Central Bank of Nigeria has reviewed the commercial credit scheme with the intention of making the N200 billion funding more accessible to farmers. The apex bank...
The Federal Government says it will stop issuing fish importation quota to importers, saying that the venture was no longer sustainable. Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, the Minister...
Africa richest man Alhaji Aliko Dangote President of Dangote Group, has said that his group of companies would invest $450 million in agriculture in Niger State...
The Food sufficiency goal of the Federal government has receivied a major boost in Kebbi state through the collaboration between WACOT Rice Limited and the Kebbi...
The University of Ilorin, and a Lagos-based Company, Origin Group Nigeria Ltd., have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for commercial production of honey through the...
“It is impossible for government to ever be able to provide all the capital needed to invest in infrastructure, or to catalyze economic activity. The best...
Helios Investment Partners (“Helios”), the leading Africa-focused private investment firm, has acquired100% of Fertilisers and Inputs Holding B.V. the “Company”, which holds Louis Dreyfus Company’s (“LDC”)...
The Voices for Food Security (VFS) has warned the federal government of the negative effects that will arise from yam export and the restriction on rice...
The Federal Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Chief Audu Ogbeh, has commended FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria, makers of Peak and Three Crowns milk, for pioneering...
Efforts by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to upgrade Africa’s agriculture sector is yielding good results with about 5.6 million people benefiting from the Bank’s interventions...
Thirteen African countries have signed a series of partnership agreements with India to enhance the supply of agricultural machinery, credit advancement to farmers and scientific cooperation....
The Federal Government has threatened to shut some, Idiroko land borders if the smuggling of rice continues from neighbouring countries. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural...
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria CBN , Mr. Godwin Emefiele has said that the apex bank has granted Valentine poultry farms, a subsidiary of Shonga Farms...
Contrary to insinuations about the unwillingness of farmers to pay up their loans, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says farmers who accessed under its Anchor...
International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD, reaffirms conquering hunger through agriculture in the rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa. This was stated by the President, IFAD, Gilbert...