All posts tagged "Agriculture"
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52NewsFG to import semen for artificial insemination of cows in Nigeria
The Federal Government will soon begin artificial insemination of cattle at its different research institutes and centres to aid multiplication of cows...
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310NewsBuhari appoints Ambode, Okowa, others, as National Food Security Council members
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the constitution of a National Food Security Council whose members include state governors of Lagos, Delta, Kebbi, Taraba,...
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355News12 Commissioners of Agriculture to attend parley on cassava farming systems in Ibadan
The IITA Cassava Weed Management Project and the Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Seed System for Cassava (BASICS) project will share results...
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205NewsNDDC to establish 4 agric processing mills in Akwa Ibom
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is to establish one agricultural processing mill in each of the four Federal Constituencies making up...
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159NewsNigeria to export 1,440 tonnes of yams to US in 2018
The Technical Committee on Nigeria Yam Export Programme says it is targeting the export of about 480 tonnes of yams per month...
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213NewsOyo provides free 250,000 hectares of land for farming
Oyo State Government on Tuesday disclosed that about 250,000 hectares of arable land have been earmarked for farming as agricultural zone for...
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721BusinessIITA breakthrough: Now, cassava farmers will no longer worry about weeds or weeding (SEE HOW)
There are over 4.5million cassava farmers in Nigeria, and many more are willing to join, even at subsistence level. The reason for...
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251NewsHarvestPlus emerges finalist for MacArthur Foundation $100 million grant contest
This week, HarvestPlus was named one of four finalists for 100&Change, a competition for a single $100 million grant from the John...
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316NewsFarmers to get 4 million fertilizers before end of 2017 – Presidency
The Presidential Fertilizer Initiative (PFI) will deliver four million bags of 50kg Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium (NPK) fertilizer to farmers, at an affordable...
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357NewsOyo govt to distribute free fertilizers to farmers
The Oyo State Government has taken delivery of about 25 tons of fertilizers with plans to distribute them free to farmers in...
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IITA research eases fears over yam supplies as Nigeria kicks off export
Research being conducted by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in seed yam multiplication holds promise and could help Nigeria to...
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296NewsAgric Minister, Audu Ogbeh, meets farmers in Ibadan
Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, is currently meeting with farmers and other Agric stakeholders in Oyo State. The town hall meeting...
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381GalleryPHOTOS: Agric Minister, Audu Ogbeh visits Ajimobi
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, embarked on a two-day working visit to Oyo State on Sunday. See PHOTOS:...
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321Most RecentAgriculture is the way to become wealthy but it can’t happen the way our parents practiced, IITA says
Developing creative messages/methods that would attract young people to agriculture could help Africa to attract youth to agriculture and end the rising...
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Nigeria to export 72 tonnes of yam to Europe, US, next week
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, says that on June 29, Nigeria will export 72 tonnes of yam to Europe...
