Cashew Export: NCAN To Launch 8% Cashew Moisture Protocol

Cashew

The National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) on Sunday said it was finalizing plans to launch the eight per cent Cashew Moisture Protocol to minimize sprouting of exported raw cashew nuts.

NDDC Disowns Fake Agric Empowerment Scheme

Mrs Ibim Semenitari

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has warned the public to ignore forms for enrollment for agriculture empowerment programme purportedly being circulated by the commission.

World Food Day: Farmers Appeal To Govt For Modern Farming Inputs

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Yam Sellers Association of Nigeria, New Orange Market, Mararaba chapter in Nasarawa state and  farmers have appealed to the government to provide farmers with modern farming inputs and ensure timely distribution of fertilizers in order to boost food production in the country.

Minister Decries Delay In Release Of Budgetary Allocation

Chief Audu Ogbeh

The minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has decried the slow release of budgetary allocation to execute projects that will increase food productivity in the country.

Slow Release Of Funds Hindering Meaningful Development In Agric Sector – Ogbeh

Chief Audu Ogbeh

The minister of Agriculture and Rural development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has lamented that the untimely and slow release of the 2016  budgetary allocation to the agriculture sector has caused a severe setback to government’s plan to diversify the economy  through the sector.

FG Mulls Investment In Sugar Sector – Bissala

Sugar

The permanent secretary , Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Aminu Aliyu Bissala says the present administration is keen on harnessing the enormous potential in the nation’s sugar industry for the overall benefit of Nigeria and Nigerians.

Okorocha Blames Recession On Neglect Of Agric Sector

Okorocha Blames Recession On Neglect Of Agric Sector

The Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has said that the current economic challenges facing the nation came as a result of total neglect of the Agricultural sector by the country’s past leaders, stressing that before the advent of oil, agriculture provided over 70 per cent  of the employment and resources of the country and 75 percent  of the country’s foreign reserve.

‘Recession: Nigerian Youths Must Participate In Agriculture’

youth farmers

The executive director of 151, and organizer of the Youth Entrepreneurship Summit for Agricultural Advancement (YESAAR) and Agriculture Expo, Mr Henry Anario, has said that with the dwindling crude oil income Nigeria is experiencing, it has become necessary for Nigerians, particularly the youth, to be involved in agriculture.

AM markets: has the rally in corn futures got legs?

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Has the rally in corn futures got legs?

futures for December have bounced more than 5% since official data on Friday showed US inventories of the grain, as of the start of last month, smaller than investors had expected.

Consumption of crops grown close to highways shortens life span – expert

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A Professor of analytical chemistry with the Ajayi Crowther University, George Olufemi Adediran, has cautioned those who form the habits of farming very close to highways to desist, as such farm products, if consumed is injurious to health and may shorten human life span.