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YAM farmers across Nigeria have been called upon to as a matter of necessity consider forming cooperative societies among themselves in order for them to enjoy support from other groups The call was made by the Chairman, Technical Committee of the Nigerian Yam Export...

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Nigeria has encouraged the Federal Government to review universities’ curricula to include more agriculture related courses and boost youths’ interest in agriculture. Dr George Mavrotas, the Head of IFPRI,...

Stakeholders advocate climate smart agric, infrastructure to grow sector Despite success stories recorded by African countries in agriculture over the years, with Nigeria recording 300 per cent increase in cassava production; Kenya’s horticulture export growing to 10...

Growth and Employment in States (GEMS4), a UKAid DFID funded market development project in Nigeria, has revealed the huge vacuum in import substitution for rice in the country, placing the deficit at over 3,000,000 tonnes annually. The report which is the first of its...

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, says rice importation into Nigeria has dropped by 95 per cent in the last two years. Ogbeh said this on Thursday in Abuja at the first Annual NACCIMA-NIRSAL Agribusiness and Policy Linkage...

Can Africa's biggest economy swap its addiction to oil for the starchy tubers that millions line their bellies with each day? "It's our biggest hope," says Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Audu Ogbeh. The global slump in oil prices has hit the...

Broiler production in Nigeria is a very popular livestock business in Nigeria. As a part of poultry farming, a lot of people are into broiler farming in Nigeria. So if you have an interest in this business and need a guide or help on how to start it up; you are in the...