFJP),...

Ogun kicks off local agric economy

…..Disburses Anchor Borrowers fund to farmers The Ogun state governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has kicked off the states agriculture development initiative by...

COVID-19: Ize-Iyamu advocates support for farmers

The frontline aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in Edo state, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has called on the government to support farming and agriculture in the...

Kwara gov orders suspension of top civil servant over extortion of farmers

  · Says  govt won’t tolerate extortion of any kind · EFCC to probe scam Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has directed the immediate suspension of...

CBN empowers 1.1m farmers through anchor borrowers programme

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says 1,140,854 farmers have participated in the production of 17 different agricultural products under its Anchor Borrowers...

We produce graduates for the farm- FUNAAB VC

The Vice Chancellor of the Federal university of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Professor Felix Kolawole Salako,  has said that graduates produced by the university are...

Stakeholders hail Sterling Bank, call for more inclusion of farmers

Some stakeholders at the Agriculture Summit Africa organised by Sterling Bank in  Abuja have commended the organisers of the summit but called for more inclusion of...

Two million m farmers benefit from improved seedling—HarvestPlus

Mr Paul Liona, the Country Manager, Nigeria HarvestPlus says over two million farmers have benefited from the improved seedling to enable them produce fortified crops....