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6 Ways Agritech can Revolutionize Grocery Aisles
Forget grocery drudgery. Imagine vibrant shelves overflowing with fresh produce, thanks to a digital revolution on the farm. Agritech tackles food waste, not directly on store shelves, but…
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Strengthening Nigeria’s Climate Resilience: 6 Simple Solutions with Significant Impact
Nigeria, a nation brimming with potential, faces a significant challenge: climate change. In 2023, the nation recorded a decline in rainfall to about 1061 millimeters (mm) compared to…
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Nigeria, Poland Sign MOU On Agriculture
In a bid to strengthen collaboration between the two countries, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, on Tuesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on…
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House Of Reps Probe Agric Ministry Over N18.9bn Spent On Bush Clearing
The House of Representatives is investigating the Ministry of Agriculture for awarding contracts worth about N18.9bn to several companies to clear bushes during the COVID-19 lockdown. Reps Probe…
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Buhari Approves Creation Of Farm Estates In 108 Senatorial Districts Across Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) to set up integrated farm estates in all 108 senatorial districts across the country. NALDA Executive…
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Nigerians To Start Buying A Bag Of Rice For N19,000 Beginning From December 14th
The Rice Processors Association of Nigeria (RIPAN) has announced that the price of 50kg bag of processed rice will be slashed to N19,000, starting from December 14, 2020.…
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“Farmers Are Smiling To Their Banks” – Ortom Begs Buhari Not To Reverse Ban On Rice Importation
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom on Monday begged President Muhammadu Buhari not to reverse the ban on rice importation because “farmers are smiling to their banks now compared…
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Buhari Wants More Youth Involvement In Agriculture To Reduce Unemployment And Boost Economy
President Muhammadu Buhari had urged government agencies involved in agriculture to include more youths in driving modern methods of farming to reduce unemployment and bolster Nigeria’s economy. Buhari…
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Nigerian Government Seeks Fresh $1.2 Billion Loan From Brazil To Finance Agriculture
The Federal Government is seeking a fresh $1.2 billion external loan from Brazil to finance agricultural programmes in the 2021 budget. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National…
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“Nigeria Now Africa’s Biggest Rice Producing Nation” – Agric Minister, Sabo Nanono
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono has said that Nigeria is now the largest producer of rice in Africa and also the largest producer of…
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We Would Have Been In Trouble If I Hadn’t ‘Forced’ Unemployed Nigerians Into Agriculture – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said Nigeria would have been in trouble by now if his government hadn’t forced unemployed Nigerians to go into agriculture. Buhari stated this during a…
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Sesamum Seeds, Cocoa Tops List Of 10 Agricultural Exports, As Nigeria Earns N289.3 Billion
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that Nigeria earned about N289.3 billion from exporting top 10 agricultural produce between April 2019 and March 2020. The bureau…
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“Produce More, Nigeria Has No Money To Import Food” – President Buhari Tells Farmers
President Muhammadu Buhari has advised Nigerian farmers to produce more food as Nigeria has ‘no money’ for food importation. Buhari who stated this while addressing journalists after observing…
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Nigeria Overtakes Egypt As Largest Rice Producer In Africa – Buhari’s Aide, Bashir Ahmad
Bashir Ahmad, the personal assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on New media, has revealed that Nigeria is now the largest producer in Africa. The media aide who disposed…
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Price Of Rice In Nigeria To Crash To N9000 In 3 Weeks, As Rice Farmers Record A Bumper Harvest
Lauretta Onochie, an aide to President Muhammadu Buhari on social media, has announced that rice buyers should expect a crash in the commodity’s price to about N9,000 per…
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No Hunger In Nigeria, I Laugh When People Say They Can’t Feed Themselves – Agric Minister
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono has described the cry by some Nigerians of hunger in the land as laughable, insisting that there is no…