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The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a new water strategy for 2021-2025, to increase water security and foster sustainability in Africa. Under the theme: “Towards a Water-Secure Africa”, the…

Nigeria, leading agribusiness conglomerate and parent company of Crown Flour Mill Limited (CFM), Olam, has launched a N300 million ($750,000) 10-year community-based seed enterprises project, to boost Nigeria’s wheat production…

To further improve food production and supply in Nigeria, Honeywell Group Limited (HGL) and Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN) have announced a merger agreement worth N80 billion. The agreement will involve the combination of Flour Mills of…

The Edo State Government on Thursday, November 25, 2021 took to some major streets in the Benin City and communities hosting the state’s forest reserves to sensitise the residents against illegal logging and bush burning. Acting Team…

An agriculture expert has called on the Nigerian government to take advantage of the $3.4 trillion economic bloc that the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) would provide. Specifically, he said Nigeria has…

The Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN) has disclosed a threat by the European Union to reject cocoas from Nigeria starting from next year due to a fall in the quality of the product. Addressing journalists at a press conference in…

Ene Okwanihe, Abuja The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has commended the Nigerian government on its openness to the deployment and adoption of biotechnology in the country. The Executive Director, AATF, Dr Kanangire…

Ene Okwanihe, Abuja The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) in collaboration with the Federal Government, Seed Entrepreneurs Association of Nigeria (SEEDAN), National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) and other…

The Federal Government is investing in the development of ten additional large-scale integrated rice mills in Nigeria. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Muhammed Abubakar, during…

Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong has expressed the readiness of the state government to partner with the Agricultural Research Institute of Nigeria (ARCN) in utilizing research findings to improve the production capacity of its farmers.…