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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 productivity in Kano State. The initiative, which is under…

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 disclosed this in a video that has gone viral, where he…

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 report titled ‘Guidelines for the Agricultural Credit…

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, has said the federal government is reintroducing the Growth Enhancement Scheme (GES) and strengthening it to reach farmers at the grassroots directly.…

The Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Nigeria has disclosed that as a PAN African institution, it is working with government at both states and Federal levels through its state capability as well as policy and advocacy units…

The Enugu State branch of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has decried the negative impacts of the continued farmer-herder clashes on their activities. The State Chairman of the Association, Mr Romanus Eze, in an interview…

Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company says it is seeking foreign technical expertise to halt the ongoing oil leak at an oilfield it operates in Nembe, Bayelsa State. The leak occurred on Friday, November 5, 2021. Aiteo,…

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 by Outspan Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary company of Olam Food…

Ene Okwanihe, Jigawa In line with ongoing efforts to bridge the national deficit in wheat production in the country and reduce importation, the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has commenced dry season wheat…

The Country Director of Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Dr Kehinde Makinde, has said that farmers in Nigeria are being supported by AGRA with high yielding and early maturing seeds in drought-prone areas in the country.…