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The National Varieties Release Committee (NVRC) has released 49 high-yielding crop varieties to boost Nigeria’s agricultural productivity. The release of the new crop varieties was announced on Wednesday by the NVRC chairman, Oladosu…

A Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Olusola Kehinde, has called for sustained efforts to mitigate the current negative effects of climate change at the national and local levels, in order to ensure food security. The don…

Cocoa farmers in Nigeria have lamented the unregulated cocoa economy in the country, stating that it is depriving the Nigeria Smallholder cocoa farmers from not joining Ivory Coast and Ghana in the collection of $400 per tonne known as…

An economic expert and the Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives, Bismarck Rewane, has projected the Nigerian agriculture sector to grow by 1.6 per cent by the end of 2022. Speaking at a virtual roundtable titled: ‘Nigeria’s…

Outspan Nigeria Limited, the dairy business of Olam Food Ingredients has extended its support for the local dairy industry by partnering with Kano Dairy Union to vaccinate no fewer than 1,500 herds of cattle in the state. The firm flagged…

By Hudu Yakubu Abuja The Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute has pledged to collaborate with Abuja Markets Management in an effort to curb the growing case of fire disaster in markets and other shopping facilities across the…

By: Ismail Umar, Sokoto The Sokoto State Water Board, says it has expanded various water facilities to improve portable drinking water supply to consumers in the State. General Manager of the Board, Alhaji Samaila Umar Sanda, stated…

By Hudu Yakubu Abuja Following plans by authority of the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, to revive the Tractor Hiring Scheme, the Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat (ARDS) , Mallam…

By Hudu Yakubu Abuja In furtherance to its renewed effort against proliferation of environmental nuisances, the FCT Administration today cleared hundreds of shanties hitherto used for residential and commercial purposes , mainly by…

The Organising Committee of the Feed Nigeria Summit (FNS) and its Deal Brokerage Room Process, has announced participation of PULA Advisors in its 2022 partnership framework. The Committee disclosed this in a statement released in Lagos.…