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LASG Supports 650 Maize Farmers With Seedlings To Increase Harvest
The Lagos State Government has given a tonne of Downy Mildew Resistant (DMR) and Leaf Streak Resistant (LSR) - Y (Yellow) hybrid maize seedlings to 650 farmers as palliative measures for the ongoing planting season.
The State…
Ogun Govt Concludes Empowerment Of 3,500 Cassava Farmers
The Train-the-Trainers Programme for Agricultural Extension Workers in support of the recently empowered 3,500 Ogun State Cassava ABP nominees was concluded on Friday, 8th May, 2020, at the Ogun State Agricultural Development Programme…
LAISA Declares Readiness For New Planting Season
Lagos State Agricultural Input Supply Authority (LAISA) has said that all its centres in Badagry, Agege, Ikorodu and Epe are now open for farmers to access farming inputs, seedlings and fertilisers for the new planting season.
According…
FG Reaffirms Transformation In Food Security On Green Alternative Policy
The Federal Government has affirmed its commitment towards a radical transformation in the Agricultural sector, stating that Nigeria will transform into a global powerhouse in food production and food security across various value chains in…
LASG Flags Off Maiden Eko City Farm Market ,Assures Food Security For Over 22 Million Residents
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has asserted that the State is committed to optimally harness its comparative and competitive advantage in agriculture in order to grow the State GDP, support the establishment and growth of small…
Olam Partners MIT Solve For Sustainable Food Systems Solutions
Olam International, a leading global agri-business, has partnered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Solve (MIT Solve) to design a challenge aimed at addressing the issues around sustainable food systems in Nigeria.
Olam…
El-Rufai Lauds Olam On Agricultural Reforms,Investments
Olam Nigeria, a leading player in the Nigerian agriculture value chain, has been commended by Governor, Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, for paving the way through its agricultural investments and reforms in the country.
El-Rufai, who was…
Obaseki’s 725-Hectare Maize Farm Project Excites Farmers/Residents In Owan West Local Govt Area
Edo State government has completed the set up of a fully mechanized 725-hectare of land for the cultivation of maize in Sobe, Owan West Local Govt Area in the State.
The project which is among 8 ongoing farms project spread…
Nasarawa Govt Flags Off Agro -Processing Export Facility
The Governor of Nasarawa State, Engineer Abdullahi Sule on Tuesday,called off the fully automated state of art agro-processing, export and commodity trading facility built by Newpal Nigeria Limited in Keffi.
Speaking at the…
INSECURITY: Yam Dealers Raise Alarm Over Looming Scarcity
Traders under the aegis of Shukurah Yam Sellers Association of Nigeria , Kosofe Lagos has expressed worries over looming scarcity of the commodities in Nigerian markets.
The yam dealers in a chat with newsmen on Thursday…