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How to Use Beneficial Insects Against Unwanted Insects In Your Garden

Introduction While for some people, insects might seem unappealing, so many creepy crawlies are beneficial insects for your garden. There are some bad bugs in...

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Ginger production gets boost as firm raises $17.5m for value chain

Ginger. Photo: HYGEIAHMO5• Moves to close 34-million-tonne gap Data from Nigeria’s Ministry of Agriculture shows that despite being the third highest exporter of ginger...

‘Why we want government to invest more in rice farming’

Rice farmingFederal and state governments have been urged to invest more in agriculture, especially in rice farming. According to some rice farmers from...

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Livestock transformation plan ‘priority’, new agric minister says

Mohammad Abubakar on Wednesday assumed duty over a week after his appointment.Nigeria’s new Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammad Abubakar, on Wednesday assumed duty officially at the ministry over a week after his predecessor Sabo Nanono was sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari.At the ministry, where Mr Abubakar addressed officials, he assured that the provision of necessary policy...

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World Environment Day – FCMB Restates Commitment to Environmental Sustainability; Expands Support To Renewable Energy Sector

First City Monument Bank (FCMB), has re-assured that it will continue to champion, execute and support initiatives that would enhance the ecosystem, as well as tackle some of the adverse effects of climate change and other challenges...

Outgrower Programmes and Fortunes of Smallholder Farmers in Nigeria – The Role of Financial Institutions

  In February 2017, famine was declared in South Sudan and Nigeria was mentioned alongside Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia,and Yemen as also being countries with a high...

How Farm Innovation Nigeria is Giving A Breath Of Fresh Air To Agriculture

In a study published in 2019 by FAO, ICRISAT, and CIAT on “Climate-Smart Agriculture in Borno state of Nigeria” it was observed that agriculture...

‘Why life span of tractors is short in Nigeria’

PHOTO: VON The Executive Director of National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM) Ilorin, Kwara State, Dr. Yomi Kasali has identified poorly trained tractors’ operators...

‘Why Nigeria needs palm oil council’

Mr Fatai Afolabi, Chief Executive Officer, Foremost Development Services Limited and Consultant/Adviser, Plantation Owners Forum of Nigeria (POFON), explains ways to revamp Nigeria’s...

Agriculture must be backbone of Nigeria’s quest for development — Olusanya

The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya said Nigeria’s quest for development and a prosperous economy would require making agriculture its...

Nigerians lose hope, investment

Harvested cornfield at HO Corn Farm, OfikiIt is now commonplace to see advertisements, especially on social media, placed by farms asking investors to...

Taking advantage of Nigeria’s strength in cassava production

Cassava is currently the fourth most important food crop in the world, followed closely by maize, wheat and rice. It is cultivated on over...

3 Marketing Factors for Animal Source Food System Success

The Feed the Future Enabling Environment for Food Security (EEFS) project recently launched an analytical guidance document identifying the enabling environment factors that drive animal source...

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3 Marketing Factors for Animal Source Food System Success

The Feed the Future Enabling Environment for Food Security (EEFS) project recently launched an analytical guidance document identifying the enabling environment factors that drive animal source food (ASF) market system success in terms of economic growth, resilience, inclusiveness, and improved nutrition....