Agriculture

Rice Production to Boost Nation’s GDP by $9bn, Says Adesina

Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, has predicted that when new investments on facilities for rice production and processing becomes fully operational, rice would be adding about $9 billion yearly to the nation’s GDP. He made

Kwara Government Grants N215m Loan to 217 Farmers

  217 farmers across 16 local governments of Kwara State are to benefit from a N215million commercial agricultural loan scheme to boost agricultural activities by the State Government. While presenting cheques to some of the beneficiaries, the State Governor, Abdulfattah

Nigeria to Produce 500,000 Tonnes Of Cocoa In 2024

  More good news continues to emanate from the once lucrative Nigerian Agricultural Industry. This time, the federal produce inspection service, FPIS, have announced that the country will increase cocoa production to 500,000 tonnes in the next 10 years- 2024.

Nigeria to Establish Grazing Reserves Across the Country

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina disclosed on Monday that the Nigerian government has approved the constitution of a committee to work out modalities for establishing grazing reserves for cattle grazers across the country. This step

Agriculture Minister, Akinwunmi Adesina Speaks on the Fishing Industry in Nigeria

Akinwunmi Adesina, Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Forbes Africa Person of the Year 2013, stated on Monday that producing healthy foods and creating wealth for Nigerians is his top priority. He made this declaration on Channels Television as he defended

D’banj Launches Koko Gaari at ONE Campaign Opening

Nigerian pop singer and international icon, D’banj, has unveiled the first product of his Koko Farm, Koko Gaari, yesterday in Abuja. The singer presented the packaged cassava flakes popularly called gaari while speaking at the ONE Do Agric Campaign launch

Farmers to Earn N42 Billion Income From Wheat Production

Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has announced that farmers in the country will be generating about N42 billion from wheat production. The minister made this announcement during the 2014 Wheat Farmers’ Day in Kadawa, Kano State. The programme

Agriculture Minister Appoints D’banj Ambassador for Nagroprenuers

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Akinwunmi Adesina, announced one of Nigeria’s music icons, Dapo ‘D’banj’ Oyebanjo, as the Ambassador for the Nagroprenuers Initiative in Abuja, yesterday. The minister said, “I will want D’banj to be the Ambassador for

Factors to Consider before Starting a Snail Farming Business

Raising snails for food is known as Heliculture. Snails belong to the second largest group in the animal kingdom known as Phylum molusca. They are invertebrates; that is, animals without back bones. Snails have both male and female reproductive organs,

Things to Consider Before Starting a Poultry Farm Business

In recent years, poultry farming is increasingly being adopted as a form of business. Poultry birds, as lucrative as they could be, are not exactly easy to manage. This is due in part to the fact that they are fragile

Discover Nigeria: Cashew Nuts Season Opens Today

There are few dreams bigger than becoming instantaneously wealthy, and for some Nigerians that dream may be realisable as the Nigerian Raw Cashew Nut (RCN) season opens today February 10, 2014. Yes, Nigerian raw cashew nuts are in high demand

Nigeria Produces 420,000 Metric Tonnes Of Fish – CAFAN

The Catfish Association of Nigeria (CAFAN), on Sunday, revealed that Nigeria produced 420,000 metric tonnes of fish after aquaculture was included in the Growth Enhancement Support (GES) scheme in 2013. Chief Tayo Akingbolagun, National President of CAFAN, made the disclosure

N53 Bn Loan to Farmers in 2013 Fruitful – BoI

As part of its mandate to boost the agricultural sector in Nigeria, the Bank of Industry (BoI) has disbursed 53 billion naira as loans to the agribusiness value chain in 2012. Mr. Mohammed Dikwa, chairman of the shareholders committee of

ONE Teams up with D’banj and African Partners to Launch ‘Do Agric’ at AU Summit

A new campaign by ONE, an international nonprofit organisation, has been launched with the aim of lifting more than 85 million Africans out of poverty through targeted investment in agriculture and “enhanced CAADP” policies The ONE Campaign, today, launched the

Africa Key to Global Food Crisis – Akinwunmi Adesina, Nigeria’s Minister for Agriculture

Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture, Akinwunmi Adesina, has stated that the solution to the global food problem lies in Africa. The minister made this pronouncement during a meeting at the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland. Adesina, in a chat with Channels

Agribusiness Set to Boom in Africa – DHL

It is no secret that Africa is on the rise and increasingly offering lucrative opportunities to local businesses due to the continent’s steady economic growth, increased disposable income and high consumer confidence. Charles Brewer, Managing Director of DHL Express Sub-Saharan

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