Agriculture

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Cassava processing demanding but lucrative – Mama Maria

Mama Maria, as she is popularly known, engages in processing cassava into ‘Garri’ at Gwazunu, a community near Suleja in Niger State. In t

30% in poultry smuggling will create over one million jobs – Lokpobiri

The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has said that over one million jobs can be created if smuggli

NDE trains 600 school leavers on dry season farming

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) says it is currently training 600 youths from the 19 northern states and the FCT, on dry season farming t

Climate Change: $200bn required globally for deforestation-free agriculture

An estimated $200 billion per year is required for a global transformation to deforestation-free agriculture.  A statement made available to Dail

Six communities in Niger Delta get cassava processing plants

The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs (MNDA) on Wednesday handed over six completed Cassava Processing Plants to the benefiting communities in the Niger