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Dry season farming: FAO to support 110,000 households in North-East

At least 110,000 households, comprising 700,000 people in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states, are to benefit from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) input...

admin - November 30, 2017

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Brazil wants Nigeria to protect small farmers

The Consul-General of Brazil in Lagos, Amb. Maria Figueiredo, on Monday, November 27, 2017 announced her government’s plan to share its philosophy of protecting...

admin - November 27, 2017

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EU member states meet to break glyphosate deadlock as deadline looms

A Committee of European Union Member States is met on Monday, November 27, 2017 to discuss a licence extension for the controversial weedkiller glyphosate. The EU licence for glyphosate will...

admin - November 27, 2017

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300 women receive vegetable seeds, farm implements in Delta

At least 300 women in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State have been empowered with vegetable seeds and farm implements, an aide to...

admin - November 26, 2017

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N10b farmers-to-finance fund will reduce poverty – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said on Saturday, November 25, 2017 that the newly inaugurated N10 billion Farmers-to-Finance-Mutual Funds would help reduce poverty and support...

admin - November 26, 2017

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Obasanjo tasks IITA to ensure research results get to farmers

Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has congratulated the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan on its 50th anniversary and urged it to ensure its research...

admin - November 25, 2017

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IITA, at 50, moves to tackle food security issues in Africa

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, on Friday, November 24, 2017 assembled world-class scientists to proffer solutions to the challenges facing food...

admin - November 25, 2017

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Sokoto fertiliser targets 130 tonnes daily production in 2018

The Sokoto State Organic Fertiliser Company says it is targeting a daily production of 130 tonnes of fertiliser by 2018. Alhaji Aliyu Muhammad, the Manager...

admin - November 25, 2017

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