agriculture as engine of diversification- By Kika Emefele

farmers

Nigeria’s   current  economic woes are primarily as a result of over-dependence on oil, a commodity presently known for its pricing volatility.  The current economic quagmire has made  many Nigerians to proffer solutions to the current situation.

5,000 Rice farmers to benefit from CBN anchor borrower programme inn Kogi

Rice farmers

No fewer than 5, 000 registered rice farmers in Kogi will benefit from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) anchor borrower programme.

Agriculture is key to Africa’s Development – Oyedepo

Bishop David Oyedepo

The founder of Landmark University, Omu Aran, Kwara State, Bishop David Oyedepo has said that agriculture remains panacea for Africa’s development.

NIGERIA TO BENEFIT FROM AFDB’S INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING

The Board of African Development Bank President.

The Board of African Development Bank, AfDB, has approved $56 billion to scale up industrialization in Nigeria and other countries on the content over the next ten years under its Industrialization Strategy for Africa 2016-2025.

ekiti civil servants should embark on farming to end hunger- fayemi

Dr Kayode Fayemi

Minister of Solid Minerals Development and former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, said the rich texture of Ekiti land should be explored for farming by the civil servants and other indigenes to cushion the effect of the current economic crisis in the state.

Fayose offers 100,000 hectares of land to agric investors

Gov. Ayo Fayose

Gov. Ayo Fayose has approved the donation of 100,000 hectares of land to investors, who are willing to embark on farming to improve agricultural production in Ekiti.

School Feeding Programme: FG Understudies Osun O-MEALS Scheme

O-MEALS scheme.

A delegation of the Federal Government’s Home Grown School Feeding (HGSF) programme, an initiative which aims at feeding over 24 million school children nationwide, visited the State of Osun to understudy the success recorded by the state’s Elementary School Feeding and Health Programme, popularly called the O-MEALS scheme.

TEA PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION IN THE NIGERIAN BEVERAGE MARKET.

Highland Tea

I would like to use this medium to introduce Highland Tea to some of us who are not acquainted with the Highland Tea brand. This rich and quality product is proudly made in Nigeria, precisely in the popular
Mambilla plateau of Taraba State North East Nigeria that I govern.

Experts Warn of Looming Maize Shortage in Western

maize

An acute shortage of maize could hit several parts of western Kenya, agriculture experts have said.

Agric College partners foreign investor on cassava production enterprises

Cassava

The Provost, Federal College of Agriculture, Akure, Dr Adeola Odedina, says the college is partnering foreign investors to create millions of value chain job opportunities in Cassava Production.