Buhari Charges Agric Varsities To Bridge Food Insecurity Gap
President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged universities of agriculture in the country to bridge the gap of food insecurity and address the nation’s dependence on imported...
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‘Seeds technology’ll reduce Nigeria’s $10b food imports, stem food insecurity’
Nigeria’s worsening food insecurity, which has pushed the cost of food importation to over $10 billion and has escalated foreign exchange scarcity to a record...
Ma’aden opens fertilizer terminal in Malawi, strengthens presence in Africa
Headed by the Senior Vice President of the phosphate business unit, Eng. Hassan Al-Ali, a new milestone has been achieved for Saudi Arabian Mining Company...
Agotime Ziope has great agricultural potential – DCD
Mr Moses Kobla Joshua, District Coordinating Director (DCD) of the Agotime Ziope Assembly, has revealed that the district has a great agricultural potential which needs...
Nigeria close to food sufficiency -Agric Minister
Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Muhammed Mahmood Abubakar has said Nigeria is on its way to meeting its food sufficiency goal. He spoke while commissioning the first...
Volta Fair: Anloga District among highest producers of shallot and tomatoes
It has emerged that the Anloga District in the Volta region was noted as being one of the highest producers of shallot and tomatoes in...
Tanzania draws up plans for avocados after SA milestone
The government yesterday explained why the decision by South Africa to give market access to avocados produced by Tanzanian farmers was an important step in...
Anthrax scare in village in Somali Region puts damper on livestock sales
Trade in the livestock markets in the village of Bukadhabo in Ethiopia’s Somali region has stopped after a local woman died and 39 other villagers...
Tanzania Steps Up Climate Change Mitigation, Irrigation Farming to Sustain Food Security
The Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Prof Siza Tumbo, has said the government of Tanzania was working with diverse stakeholders in an...
Nigeria’s Labana to partner Benin Republic on large scale rice production
Labana Rice Mill, Kebbi State, has begun bilateral discussions with the Republic of Benin for collaboration on large scale rice production. The News Agency of...