Palm oil: World’s most hated and most used source of fat
Palm oil is in everything — from cosmetics to food. Today there are enough oil palm plantations worldwide to cover a...
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Fertilizer Scarcity and Price Hike Scare Farmers as rainy season sets in
Farmers preparing for this year’s rain-fed crop production are expressing worry over the increasing difficulty in ac...
Visionage Agrotech Boss Emerges As New LCCI Agric Group Chairman
Mrs. Edobong Akpabio FIAM has been elected as the new Chairman of Agriculture and Agro-Allied Group of the Lagos Chamb...
Agric news Update: Only 5% farmers access agric insurance – Insurers
Insurers of agricultural commodities on Tuesday stated that the percentage of smallholders who have access to agricultu...
Nigeria Can Export $3bn Worth of Cocoa Derivatives Under AfCFTA
The federal government has disclosed that by taking advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Nige...
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, on Wednesday in Benin disclosed that Nigeria generated ...
Nigeria generated $150m from coconut oil in 2020 – Minister
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, on Wednesday in Benin disclosed that Nigeria generated ...
AgricNews update
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, on Wednesday in Benin disclosed that Nigeria generated...
#Women in Agriculture: How insecurity pushed me into food processing — Farmer
Your Like many farmers in Kaduna State, Asma Mirza, has been away from the farm because of the insecurity in th...
The Plants for your Backyard
Your home backyard, in the city, isn’t likely to be such a large space, like you’d have on a farm, whether itâ€...
Hundreds of sustainable and profitable agribusiness opportunities available in Nigeria – IITA DDG
Sep 30 2020 (IPS-Partners) – CGIAR-IITA Deputy Director General, Partnerships for Delivery,&nbs...
Eight agribusiness and food opportunities in Africa worth pursuing in 2021
Here are eight agribusiness and food opportunities, as highlighted by top entrepreneurs and investors. 1....
The Plants for your Backyard
Your home backyard, in the city, isn’t likely to be such a large space, like you’d have on a farm, whether itâ€...
Call for Applications: Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme 2021 ($5,000 Non-refundable Seed capital & other benefits)
The application portal for the 7th cohort of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme is now open. The...
Call for Applications: Nourishing Africa Entrepreneur Support Program for Nigerians (Up to N3.5m in Grants)
MSME Africa Call for Applications: Nourishing Africa Entrepreneur Support Program for Nigerians (Up to N3.5m in ...
Buhari seeks inclusion of youths in modern farming
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged agencies in the nation’s agriculture sector to readjust priorities for the inclu...
Concerns About Growing Food at Home
Many people, including town planning agencies, worry about gardens in urban homes, especially those established for the...
Setting up Your Edible Backyard
Setting up Your Edible Backyard Turning your home space into a food producing facility was probably, something you ...
Activities for Edible Backyard
De pending on the space in your backyard (and that includes the walls, balcony, corridor, etc), your garden can ...
Agribusiness: NALDA moves to reactivate 300 hectares of abandoned farmland
The National Agricultural Land Development Authority, NALDA, has commenced moves to reactivate 300 hectares of abandon...
Famers association to empower farmers with modern equipment training to boost production
Mr. Joseph Owolabi, the President of Food Growers Association of Nigeria (FOGAN), has disclosed that grassroots farmers...
SMEDAN empowers 70 Ekiti women along agricultural value chain
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has empowered through capacity building, a tota...
CBN injects N25b to fund cassava value chain in 2020
Your Text The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday, said it is injecting N25b into the cassava value chain this y...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE IN THE AGRIC SPACE .
Sterling bank, in partnership with Mastercard Foundation is launching a single digit loan aimed at improving access to ...
BUSINESSNigeria is the 14th largest producer of tomatoes in the world, second in Africa – NIHORT
The Executive Director of the National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Dr. Abayomi Olaniyan has said that N...
Benefits of Growing your Food
A small food garden in our back-yard can make plenty meaningful contribution to your food needs, for you and your fami...
Call for Applications: Sterling Bank & Mastercard Foundation SWAY AGFIN Fund for Nigeria Agropreneurs
SWAY AgFin is a specially designed single digit interest fund open to youth and women interested in agribusiness. It i...
Visa Grow Your Business Workshop Series 2 to Hold on December 16
The Series 2 of Visa Grow Your Business Workshop jointly powered by Visa and Google will take place on Wednesday, Decem...
Looming collapse of N10trn poultry industry: Five million may lose jobs
As Federal Government plans to employ 774,000 artisans and unskilled workers across the 774 Local Government Areas of ...
FG announce registration of 5 million farmers for fertilizer subsidy
5 million farmers have been registered to benefit from the Federal Government’s fertilizer subsidy initiative. ...
Nigeria among six African countries leading in GM crop adoption
Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Malawi are now part of the African countries planting Genetically Modified (GM) crops, alongside...
BUSINESSFood and agriculture market in Africa to rise above $1 trillion by 2030 – AfDB President
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, has estimated that the size of the food an...
Poultry Farmers Want FG to Halt Export of Maize, Soybeans
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has called on the federal government to halt the export of Soybeans, Soymeal ...
Making Your Backyard Edible
Your back-yard is that space at the back of your house but within the perimeter of your own property or the property yo...
17,000 young Nigerians to be trained in rabbit farming – Official
The Executive Secretary of the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA), Paul Ikonne, has ...
Effective agricultural extension service will boost food production – Agriculture Minister
In an effort to shore up food production to optimal levels, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji M...