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Cassava bio-economy ‘ll end Nigeria’s food insufficiency, create employment – Finance Ministry

Metro News NgJul 25, 202325 July 20230

Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning says the implementation of cassava bio-economy will end the current food insufficiency in Nigeria and create employment.

Farmer docked for alleged cheating

Metro News NgJul 13, 202313 July 20230

The police on Thursday arraigned a 28-year-old farmer, Amos Audu in an Upper Customary Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State over alleged cheating. The police charged

Don urges FG to embrace digital mapping for food security

Metro News NgJun 23, 202323 June 20230

A University don has urged the Federal Government to embrace Digital Modelling and Mapping of Environmental resources to improve output of farmers towards achieving food

Anambra targers N160bn revenue from palm oil, coconut annually

Metro News NgJun 16, 202316 June 20230

The Anambra Government says it hopes to rake in more than N160 billion yearly from ongoing palm oil and coconut investment. Dr Onyekachi Ibezim, Deputy

Expert seeks adoption of technology to reduce post-harvest losses

Metro News NgMay 4, 20234 May 20230

An agriculture expert, Mr Ismail Olawale, has advocated the adoption of technology to boost food security and curb post-harvest losses in the country. Olawale, a

Pesticides: Farmers urge to apply with caution

Metro News NgApr 13, 202313 April 20230

The Director, Heinrich Boll Foundation Nigeria, Mr Jochen Luckscheiter, has urged farmers to exercise caution when administering pesticides to crops for healthy living and to

Agri-business: Experts say mechanisation will improve yam quality as export crop

Metro News NgMar 28, 202328 March 20230

Prof. Simon Irtwange, National President, National Association of Yam Farmers, Processors and Marketers said mechanisation would upscale production and quality of yams as export crop.

Umar promises jobs opportunities for youths, boosts farming activities

Metro News NgMar 22, 202322 March 20230

Sen. Sodiq Umar (APC- Kwara North Senatorial District), has promised to focus on jobs opportunity for youths and help subsistence farmers to transform to mechanised

TAAT agric project develops wheat seed variety to boost production

Metro News NgMar 16, 202316 March 20230

The Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT), an agricultural development programme, has developed improved seed variety to accelerate wheat production in Nigeria. TAAT developed the

Agriculture: 2 Unilorin researchers win over N788m Innovate UK Award

Metro News NgMar 13, 202313 March 20230

Two researchers in the Department of Food Engineering, University of Ilorin (Unilorin), Prof. Joshua Olaoye and Dr Musliu Sunmonu, have won over N788 million grant