Agriculture

Reforming Policies and Regulations to Unleash Agribusiness Potential in Africa

The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has announced a five-year project that seeks to increase incomes of smallholder farmers through the creation of an enabling policy environment in Africa. The initiative –Micro Reforms for African Agribusiness (MIRA)

Adesina, Nigeria’s Agriculture Minister, Named Forbes African Person of the Year

Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has been named Forbes African Person of the Year. Adesina was bestowed with the prestigious award for his leadership and remarkable reforms in the country’s agricultural sector. Adesina beat billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote;

Micro and Small Scale Food Processing Will Spur Economic Growth – Expert

The importance of micro and small scale food processing and agriculture was emphasised recently at the Omolayole Annual Management Lecture Series held in honour of Dr. Michael Omolayole, former chairman and managing director, Lever Brothers Nigeria Plc. The event, which

How Nigeria Averted Food Crisis – Minister of Agriculture

By Michael Abimboye Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture, Akinwumi Adesina, has revealed that despite the heavy flood that affected farmlands in some parts of the country a year ago, the country has avoided a food crisis and has opened new opportunities

AfDB Approves $153M Financing for Nigeria’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved an ADF loan of $ 152.12 million and an ADF grant of $ 0.38 million to finance Nigeria’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program Phase 1 (ATASP-1), AfDB has announced.

Lagos Poultry Revenue Hits N44.88 Billion – Commissioner

The Lagos Commissioner for Agriculture and Cooperatives, Prince Gbolahan Lawal, at a press conference with the Poultry Association of Nigeria, announced that the Lagos poultry industry generates about N44.9billion every year. He said the industry produces 48 million crates of

Dangote, Ovia and Adesina Nominated for Forbes Person of the Year Award

Forbes Africa has unveiled its final list of its Person of the Year Award for 2013. The award consists of personalities from three African countries; Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Voting has commenced online, and Forbes provides a profile for

Diamond Bank to Invest $33 Million in Nigeria’s Agricultural Sector

One of Nigeria’s leading lenders, Diamond Bank, has agreed to invest $33 million in Nigeria’s agricultural sector over the next two years. The Bank has partnered with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group to

One Woman’s Mission to Save Nigeria’s Palms

She has the largest private collection of plants in Nigeria, with more than 2,000 trees and shrubs, and 400 types of palm growing in her garden, built up over eight years in the capital, Abuja. The 72-year-old imports many of

We Spend $700 Million on Water Annually in Nigeria – AfDB

African Development Bank (AfDB) has disclosed that the bank spends around $700 million on water every in Nigeria, totaling $2.4 billion in the last few years. “In water management, the AfDB investment runs into about $700 million per annum in

Nigeria’s Agricultural Sector Gets Boost from Local Investors – Minister

Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has said that local investors are investing more into Nigeria’s Agricultural Sector, under the Agricultural Transformation Agenda. He made this known while speaking at the Agribusiness Forum 2013 in Brussels,

We Will Transform Ten Million Lives in Ten Years – Elumelu

Nigeria’s business mogul, investor, and philanthropist, Tony Elumelu, recently spoke at the Clinton Global Initiative on the objectives of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and its peculiar interest in engineering growth among SMEs in the African continent. According to Elumelu, economic

Juwah, Aregbesola, Implore Govt to Use ICT for Public Service Delivery

Dr. Eugene Juwah, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called on all governments within the federation to adopt Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools in carrying out public service. The NCC boss, who was speaking at

Dangote Group to Invest $36 million in Food Processing Plant

Dangote Group, through its subsidiary, Dansa Foods, has said it will invest $36 million in the construction of the continent’s largest high-energy food processing plant in Nigeria. The announcement, made on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, in

FG to disburse N15Bn Agriculture Loan

Vice President Namadi Sambo has disclosed that the Federal Government has approved N15 billion as grant through the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) for farmers at single digit interest rate for the 2013 farming season. He made this known on Thursday

There’s More to Your Lemons Besides Making Lemonades

When life throw lemons at you, smile and convert them to a jar of lemonade. Well that is just an adage of life. Actually, there is much more to lemons besides making lemonades. Lemon is oval-shaped and has a greenish-yellow

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