IFC signs N18.7bn agric loan with Nigerian group
A press statement issued by Olam’s Head of Corporate and Government Relations, Ade Adefeko, said the five-year loan was meant to expand food processin
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Minister calls for resuscitation of agric institutes
According to a release signed by Idowu Jekpeyibo of the Information Department of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, the Minister, Dr. Akinwumi Ades
‘Sheep and goat value chain will create 450,000 jobs in Nigeria’
Speaking during the occasion, Federal Livestock Desk Officer in the state, Ibrahim Umar Wali said the objective of the value chain was to among other
The abandoned irrigation farmers of Goronyo
A number of crops are grown in the area including rice, beans, maize, onions, tomatoes, and wheat. Animals such as cows and goats are also bred there.
Crisis: ‘Nasarawa records low food production’
Daily Trust investigation reveals that farmers in most flash points are still afraid to go to their farms despite state government effort in ens