Focus on 'glamorous' farming to combat migrant flight from Africa - former Nigerian president

farmland

The image of African farming as a route only to dead-end poverty must be challenged to stem the exodus of migrants to Europe, a former Nigerian president said.

All Nigerian Editors Conference holds in Port Harcourt

Governor, Nyesom Wike

The 12th edition of the All Nigerian Editors’ Conference (ANEC) will hold in Port Harcourt from Aug. 3 to Aug. 7. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Kenneth Ugbechie, Chairman, 2016 ANEC Planning Committee on Tuesday in Abuja. 

Support your Women towards Economic Productivity, Aisha Buhari Urges Men

Aisha Buhari

The Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari has urged male folk to support their women towards economic productivity and independence.

AGRA moves to improve small-holder farmer income

AGRA

The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has upped its efforts at strengthening the incomes of about nine million small-holder farmers across six nations in the continent, within the next five years.
They include Ghana, Mali, Kenya, Rwanda, Nigeria and Mozambique.

Nigerian government throws support behind local tomato paste manufacturers

tomato

A few months after the outbreak of the tuta absoluta plague in Nigeria, the government has finally announced its willingness to support local tomato paste producers in the country.

World Bank approves N1.55b for farming in Bauchi

farmers

The World Bank has approved the disbursement of N1.55 billion to Bauchi FADAMA III Project for execution of two agriculture programmes during the 2016 cropping season.

NEPC IN CHICAGO FOR FOOD EXPO – IFT 2016

From the right, Gafar Ajao, Abuja Project Co-ordinator for Commercial Agriculture Development Project (CADP); Lagos state Project Co-ordintor for CADP, Ogunyinka Kehinde; Mrs Bolaji Dania CEO QuickLink Farms; Lagos State Commissioner of Agriculture Oluwatoyin Suarau; Executive Director, AgroNigeria, Mrs Idongesit Mbaram.

The National Export Promotion Council is on the track to fulfilling its promise to take Nigeria women to the global market as it partakes in a 3-day Food Expo in Chicago.

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE 2016 LAKE CHAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN-HOUSE REVIEW MEETING AND NORTH-EAST ZONAL REFILS WORKSHOP HELD AT THE CONFERENCE HALL OF LAKE CHAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE, MAIDUGURI, BORNO STATE

The Lake Chad Research Institute

The Lake Chad Research Institute In-house Review Meeting and North-East Zonal REFILS Workshop with the theme “Repositioning Agriculture for Sustainable Economic Growth and Development in Nigeria” was held from the 9^th to 12^TH May, 2016.

UN Health Agency Group Finds Coffee Poses No Cancer Risk - Issues Warning On 'Very Hot' Drinks

United Nations

An international working group of scientists convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) has concluded that coffee should no longer be considered a carcinogen, although it found limited evidence that drinking very hot beverages can cause oesophageal cancer.

RIPPLE Africa Ensures Fish for Tomorrow in Lake Malawi

A conservation project devised by RIPPLE Africa is ensuring that there are fish for tomorrow in Africa’s third-largest lake.

A revolutionary conservation project devised by a small United Kingdom nonprofit organization is helping to build fish stocks in Africa’s third-largest lake, Lake Malawi.