OPINION: Building back better on food and agriculture
By QU Dongyu, Director-General of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO has elaborated a comprehensive Response and Recovery Programme to overcome the...
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Banks to improve lending to agriculture to 10%- CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said deposit money banks should increase credit facilities to the agriculture sector to better stimulate growth and further...
Nigerian poultry farmers want lending for agric investment reduced to 3% interest rate
Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) have said it wants the government to encourage private investor to invest in agriculture by reducing interest rate on borrowing...
Flood: Nigerian govt promise speedy intervention to affected farmers in Kebbi state
Following the devastating flooding that washed off over 450,000 hectares of rice farmlands and other crops in Kebbi State, the Federal Government has promised to...
Nigerian poultry stakeholders fault apex bank’s ban on maize importation
Stakeholders in the poultry industry have expressed there dismay over the what they described as ill timed Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revised policy that...
Nigerian Maize farmers plan dry season production to address deficit
The Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN) said it would embark ona massive dry season production in order to satisfy local demand following the setback recorded...
Cross River targets revamping cocoa estates with 10m seedlings
The Cross River government said it is raising 10 million cocoa seedlings in a move to regenerate the moribund trees in state owned cocoa estates...
Nigeria’s digital economy: the role of NIGCOMSAT Ltd
The Nigerian Communication Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) has been identified as a strategic contributor in building a digital Nigeria, policy documents released by the Federal Ministry of...
FAO partners Nigerian govt to curb impact of agriculture on environment
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations ss partnering Ondo, Cross Rivers government and the Ministry of Environment to curb the impact...
ECOWAS assists Nigeria with 3.339MT cereals
As predicted by stakeholders in the agricultural sector, the COVID-19 pandemic has become a threat to not just Nigerian agriculture, but to global food supply. In...