The Akwa Ibom Government through its Ministry of Agriculture has commenced distribution of farm inputs to farmers across the state for the first planting season. The State Chairman, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Mr Bassey Inwang, disclosed this in…
The Chamba Cultural Development Association (CCDA) has trained no fewer than 100 youths, women and less privileged people on agric business and entrepreneurship skills acquisition for poverty alleviation. Speaking at the inauguration of the one-day programme on Wednesday in Ganye,…
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), said that Nigeria exported a total of 214 products in 2022. The Executive Director of NEPC/CEO, Dr Ezra Yakusak said this at the Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CICAN) conference on Wednesday…
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has denied issuing any “Loan Agreement Form” to access fund for Agri-business as being currently circulated. The ministry’s Director of Information, Dr Joel Oruche, who refuted the claim in a statement on Wednesday…
The Agric Budget Plus Cluster, a coalition of NGOs, has advocated for a five per cent increase in the budgetary allocation to the agricultural sector, for increased food production. The organisations made the call at a capacity-building workshop on ‘gender-responsive…
Identifying a pressing need in a brand’s ecosystem and doing something pragmatic to fix it is the hallmark of a company desirous of being relevant and getting ahead of its competitors. For many years, consumers have had to patronise imported,…
Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and Global Alliance Africa have called for continuous engagement and partnership with relevant stakeholders in the aquaculture industry to boost aquaculture in Ekiti. The global alliance in a statement at the end of the…
AfricaFertilizer.Org (AFO) has organised a fertiliser technical working group workshop for stakeholders in the fertiliser sector to discuss and validate Nigeria’s 2022 fertiliser statistics. The two-day workshop ended on Thursday in Lagos. AfricaFertilizer is an initiative of the International Fertiliser…
Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and Global Alliance Africa have called for continuous engagement and partnership with relevant stakeholders in the aquaculture industry to boost aquaculture in Ekiti. The global alliance in a statement at the end of the…
An agriculture expert, Mr Ismail Olawale, has lauded the adoption of disease-resistant maize by local farmers to boost productivity. Olawale, a fellow at the National Agriculture and Extension Research Liaison Service (NAERLS), said this in an interview with the News…
