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The $46.9bn opportunity Nigeria is failing to harness in rubber
Onome Amuge Nigeria’s vast potential for rubber production has failed to manifest into a significant position in the global rubber…
F.G commences distribution of genetically modified beans seeds to farmers in Kano State.
By Kenneth Afor The federal government has commenced the first phase of the distribution of Genetically Modified Organism…
Ivory Coast to keep cocoa output in check under new price plan
Ivory Coast’s cocoa regulator said it will seek to maintain output of the beans at current levels even as the…
Floods upset farm produce distribution, uptick seen in tomato, rice, beans prices
Continuous flooding in Nigeria’s Middle Belt has been a source of concern to players in the logistics chain of the…
Cocoa price regulation: Ghana, Ivory Coast start next season
Ghana and Ivory Coast have acceded to coordinate the announcement of bean prices with the opening of cocoa season in…
China trims soybean import estimate by 10% as trade hiccups lingers
China trimmed its soybean import estimate for 2018/19 by 10 percent on Wednesday as farmers reduce their application of the…
Reintroduction of Commodity Marketing Boards sketchy on market efficiency concerns
The federal government is tinkering a return to a knitted trading system governed by marketing boards as part of its…
