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Approaching agriculture as an investment opportunity
I was recently appointed President of the African Development Bank. A development bank is not necessarily an intuitive concept; most banks don’t exist to serve explicitly social purposes. But what...
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Make farming priority for prisoners —Industrialist
An industrialist, Alhaji Ayinde Sukazeem, has advised President Mohammadu Buhari to present before the National Assembly, a bill that will allow prisoners across the country to take farming as their...
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FG tasked on robust agric production through gender inclusivity
As the percentage of women in agriculture is increasing in Nigeria, the Federal Governmnet has been tasked to fast track the implementation of the gender policies and gender inclusive research and...
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My expectations from Buhari —Abuja fish farmer
As President Muhammadu Buhari signed the 2016 budget into law, what do you want the government to do in order to help fish farmers?
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Fortified Vitamin A cassava, maize launched in Ondo
An International agricultural Organisation, HarvestPlus last weekend launched and introduced biofortified vitamin A maize and Cassava at the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure Ondo state...
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Why I left banking for farming —Eko-Aderinoye
When was your starting point in Agriculture?
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Agric investments can unlock untold prosperity in Africa —IFAD
AS most African countries continue to suffer food crisis and unemployment, the President, International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD, Kanayo Nwanze, has expressed optimism that agriculture...
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BOA partners N/Delta ministry to empower 130 youths in agriculture
The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs has finalised arrangements in collaboration with the Bank of Agriculture to empower 130 Niger Delta Youths it trained in various aspects...
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Group seeks to end dangerous usage of pesticides
The Chairman, Senate Committee of Agriculture, Abdullahi Adamu has said the need to protect crops is vital to the nations drive to achieve food security.Adamu noted that considering Nigeria’s...
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Over 400 W/A fertilizer experts to converge on Abuja
At least 400 experts and other stakeholders from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will gather in Abuja between Wednesday and Friday this week (May 18-20) to brainstorm on ways to...
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Agriculture: Digging deeper for Nigeria’s possible biggest economy
The 2016 budget, presented by president Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, December 22, 32015, and later signed May 6, 2016, after several months of controversies, indicates that Nigeria’s agriculture...
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Technology improves revenue for animal farmers —Olagbaju
As a laboratory and animal reproduction technology consultant, how did you get into agribusiness?Well, I had worked as a sale person; all I’ve sold in my life have been science and technological...
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W/Africa: Stakeholders call for more investment in fertiliser
As an important farm input for improved productivity, stakeholders in the West Africa region have called for more investment in fertiliser across the region in order to attain self-reliant in food...
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‘Proper irrigation can reduce food importation’
The National President of the Co-operative Federation of Nigeria, Jibrin Bala, has said that if Nigeria could utilise its irrigation facilities, it could plant crops three times annually.Bala, who said...
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Researcher urges Nigerians to embark on agric production
A 2015 African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) fellow, Miss Enoobong Udo, has urged Nigerians to support efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari in repositioning the agricultural...
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Setting up a veggie store is not so difficult —Busari
People know you as an Information Technology specialist, how did you find yourself in a agriculture related field?
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IITA, Australia, others launch BBTV mitigation project
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), University of Queensland, Australia, National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), ‘Université d’Agriculture de Kétou, Benin (UAK),...
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Kano earmarks N200m to buy surplus wheat
Kano State government has set aside N200 million to purchase excess wheat produced by farmers the state governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has announced. Ganduje said this while inspecting tonnes of...
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One year after, FG says it’s ready to revamp the sector
During the 2015 general election campaign which brought the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration into power, one of their campaign promises was to create jobs through the agricultural sector....
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Economy: Agriculture, mineral deposits as DMO’s elixir for recovery
President Muhammadu Buhari, while declaring open the 55th Annual General Meeting of Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) said,“Agriculture must...
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