99% of smuggled rice in Nigeria not fit for consumption - Customs

99% of smuggled rice in Nigeria not fit for consumption - Customs

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali, says 99 per cent of rice smuggled through the land borders is not fit for human consumption.

Senate Probes Presidential Committee, Agric Ministry over Diversion of N5bn IDP Funds

Borno gov’s wife

• Upkeep of 1.6m IDPs beyond us, says Borno gov’s wife 

•Senate resolves to donate N21.8 m to IDPs

Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja and Michael Olugbode in Borno.

Dairy price retreat 'cause for caution', but not panic

Dairy price

The larger-than-expected retreat in milk prices at GlobalDairyTrade may not signal the start of a downward correction in prices - but it could herald a more cautious phase, Bank of New Zealand said.

Nigeria makes progress in releasing 'untapped potential' in palm oil

palm oil

Pressured by the slide of crude oil prices, Nigeria's government has introduced a slew of reforms targeted towards diversification of the economy, with agriculture being a focus sector.

Reasons to Add Plantains to Your Diet

Plantains

When it comes to fruit, it’s usually easy to decipher exactly which fruit is which simply by sight. It’s literally an exercise in comparing apples to oranges. But that’s not always the case. Take, for instance, plantains. At first glance, it’s just as easy to confuse a plantain with a banana, and for good reason. Not only are plantains a close relative of bananas, but the nutrition of this tropical fruit has many of the same qualities as banana nutrition.

Cocoa turns to coffee sector for answers to demand questions

Cocoa

Can the cocoa industry learn a trick or two from its rival in hot beverages, coffee?

Uttar Pradesh to limit drop in Indian sugar production

sugar production

Indian sugar production will decline – but not by as much as some other commentators believe, US officials said, noting a rise in cane plantings in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.

ECOWAS to address clashes between herdsmen, farmers

herdsmen

The commission has deemed the increased number of clashes between farmers and cattle breeders a security concern

Governor gives N247m to 100 trained farmers

Governor Ben Ayade

The coordinator disclosed that the government had approved N85 million to train another set of 600 people in Songhai farm.

Partnership to support scaling up of nutrition in Cote d’Ivoire

Partnership to support scaling up of nutrition in Cote d’Ivoire

“Nutrition is not just a health and social development issue; nutrition is an investment that shapes economic growth for all African nations” – President Akinwumi Adesina in Lusaka, Zambia.