The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Friday performed the groundbreaking of the $400m first phase of the development of the State Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone. The groundbreaking was performed at the Agro Cargo...
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NAWFPMAN tells FG to Ban Wheat Importation, gives reason
The National Wheat Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NAWFPMAN), has assured that it will cultivate over 200,000 hectares of wheat this season with the Central Bank of Nigeria intervention. The commodity association,...
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Hazards as Lightning strikes kill 21 Farmers Working On Farmland
No fewer than 21 people died in India’s eastern state of Bihar in incidents of lightning amid rains over the past 24 hours. An official at the state’s disaster management authority on Tuesday said...
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Monkypox: FG bans bush meat, importation of wild animals
The Federal Government has prohibited the importation of wild animals and warned hunters and sellers of bush meat to take precautions to combat the spread of Monkeypox. The government also cautioned zoos, parks, conservation...
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CBN Has Revamped Agriculture To Cope With Rising Food Prices – Says Emefiele
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has disclosed that the apex bank has revamped agriculture to cope with the rising food prices and reduce unemployment. This was made known by...
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Garri doesn’t cause goitre, poor eye sight – Prof Okafor
A Professor of Biochemical Toxicology from the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), Polycarp Nnacheta Okafor, has taken time to refute long-held assumptions that the consumption of garri and other cassava products has...
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Eco-friendly Agriculture To Earn Endorsement— Nigeria, Others Pledges
By Silver Nwokoro Nigeria and 44 nations have pledged to invest in sustainable farming to protect nature. Also, 95 high-profile companies have committed to being ‘nature positive,’ and have agreed to work towards...
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Cannabis Farms: Drug Dealer, Manager, Three Workers Get 75-Year Imprisonment
Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State, has sentenced a drug dealer, Mike Omoarukhe, his manager and three other workers to 75 years imprisonment. The Director, Media and Advocacy, National Drug Law...
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FG to sow farm estates in 108 senatorial districts
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) to establish farm estates in 108 senatorial districts across the country. The president also directed the establishment of fish villages “to engage”...
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Osun state govt distributes 100,000 cocoa seedlings, limes, agro-chemicals, other farm imputs to farmers
…as over 1000 farmers empowered …Govt has been very supportive of our cause, say beneficiaries The Government of the State of Osun on Tuesday distributed 100,000 cocoa seedlings to about 1,000 farmers in the...
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