Agriculture
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198Food Security: FG Plans Release of Additional Agro-inputs, Implements to Farmers
The federal government yesterday said it will intensify the distribution of agricultural inputs and implements to all farmers within the next couple...
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Govt Unveils NIN-enabled Farmer Registry to Boost Agriculture
The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, in collaboration with the National Identity Management Commission, has unveiled...
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Food Security: Govt to Recapitalise BoA
To boost food security, the Federal Government is set to recapitalise the Bank of Agriculture before March. Minister of Agriculture and Food...
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177Nigeria Receives 32 tons of Rice from Thailand as Hunger Bites Harder
Amid escalating hunger and food insecurity, Nigeria has received a 32-ton shipment of rice from Thailand, offering temporary relief as the nation...
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FX Demand for Food Products Rose to $633.6m in Q3 2024 –CBN
Nigerians’ reliance on imported food products surged in the third quarter of 2024, as foreign exchange (FX) demand for the sector climbed...
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FG Empowers Niger Farmers to Boost Wheat Production
To boost domestic food production, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has embarked on a major initiative to empower farmers in...
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276FG Restate Commitment to Digitisation of Livestock Sector
The federal government has expressed its commitment to support innovative technology that would bring sustainable development in the livestock sector. The Senior...
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267Food Inflation Hits 40% Despite FG $3.3b Agric Loan
Despite securing multilateral loans amounting to $3.334bn (N5.178tn) and attracting over $4.3bn investments to boost food production, the cost of essential staple...
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Agric Sector Expands as Nigeria’s PMI Shrinks
The latest PMI report from the Central Bank of Nigeria indicates that the agricultural sector has continued to expand despite Nigeria’s Purchasing...
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208AfDB Facilitates $2.2b for Agro-Industrial Processing Zones in Nigeria
The African Development Bank Group has facilitated $2.2 billion in capital mobilisation for its transformative Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Nigeria Phase II...
