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Nigerian Farmers

Gombe State: Federal Ministry of Agriculture trains Fruit & Vegetable Farmers

Amaka Nliam Oct 19, 2022 0

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has trained about 45 fruit and vegetable farmers in Gombe State, Northern Nigeria. This is to enhance the availability of food in the country and enable the…

Agric/Environment

Rice Production: FAO lauds Nigeria’s smallholder farmers

Amaka Nliam Oct 1, 2022 0

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has praised Nigeria, particularly its smallholder farmers for the considerable progress in rice production. However, according to the FAO, more still needs to be done. The…

Agric/Environment

Nigerian Farmers receive 5 new Cassava Varieties in 18 months

Amaka Nliam Sep 15, 2022 0

The Project Manager of NextGen Cassava, Professor Egesi Chiedozie, says five new cassava varieties have been released to farmers across Nigeria in the last 18 months. NextGen Cassava brings together breeders, data scientists, and gender…

Business

3.8m farmers benefited from Anchor Borrower’s Programme – CBN

SUZAN OZO Mar 6, 2021 0

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says 3.8 million farmers have so far benefited from its Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP). Mr Yila Yusuf, Director, Development Finance Department of the apex bank, made this known in an interview with…