Food & Drink

C/River sets up rice seedlings multiplication lab

The Cross River State government has set up a rice lab called Rice City Laboratory in Calabar, the state capital.… Read More

7 years ago

‘Yobe can feed 40% of Nigerians’

Irrigation farmers in Yobe State say the state can provide at least 40 per cent of Nigeria’s food needs, if… Read More

7 years ago

Emefiele reiterates CBN’s commitment to development of agriculture Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/03/emefiele-reiterates-cbns-commitment-development-agriculture/

OVERNOR of Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele has said that the apex bank remains committed to development… Read More

7 years ago

Nigeria spends N400bn on raw sugar import in 4 years – Lawmaker

A total of N400 billion was spent on importation of raw sugar from 2013 to 2016 in Nigeria, Chairman, House… Read More

7 years ago

On Farmers and Herdsmen killing. Call to arms: Army, Defence Minister take on TY Danjuma arms-army-defence-minister-take-danjuma/

•It’s uncalled for, we remain neutral—Dan-Ali, Army •Fayose, Sani, Adebanjo, Rita Lori-Ogbebor, PDP, IPOB, others back Danjuma; I disagree, says… Read More

7 years ago

Nigeria, UNDP Launch $8 Million Agribusiness Project

The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FARD) and… Read More

7 years ago

Food crises continue to strike, and acute hunger intensifies

Children in a refugee camp in Iraq. Copyright: WFP/Inger Marie Vennize 124 million people in 51 countries experienced high levels of… Read More

7 years ago

Edo State Moves To Boost Rubber Cultivation, Production

The Edo State government have made fresh efforts to boost rubber production and improve her non-oil sector with the 2,500-hectare… Read More

7 years ago

IFAD—VCDP To Expand Scope Of Operation To Ebonyi

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)—assisted Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), has said that the expansion of its scope… Read More

7 years ago

Kogi ADP Trains Farmers On Agricultural Best Practices

Agricultural Best Practices: The Kogi Agricultural Development Project (ADP) on Saturday has embarked on an intensive training for registered cassava,… Read More

7 years ago