The Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange (LCFE) has partnered with Heritage Bank to support over 100,000 farmers in wheat production. This was disclosed by the Managing Director, LCFE Akin Akeredolu-Ale, while addressing commodity ecosystem operators…
The Government of France has invested €200,000 towards enhancing the rural women’s skills in producing higher value-added agricultural products and in leading their agri-food enterprise in Nigeria. A statement by French Embassy in Nigeria said…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reported that it has so far disbursed the sum of N864 billion to 4.1 million farmers cultivating 5.02 million hectares of land under its Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP). This…
The African Development Bank (AfDB), has budgeted the sum of $110 million to fund projects under the Special Agricultural Processing Zone in Kano State. This was disclosed in a statement by the Kano State Governor,…
Nigeria’s agricultural sector grew 1.22% (year-on-year) in real terms in the 3rd quarter of 2021. This is a decrease of 0.17% points from the corresponding period of 2020, and a decrease of 0.08% points from…
Poultry farmers in Rivers State have raised the alarm over a strange disease that has caused the death of thousands of birds. The farmers, who disclosed that the disease has defied drugs administered on the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his administration’s readiness towards attaining food sufficiency for the country. According to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr, Femi Adesina on Friday, Buhari made the commitment…
Mr Knut Lein, Norway Ambassador to Nigeria on Friday, blamed the rising cost of stockfish in Nigeria on the inclusion of stockfish on forex banned list. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the…
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, on Tuesday, said the state has embarked on a N10 billion cattle ranch project to centralise all herders in Kaduna. El-Rufai, who spoke with newsmen shortly after a meeting…
Nigeria’s fish exports have seen marginal decline in the last five years. According to data provided by the International Trade Centre’s (ITC) Trade Map on fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, growth in…
