Agriculture

THE Federal Government has said that Nigeria is now Africa’s largest producer of rice with a production level of nine million metric tonnes.It made the announcement on Wednesday…
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THE Federal Government is set to boost the agriculture and other relevant sectors of the economy with technologies transferred into the country.Mr Mohammed Dahiru, Chairman,…
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ENVIRONMENTAL approval has been issued by the Federal Government for the evaluation and open cultivation of TELA Maize.This is a new variety of genetically modified maize developed…
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VICE President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has said there is a need to focus on developing Nigeria’s agricultural value chain, particularly the business of guaranteeing the creation of a proper…
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KADUNA State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has commissioned a tomato processing plant in the state. This is in his bid to boost the fortunes of perishable produce in the country,The…
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SENATE President, Ahmed Lawan, on Sunday, inaugurated a 30,000-birds capacity farm estate in Gasamu village, Gashua Local Government Area of Yobe, initiated by the National…
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ABOUT 2,463 farmers have benefitted from the Federal Government Agricultural Inputs Intervention Programme to provide succour for affected victims of flood disaster in year 2020, the…
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ALL Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Niger has said that farmers in the state were producing more crops due to the weather predictions by Nigerian Meteorological Agency…
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THE construction of the Federal Government’s integrated farm estate has commenced in Ogun State with a target of engaging 1500 workers and generate a revenue of N2bn annually after its…
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AS a move towards boosting the production of yam in the country, the Federal Government has trained 20 yam farmers in Ebonyi on new technique known as the “sackbag’’ yam production.…
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