NASC set to deploy 81,000MT of certified seeds for 2020 farming
By Adelola Amihere With Covid-19 pandemic threatening to disrupt this year’s farming season, the Director General of the National Agricultural Seed Council, (NASC), Dr Philip...
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Over 10,000 Kogi workers to benefit from N10b CBN Agribusiness Retirement Scheme
From Noah Ocheni, Lokoja The Consultant in charge of Agribusiness Alternative Retirement Investment Scheme (AARIS), Mr.Joseph Idoko, said on Monday in Lokoja that more than...
PAN appeals for unrestricted movement of poultry products, personnel
By Adelola Amihere The Poultry Association of Nigeria, PAN has appealed to the federal government to lift all restrictions on interstate movement of vehicles carrying...
NOTAP partners with multinationals to revamp Nigeria’s research sector
In Nigeria today, there are thousands of research and development results emanating from our knowledge institutions which have remained on the shelf for years and...
Fertilizer Act offenders to bag five years imprisonment
By Adelola Amihere As part of measures to ensure a sustainable fertilizer quality control system in Nigeria which aims at safeguarding the interest of farmers...
AFDB, FG to commit $500m for establishment of agric Processing Zones
By Adelola Amihere In its determination to improve the agricultural value chain including providing linkages to the regional and international market and fast track the...
‘NEPZA’s Act needs amendment to turnaround manufacturing sector’
By Felix Khanoba The acting Managing Director of Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Mr Bitrus Dawuk, says the Act establishing the agency needs to...