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In Africa, growing rural-to-urban migration and rising incomes have led to an increase in private vehicle use. A focus on public transport, e-buses, walking and cycling is critical to avoiding road fatalities, greenhouse emissions and…

Olubunmi Osoteku, Ibadan Agriculture experts have described cassava as the engine of economic growth which Nigeria, the largest producer of cassava in the world, must exploit for the development of the country. The experts stressed…

By: Ismail Umar, Kebbi The Kebbi State Government through Kebbi State Agricultural Supply Company (KASCOM) is to begin sales of fertilizer to genuine farmers. The General Manager of Kebbi State Agricultural Supply Company (KASCOM),…

Jack Acheme, Kano Kano State Government Northwestern Nigeria, is seeking the cooperation of Ethiopian government to develope it's Special Agro Processing Zone. Kano state Governor Dr. Umar Ganduge represented by his Deputy, Nasiru…

To aid easy access to the market, the Flour Milling Association of Nigeria (FMAN) has said it would purchase the wheat produced by farmers under the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) in 15 Northern states.…

As part of efforts geared towards enhancing women’s capacity and ensuring food security through agribusiness management, Netherlands Universities Foundation for International Cooperation (NUFFIC) and Federal College of Animal Health and…

The Federal Government has said it will provide efficient guidelines, programmes, policies and processes to improve its national biosafety system as the country is a genetically modified organism-adopted country. The Director-General,…

The Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri, has said despite Bayelsa being an oil-producing state, the focus of his administration is to re-orientate the youths to venture into agriculture and agribusiness. Diri said farming was a priority,…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed plans to extend the single-digit interest rate of its various intervention facilities to March 1, 2023. The development was disclosed by the CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, at a news…

Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have called on Heads of the African Union (AU) to implement the Maputo and Malabo summits of 2003 and 2014, to boost the sector. This appeal was made ahead of the third Biennial Review of the…