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FarmKonnect receives commendation for supporting Nigeria’s course for food security
Tribune OnlineFarmKonnect receives commendation for supporting Nigeria’s course for food security COMMANDANT, Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) Jaji, Kaduna State [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 23-Nov-2021
NALDA commence 100 hectare dry season farming in Jigawa
Tribune OnlineNALDA commence 100 hectare dry season farming in Jigawa THE National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has commenced dry season wheat farming to prod [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 23-Nov-2021
Nigeria in shortfall of 529,000 metric tons of poultry meat —Minister
Tribune OnlineNigeria in shortfall of 529,000 metric tons of poultry meat —Minister THE Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Muhammed Abubakar has said that the 2 [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 23-Nov-2021
Agricorp invests N4bn in poultry production to close value chain deficit
Tribune OnlineAgricorp invests N4bn in poultry production to close value chain deficit AGRICORP International, Nigeria’s agriculture producing, processing and export company h [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 23-Nov-2021
Poultry production: NAQS, lawmaker empower women, youth
Tribune OnlinePoultry production: NAQS, lawmaker empower women, youth NIGERIAN Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) in collaboration with De-On Nigeria Limited, recently empow [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 23-Nov-2021
FG restates commitment to making agriculture tool for economic stability
Tribune OnlineFG restates commitment to making agriculture tool for economic stability THE Oyo State Coordinator, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Flor [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 23-Nov-2021
NALDA trains 200 FCT youth, women on vegetable planting
Tribune OnlineNALDA trains 200 FCT youth, women on vegetable planting The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has trained 200 youth, women in the Federal Ca [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 23-Nov-2021
FG launches national egg production scheme in Kogi
Tribune OnlineFG launches national egg production scheme in Kogi The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has inaugurated the Nat [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 23-Nov-2021
Plateau to partner agricultural research institute of Nigeria for enhanced food production
Tribune OnlinePlateau to partner agricultural research institute of Nigeria for enhanced food production Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong has expressed the readiness of the s [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 23-Nov-2021
ACGSF Loan Diverters Risk Five-Year Jail Term —CBN
Loan applicants who divert funds under the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme risk a five-year jail term, the Apex bank has said. The CBN, in a [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 23-Nov-2021
Cross River Abolishes Produce Tax
The Cross River State Government has exempted food vendors and other small scale agro-products vendors from tax payment in the state. The Governor of the State, Ben Ayade disc [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 23-Nov-2021
AfDB To Commit $110m in Kano Special Agricultural Processing Zone
AfDB To Commit $110m in Kano Special AgriculturThe African Development Bank (AfDB) has disclosed plans to invest the sum of $110 million to boost infrastructure and agricultural pr [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 23-Nov-2021
Nigeria Commissions First Agro Radio, Television Station
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar has commissioned the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) radio and television studio at the Coun [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 23-Nov-2021
NALDA advocates “Grow Your Vegetables” Initiative
The National Agricultural Land Development Authority NALDA has flagged-off its “Grow your Vegetable” programme aimed at encouraging Nigerians, particularly urban dwellers to ut [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 23-Nov-2021
AfCFTA to boost Ghanaian economy – outgoing US Ambassador
Outgoing US Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie Sullivan, has said that the introduction of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will position Ghana for more economic gains [...]
AgricultureCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 23-Nov-2021
PFAG Calls On Govt to Increase Budget Allocation for Agric Sector
[Ghanaian Times] The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has called on government to increase its budget allocation to the agricultural sector for the 2022 fiscal year. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 23-Nov-2021
Okudzeto Ablakwa Makes Case for Local Rice By Presenting Combine Harvester
[Ghanaian Times] The Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency in the Volta Region, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, took his campaign for #BuyMade in Ghana Rice# a notch higher [...]
AgricultureCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 23-Nov-2021
MSF Treats Thousands of Children for Malnutrition as Conflict Surges in the Northwest
[MSF] Doctors Without Borders has launched a new program to treat malnourished children in Katsina state, in the northwest of Nigeria, as conflict and insecurity surge in the regio [...]
Healthcare and Medicine AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 23-Nov-2021
FG commissions first agricultural radio, television
Tribune OnlineFG commissions first agricultural radio, television The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar has commissioned the Agricultural Res [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 22-Nov-2021
In the Swamps of Sierra Leone, Rural Women Plant Seeds of Peace
[WFP] Large mineral deposits in Sierra Leone have often caused tensions between farming communities and miners, especially in the rural south. But a group of women have become amba [...]
AgricultureCountry: Sierra Leone
Region: Africa
Date: 22-Nov-2021
Local Company in Drive to Boost Sesame Production
[The Herald] A local contractor has moved in to boost sesame production in the country, a move that is set to improve farmers' livelihoods, uplift standards of living and contribut [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 22-Nov-2021
Kano Rice Farmers Record Bumper Harvest Despite Poor Rainfall
[Premium Times] Rice farmers said bumper harvest was possible through their use of improved seedlings, which boosted their production by about 25 per cent. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 22-Nov-2021
Country Needs Smart Agriculture Sector Growth Strategy - UN Expert
[New Zimbabwe] The country needs a disaggregated agricultural development plan across all sub-sectors to ensure enhanced private sector participation. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 22-Nov-2021
Chamber of Agribusiness calls for acceleration of synthetic fertiliser production
The Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana is calling on government to expedite steps to start synthetic fertiliser production in Ghana. According to the chamber, there’s a looming [...]
AgricultureCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 22-Nov-2021
Kano state trains Smallholder Farmers On Dairy Management
70,000 smallholder dairy farmers in Kano State have been trained during a capacity-building programme on dairy production management. The training, which was organised recently b [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 22-Nov-2021