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The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Muhammad Abubakar, has urged cocoa farmers to continue to improve on their productivity to enhance livelihood. He also assured them of government’s continued support. The minister said…

The Bank of Agriculture (BoA) has said less than 10 per cent of beneficiaries of the Anchor Borrowers Loan Scheme have repaid their loans. The development was disclosed on Monday in Abuja by the Bank’s Managing Director, Alwan Ali Hassan…

COCOA production has been identified as the commodity for export promotion in Ondo state under the One State One Product (OSOP) initiative of the Federal Government through the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, (NEPC). This was…

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has said the food supply chain has joined deforestation and farming practices as the main source of emissions in the agri-food sector. According to the organisation, the…

In a bid to ensure sustainability and increased food production in Nigeria, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released revised guidelines for its Anchors Borrowers Programme. Prepared by the apex bank’s Development Finance…

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has warned that over 16.9 million Nigerians in 20 states and FCT might experience a food crisis in 2022. According to the organisation, this is as consumption is expected…

The Federal Government has raised the alarm over the spate of rice smuggling in the country through land borders. Specifically, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Dr Mahmood Abubakar and Chairman of the Presidential…

Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has announced, on the margins of the ongoing COP26 holding in Glasgow, UK, that his government will plant one million trees to fight desertification. The governor said that the tree planting…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has stressed the need for harnessing the green bond growth potential to address the country’s infrastructure deficit. Director-General, SEC, Mr Lamido Yuguda, said this at the hybrid…

Hudu Yakubu In the wake of the recent fire outbreak that claimed six lives near Kubwa Village market, in Bwari Area Council of Abuja, officials of FCT Administration have concluded plans to commence massive demolition of structures…