Nigeria Spends $4billion annually On Rice Importation
Dr Sarah Alade, Acting Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, revealed on Friday May 30 that Nigeria spends an average of $4,000,000,000 (four billion…
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Nigerian Government Policy on Agriculture
THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM- Focus on Africa
Which way for Nigeria? The World Economic Forum with focus on Africa comes up shortly. I am sure it is holding amidst…
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Federal Government to Establish Grazing Reserves
In the last few months, several clashes had occurred between cattle herdsmen and farmers. Many farm lands have been destroyed, houses razed down…
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HOT NEWS FOR FARMERS IN NIGERIA – Federal Government Begins Distribution of Farm Inputs Today 24/3/2014
The Federal Government will commence the implementation of the Growth Enhancement Scheme (GES). This is to get subsidised farming inputs to farmers in…
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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO LOSE ₦100 BILLION AS TEXTILE INTERVENTION FUND FAILS
This is no pleasant news for the textile industry. About ₦100 billion invested by the Federal Government to revive the Nigerian textile…
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Government to Slash Import Tariff on RICE
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is working hard to increase Rice production in Nigeria from 3.4 million tonnes of paddy…
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Better Seed Supply Can Help Nigeria Paddy Rice Production Reach 13 Million Tons by 2018
The Permanent Secretary of Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMA&RD) says that the government is aiming to increase paddy rice…
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Nigeria investment authority floats four subsidiaries to fund infrastructure development
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, NSIA, said last week that it has incorporated four subsidiaries to promote investments in five strategic sectors of…
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Agric reforms – need to sustain policy implementation for eventual poverty reduction
There is a strong link between the state of agricultural development of a nation and the nutritional status/well-being of the citizens. A nation…
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Nigeria Hosts Aquaculture Experts
Fish farming is fast gaining ground and becoming a very popular vacation for Nigerians of all ages. The fish sector is still comparatively…
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