NAQS sets agenda for sustainable trade in donkey skin
The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service, (NAQS) is set to regularize trade in donkey skin in order to mitigate the vulnerability of Nigerian donkeys to overexploitation....
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Nigerian govt flags off OCP Africa subsidised fertilisers in 11 states
The Federal Government in partnership with OCP Africa Fertilizer Limited, flagged-off the distribution of subsidized Fertilizers to selected vulnerable farmers in Nigeria as part of...
Development of biosafety guidelines for gene editing key to holistic regulation- NBMA DG
The Director General/Chief Executive Officer (DG/CEO) of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba has said that the development of the National Biosafety...
AfDB, AGRA, PIND back IITA’s BASICS-II project
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has pledged support for the newly launched Building an Economically Sustainable and Integrated Cassava Seed System, phase 2, (BASIC-II) project of the...
Nigerian agro-processor demands palliative over depleting working capital
The Chairman of Harvest Feeds Agro Processing Goke Adeyemi has said that the effect of the lockdown had depleted the working capital of agro processors, hence...
Gov AbdulRazaq pledges partnership with NALDA on youth in agric
The Governor of Kwara State AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said that the state would partner the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) on youths in agriculture. Governor AbdulRazaq...
NISS rolls out 5 year strategic plan for soil development
The Nigeria Institute of Soil Science (NISS) has rolled out its 5 year strategic action plan which is geared towards addressing challenges of soil degradation...
INTERVIEW: Despite insurgency, Borno will soon become self-sufficient in rice
Dr Abiso Kabir, Managing Director of Wal-wanne Group Limited, in this interview, speaks on agricultural activities in Borno State amid terrorism. He speaks on efforts...