Agribusiness

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said agribusiness development in Africa requires the provision of an enabling policy, legal and economic environment. Specifically, the Head of Agriculture Division, ECOWAS…

STAKEHOLDERS in the Nigerian agriculture industry have posited that the Tertiary Institutions Entrepreneurship Scheme (TIES), an initiative of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) aimed at supporting graduates of Nigerian universities and…

The National Agency for Foods, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said it will champion the post-COVID and post-insurgency recovery of agro-allied businesses in North-East Nigeria. The Director-General, NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola…

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) through its iProduce Africa, an agribusiness hub, says it is striving to boost  the operations and export capabilities of Nigerian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and…

A Nigerian agribusiness startup, BIC Farms Concepts, and 11 others drawn from across the world have won $230,000 in seed funding from Green Skills Innovation Challenge organised by Ashoka and HSBC Holding Plc. In a press statement…

The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Baba Shehuri, has solicited more financial support to upscale the massive investment in the agricultural sector. He said Agriculture being the focus of the…

Solomon Chung,Dutse The Nigerian agricultural revolution is a reality that can be felt from both the economic and life uplifment point of view of the citizenry, Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said. The…

AFRICA’S agricultural sector is set for exponential growth in the coming decade, research commissioned by Microsoft and compiled by Africa Practice reveal have revealed. A statement by Microsoft said with a projected value of $1trillion…

The ABC Fund has  provided a loan of US$549,096 to Kaworo, a producer of grains (mainly maize, millet, sesame, cowpeas and sorghum) and seeds, to finance the purchase of grains for the 2021/2022 farming season. The loan is…

Agribusinesses in Nigeria are getting a rare opportunity of being trained by a country’s trade agency, in order for them to become competitive in exporting there successfully. Through a program called E-Lab Innova, the Italian Trade…