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FG Nominates Ogun State For Agriculture Pilot Programmes
The Ogun State Government has been nominated to benefit from three Federal Government's agricultural pilot programmes aimed at further positioning the state as the food basket of the country.
The Executive Secretary, National…
Kwara State To Ink Agreement With Lagos On Rice Production
The Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday launched an agricultural input subsidy scheme that would give at least 10,000 farmers access to various inputs at 50% market price, a step he said aligns with the state’s…
Sokoto To Spend Over N11 B On Road, Reconstruction, Wet Season Farming
The Sokoto State Executive Council has approved the execution of several projects worth over N11 billion.
According to a statement on Friday, these include the reconstruction of Shagari- Tureta road and the purchase of 12,000…
Delta State Developing Agro-Industrial Park To Diversify Economy – Aniagwu
The Delta State Government on Thursday said it was developing a one-stop-shop Agro-Industrial Park to diversify the state's economy beyond oil.
Commissioner for Information in the state, Mr Charles Aniagwu, disclosed this while…
LASG Launches Agricultural, Food Systems Roadmap, Says Sector To Generate $10bn By 2025
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has projected that the total investments in the agricultural sector in the State would run to $10B in the next five years with the formal launch of its five-year Agricultural and Food…
LASG Resumes Dislodgement Of Illegal Veterinary Premises
The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, has said that the State would on Monday, 19th April, 2021, resume the dislodgement of illegal abattoirs, slaughterhouses, animal markets and other veterinary premises.…
Unlocking Wheat Production With High-Yielding Seed Variety Trials
For Nigeria to become self-sufficient and drastically reduce the importation of wheat by 60 per cent over the next two years as targeted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), there is need for a concerted effort by government and other…
AFDB, IFAD Make Case For Ogun State On Special Agricultural Processing Zone
Ogun State has been described as the most suitable place for the African Development Bank and International Fund for Agricultural Development (AFDB/IFAD) Special Agricultural-Processing Zone (SAPZ) programme, the coordinators have said.…
OCP Africa Arrives Akwa Ibom For $1.4bn Fertilizer Plant Project
Akwa Ibom State Governor , Udom Emmanuel has expressed optimism that the commencement of the $1.4b fertilizer plant project in Akwa Ibom State by OCP Africa, will have a positive impact on agricultural products as well as create a viable…
C’River To Cultivate Special Grass To End Farmers, Herders Clash
Cross River state governor, Professor Ben Ayade says massive production of a rare regenerative organic grass called king grass, is all Nigeria needs to end the intractable farmers- herders clashes.
According to him, the grass…