EU Lawmakers Seeks To Raise W/Africa Cocoa Prices
Richard Ginika Izuora/Agency Report Shiploads of cocoa move from Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana to Europe every year, giving life to a global $130 billion chocolate industry. But the west African…
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Richard Ginika Izuora/Agency Report Shiploads of cocoa move from Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana to Europe every year, giving life to a global $130 billion chocolate industry. But the west African…
The Federal Government has commenced the distribution of agricultural inputs and quality seeds to encourage smallholder farmers in Plateau and boost production. Mr Ezeaja Ikemefuna, a Chief Information officer,…
The Flour Milling Association of Nigeria (FMAN) on Tuesday says it has provided support to 150,000 farmers to accelerate wheat cultivation across 15 states in the country. Dr Aliyu Samaila,…
Chinyere Ogbo Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has sworn in Mr. Ope George and Dr. Oluwarotimi Fashola as Special Advisers on Public-Private Partnerships and Agriculture (Rice Mill Initiative) respectively.…
Yemisi Izuora Casava Nigeria’s first 100% digital insurance company, has secured $4 million in pre-seed funding to provide affordable and accessible insurance products for millions of Nigerians. Starting with income…
Yemisi Izuora The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has urged greater collaboration of rice millers and smallholder farmers to sustain local rice production. They are also…
Yemisi Izuora Agric-focused lender, Unity Bank Plc, which significantly aided Nigerian rice farmers under the aegis of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, RIFAN to unveil a mega rice pyramid on…
Yemisi Izuora The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service, NAQS, has clarified that Donkey Hide remains on the Export Prohibition List. The Service stressed that the resumption of the certification of that…
A World Bank-assisted Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Support (APPEALS) Project, says fish farmers in Lagos Stat will begin production of locally canned catfish and Tilapia fish in 2022. The…
Yemisi Izuora The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), has observed the impact of climate change on the agriculture sector and has therefore become imperative for all farmers in the country.…