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The Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR), Benin, has donated 20,000 seed nuts and 8,000 coconut seedlings to the Delta State government to boost coconut farming in the state. The consignment was received on Saturday…

Farmers in Nigeria have called for the spread of the coverage of the Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP), a project targeted at boosting food production under the supervision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to more states in the country…

The International Fund for Agricultural Development/Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises-Niger Delta (IFAD/ LIFE-ND) has trained 1,210 farmers across 10 local government areas of Ondo State. The State Coordinator of IFAD, Prince…

Selected farmers from communities in Plateau State have been trained on commercial dairy production and effective cattle breeding plan in order to boost local and fresh milk production and to generally develop the dairy sector. The two…

The African Union Development Agency (AUDA) has disclosed plans to empower 5,400 small scale farmers in Bauchi State under its New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) programme on agriculture. According to AUDA, the initiative…

Amid the shortfall in the supply of wheat occasioned by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) says it has commenced the harvest of 1,000 metric tonnes of grain in Gombe State. The…

The second edition of South–West Local Government Agricultural and Mineral Resources Trade Fair, packaged by BTG Africa, will hold in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital between September 2 and 11, 2022. At the unveiling of the project in…

The National Cotton Association of Nigeria (NACOTAN) has called for the establishment of a cotton, textile and garment (CTG) council for proper regulation of the sector. This is contained in a communiqué issued in Abuja after a one-day…

The Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN) has expressed determination to meet the 500,000-tonne production of cocoa beans in the next two years and make the country to become the highest cocoa producer in West Africa in the next five…

By Hudu Yakubu Abuja The Ministerial Task Force Team on City Sanitation in the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory has extended the planned demolition of the largest illegal market in Apo-Dutse on Abuja suburb. The Senior Special…