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Rice Production: FAO lauds Nigeria’s smallholder farmers


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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…

Small Scale Agro-Producers in Nigeria want increased Agricultural Investments


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The Association of Small Scale Agro-Producers in Nigeria (ASSAPIN) has appealed to the federal and state governments to direct at least 60 per cent of agricultural investments in budgets and intervention facilities to smallholder farmers…

Nasarawa State Government, AUDA-NEPAD partner to empower 18,000 smallholder farmers 


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The Nasarawa State Government, North-Central Nigeria, in collaboration with the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), a South African-based Non-Governmental Organization, is to empower 18,000 smallholder…

Central Bank of Nigeria disburses N948 billion to smallholder farmers


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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has disbursed N948 billion to 4, 478, 381 smallholder farmers under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) across the country. The Director, Corporate Communications…

Anchor Borrowers Programme raises smallholder farmers funding hopes


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The Anchor Borrowers Programme has raised smallholder farmers funding hope. Over N554.61 billion released for the Programme (ABP) in nearly six years of implementation remains a major source of funding and input supplies for smallholder…

Sokoto state retrain Farmers, extension officers on agric practices


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i 250 farmers and extension officers drawn from three senatorial districts of Sokoto State have been trained on good agricultural practices and stewardship by Bayer Nigeria and Sokoto State Agricultural Development Agency. Speaking after…

Smallholder Farmers Seek Government’s Timely Intervention For New Planting Season


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Some smallholder farmers in Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State are seeking government’s timely intervention to ensure food production for the 2021 planting season. They stated this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…