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Nigeria’s rice, cassava sub-sectors receive $8.06m UNDP, NIRSAL boost

The Nigerian rice and cassava agricultural sub-sectors have received sizeable boost of $8.06 million from a partnership between the United Nations Development…

AFDB’s $300m loan to help Nigeria tackle youth unemployment

Boss Mustapha, Nigeria’s secretary to the government of the federation has disclosed that the African Development Bank (AFDB) has approved…

$9m FADAMA III fund for agriculture restoration in North East

60,480 direct beneficiaries of the food and livelihoods scheme of FADAMA III Additional Financing (AFII) Programme will receive $9m earmarked…

Anambra inaugurates rice seed multiplication centre

A rice seed multiplication centre has been inaugurated at Umumbo community in Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State to…

Expert advocates encouragement of commercial agriculture to sustain economy

Prof. James Adediran, Soil Scientist, and Executive Director, Institute of Agricultural Research and Training, (IAR&T), Ibadan, said the encouragement of…

Nigeria to generate $10 billion from hives, honey – USAID

Nigeria can generate over 10 billion dollars from local and international trade in honey and other hive products, David Musa, Team…