Agriculture

AFFM earmarks $2.2m as fertiliser subsidy for Nigerian farmers

Kenneth Afor  About 200,000 smallholder farmers in Nigeria will spend less in buying fertiliser this farming season at the commencement…

CBN hosts African finance ministers, central bank governors on agric policy

The Central Bank of Nigeria will play host to finance ministers and central bank governors from across Africa when they…

FG to increase farm productivity through investment in agric extension

 By Kenneth Afor The Nigerian government says it will boost farm productivity in the country’s agriculture sector by training over…

Agric crowdfunding operator woos investors for ginger market as commodity is projected to hit $3.42bn

By Kenneth Afor     Joshua Ajisope, founder and executive director of FarmFunded has urged investors in agric crowdfunding to…

World’s biggest fertiliser plant set to commence production

By Kenneth Afor   About $500 million will be preserved in the country’s treasury and another $400 million will be…

Olam partners vegetable institute on tomato production in Nigeria

By Kenneth Afor Nigeria’s leading agriculture value chain firm, Olam, has partnered with World Vegetable Centre, a renowned research institute,…