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Heavy rains destroy buildings, displace thousands in Mozambique
Heavy rains wrecked thousands of buildings, ruined crops and displaced almost 7,000 people in Mozambique over the weekend.
Mozambique's National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD) on Sunday said investigations…
879 farmers, SMEs benefit from Lagos APPEALS project
Lagos State Government says no fewer than 879 farmers and Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) across poultry, aquaculture and rice value chains have directly benefited from the Lagos Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement…
Osun state flags-off construction of fruit processing plant
The Government of the State of Osun has flagged off the construction of a fruit juice production company sited at the Omoluabi Free Trade Zone, Osogbo and pioneered by Collins Crown Limited, to facilitate the processing of several…
Over 100,000mt of certified seeds available for 2021 cropping season
The National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) in Nigeria says One hundred thousand and twenty-three point fifty-three metric tons (100,023.53MT) of certified seeds is in stock with seed companies in the country.
This is to ensure…
2021 Strategy: Nigerian Seed Regulator to go Digital
The National Agricultural Seed Council is set to digitise its activities in 2021 to enhance the performance of the council and prompt response to the need of farmers and seed industries in Nigeria.
The Director General of the Council Dr.…
Nigeria spends N1.85trn on food importation in 2020
The Federal Government spent about N1.85 trillion on food importation in 2020 despite the closure of the land borders.
This was disclosed by the chairman of Economic Advisory Council (ECA), Doyin Salami during the 2021 National…
FAO warns against the spread of PPR disease
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that the Peste des petits Ruminants (PPR) disease, also known as sheep and goat plague, threatens 80 per cent of the world’s ruminants.
PPR is highly contagious animal…
Governor Obaseki reiterates commitment to boost agriculture sector
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, reiterates commitment to boost agriculture to attract investors into the oil palm and cassava sub-sectors for the manufacturing of Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG).
This was stated by Governor…
Government urged to tackle smuggling to sustain agriculture
Government urged by experts in the agricultural sector to tackle the issue of smuggling to sustain growth and investments in agriculture since government was forced to shut down the land borders initially owing to the high rate of…
FAO launches $17m project to enhance food security in Somalia
The Food and Agriculture Organization in collaboration with the European Union on Wednesday, launched a three-year project in Somalia to enhance food security by increasing job opportunities in the fisheries and livestock sectors.…