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HarvestPlus urges Nigeria to engage in crop bio-fortification

A Partner of HarvestPlus, an international agricultural organisation, Mr Pelumi Aribisala, says that Nigeria stands to gain a lot through the bio-fortification of crops. He...

admin - February 16, 2018

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Ranching only solution to herdsmen/farmers clashes, says Ishaku

Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State on Thursday, February 15, 2018 said that the open grazing prohibition and ranches establishment law was the only...

admin - February 16, 2018

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Sokoto donates land to Dangote to establish rice mill

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 promised to handover 27 hectares of land for immediate establishment of Dangote Rice...

admin - February 14, 2018

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Don urges fish importation ban to save $700m yearly

A university lecturer, Dr Aderonke Lawal-Are, on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 told the Federal Government to ban the importation of frozen fish, to save...

admin - February 14, 2018

Agric & Biotech

Senate wants government to ban importation of palm oil

The Senate on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 in Abuja urged the Federal Government to ban importation of palm oil into the country in order...

admin - February 13, 2018

Agric & Biotech

Grazing cattle destroy varsity’s research farms, poison dam

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, has decried the destruction of the university’s multi-million-naira research and training farms by cattle...

admin - February 12, 2018

Agric & Biotech

Harvestplus plans to reach 1.2m households with vitamin A cassava, maize

International agricultural organisation, HarvestPlus, says it will reach 1.2 million households in Nigeria in 2018 with vitamin A cassava and maize, with increased delivery...

admin - February 12, 2018

Agric & Biotech

Kogi earmarks 15,000 hectares of land for cattle colony

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State on Friday, February 9, 2018 presented documents of 15,000 hectares of land for cattle colony to the Federal...

admin - February 9, 2018

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