Agriculture

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60 Sokoto herdsmen train in modern livestock business

Association for the Promotion of Livestock Production in Sahel and Savannah (APESS) has trained 60 herdsmen on modern livestock business. The particip

Cassava bread: FG moves to reduce flour importation, meets bakers, processors

The Federal Government on Thursday moved to reduce the importation of flour by encouraging bakers to add at least 10 per cent of cassava flour for bak

Olam meets poultry farmers, asks for timeline on downstream

Farmers reaffirm position In a bid to resolve the ongoing impasse between Olam and smallholder poultry farmers across the country, the management of O

Why we must do more for sesame, groundnut production – RMRDC

For the living standards of sesame, groundnut and soya beans value chain actors to be improved upon, concerted efforts must be made to increase the pr

Cross River to crush 120,000 tonnes of cocoa beans annually

The Acting Chairman of Cross River Cocoa Management Board, Dr Oscar Ofuka, has said that the state was ready to crush 120,000 metric tonnes of cocoa b