Agriculture
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183600,000 Farmers to Get Govt Support, Says Edun
The Federal Government has announced plans to assist 600,000 small-scale farmers across the country as part of efforts to boost food production...
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202Efficient Extension System Key to Sustainable, Resilient Agriculture
Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Abdullahi, has said efficient agricultural extension service system promotes sustainable and resilient agriculture....
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FG, USAID Empower 311 Agric MSMEs in Four Years
The Federal Government of Nigeria, in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development’s Feed the Future programme, has empowered 311...
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178Agroecology: FG Tasks ECOWAS, Stakeholders to Leverage Financing Strategies
The Federal Government has called on stakeholders in the agriculture and finance value chain in West Africa region to leverage financing strategies...
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Nigeria’s Fertiliser Usage Recovers to Reach 1.64m Tonnes
Fertiliser statistics provider, AfricaFertiliser, has stated that the country’s official fertiliser consumption reached 1,642, 476 metric tonnes last year. The country’s official...
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159Nigeria Loses 855,629 MT of Food to 2024 Floods –Report
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has estimated a loss of 855,629 metric tonnes of food to the...
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Nigeria to Reduce Post-harvest Losses by 25% –Minister
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has vowed to reduce post-harvest losses in the agricultural sector by 25 per cent...
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Food Security: FG Partners Consortium on Soybean, Sugarcane Processing Plants
The federal government has expressed its desire to partner Trans Sahara Consortium’s soybean and sugar projects’ initiative, saying it was a game-changer...
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189Cost of Healthy Diet Rises by 28% -NBS
The rising cost of maintaining a healthy diet has put a strain on many Nigerians, as the average daily cost of a...
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FG Extends Rice Subsidy Programme to States
The Federal Government is expanding its subsidised rice programme to alleviate food insecurity in Nigeria, with sales set to launch in Lagos,...
