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Nigeria to plant 35 million trees to curb desertification- Minister
The Minister of Environment, Mrs. Sharon Ikeazor says the ministry is working hard to meet the target of planting 35 million trees to curb issues of desertification and other envir [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Feb-2022
Agro-Dealers :35% Urea Produced In Nigeria should be Sold In Local Markets
The Nigeria Agro Input Dealers Association (NAIDA) has urged fertilizer companies in Nigeria to sell 35 per cent of the urea in the Nigerian market to reduce the cost of food in th [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Feb-2022
FMAN – Nigeria Losing N2trn Annually Through Importation Of Wheat
Nigeria as a country is losing a whopping sum of N2 trillion yearly through the importation of wheat from Canada, Mexico, USA and other countries across the world, a development th [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Feb-2022
Nigeria to potentially earn $100m from booming hibiscus industry
The Association of Hibiscus Flower Exporters of Nigeria (AHFEN) has estimated the value of the country’s hibiscus industry to be worth about $100million., the industry export hol [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Feb-2022
Nigerian maize farmers record 60% increased production
The Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN) has announced a 60 percent increase in annual production to 20 million metric tons in 2020 from 8 million metric tons in 2015. Speaking at [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Feb-2022
Agro-Export - Govt Targets 60-Day Action Plan for Perishable Agricultural Produce
[This Day] The federal government through it's Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), has set a 60-day agro-export action plan targeted at ensuring perishable [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Feb-2022
CBN, rice association inaugurate dry season farming inputs
As part of the efforts to rev up rice production locally and save the country of forex leakage, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) with the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFA [...]
Agricultural Tools/Equipments AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Feb-2022
Agric ministry hands over 10km-road to Jigawa State Govt
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture has handed over the construction of a 10-km rural road project to Jigawa State government to facilitate the transportation of farm produce b [...]
Infrastructure and ConstructionCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Feb-2022
Agribusiness firm Ellah Lakes announces partnership to build sugar refinery
Agribusiness company Ellah Lakes Plc has announced a partnership with Montserrado Investment Limited via a joint venture for the development of a 600 tonnes of cane per day (tcd) s [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Feb-2022
Harmonization Of Standards Will Grow Organic Agriculture In West Africa —ECOWAS
The Head of Agriculture Division, ECOWAS Commission Abuja, Mr Ernest Aubee says harmonization of Organic Agriculture standards in West Africa will help grow trade in the region.Aub [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Feb-2022
Niger State launches food storage initiatives for farmers
Niger State government has partnered with Kitovu an agriculture-focused technology company to facilitate farming activities within small scale farmers in the state. Kitovu is an a [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Feb-2022
Nigeria signs Document on Plastic Value Chain
The Nigerian government has signed the document for the implementation of Promoting Sustainable Plastic Value Chain through Circular Economy Practices in the Federal Capital Territ [...]
Waste managementCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Feb-2022
Farmers Hope for Bumper Harvest
[New Era] Communal farmers are hard at work ploughing their crop fields following good rains in some northern parts of the country. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Namibia
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Feb-2022
150,000 Wheat Farmers in 15 Northern States to Benefit From Fman's Yield Support
[This Day] A total of 150,000 farmers under the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) Anchor Borrowers' Program (ABP) who are into wheat farming in 15 Northern states are to have their y [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Feb-2022
5,000 Farmers Contracted to Grow Sunflower
[The Herald] Major cooking oil and margarine maker Pure Oil Industries has contracted 5 000 smallholder farmers in four provinces to produce sunflower during the present summer cro [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Feb-2022
Tropical Storms Threaten Food Security
[Times of Zambia] -Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit National Coordinator Dr Gabriel Pollen (second from left) and officers from Ministry of Defence inspect a bridge on Chung [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zambia
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Feb-2022
Milk Collection Centres Key to Stimulate Production'
[Daily News] THE government has said that it was working on a strategy to engage the private sector so as to facilitate construction and rehabilitation of infrastructures including [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Tanzania
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Feb-2022
Agreement Reached With Mauritius On Sustainable Fishing
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles and Mauritius have extended an existing bilateral fisheries agreement for 60 days that will see the increase in license fees and a new environme [...]
Agriculture FisheryCountry: Seychelles
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Feb-2022
Experts warn investors, farmers on foreign loans
Experts in agribusiness have warned investors and farmers to be wary of foreign loans at this period, but instead, they should seek for more intervention opportunities, and invest [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Feb-2022
Kwara Smallholder Cassava Farmers Get USAID, Group Assistance On Productivity
One hundred smallholder cassava farmers in five selected local government areas of Kwara state have benefitted a training programme and personal protective equipment (PPE) to incre [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Feb-2022
Authorities Cull Birds, Erect Barrier Against Bird Flu Outbreak
[VOA] Yaoundé, Cameroon -- Cameroonian authorities have erected sanitary barriers around poultry farms in the western city of Bafoussam after an outbreak of the highly pathogenic [...]
AgricultureCountry: Cameroon
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Feb-2022
JOSTUM students receive tutelage on soil testing from Michigan State University
Tribune Online JOSTUM students receive tutelage on soil testing from Michigan State University A one-day training with focus on soil testing was held for students of Joshua Sar [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Feb-2022
NUFFIC, FCAH&PT begin move to enhance women’s capacity in agribusiness management
Tribune Online NUFFIC, FCAH&PT begin move to enhance women’s capacity in agribusiness management AS part of efforts geared towards enhancing women’s capacity and ensuri [...]
Education/TrainingCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Feb-2022
Harmonisation of standards will grow organic agriculture in West Africa —ECOWAS
Tribune Online Harmonisation of standards will grow organic agriculture in West Africa —ECOWAS The Head of Agriculture Division, ECOWAS Commission Abuja, Mr Ernest Aubee say [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Feb-2022
100 Kwara smallholder cassava farmers get USAID, group assistance on productivity
Tribune Online 100 Kwara smallholder cassava farmers get USAID, group assistance on productivity One hundred smallholder cassava farmers in five selected local government areas [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Feb-2022