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IUFoST- Welcome to 2016

Welcome to 2016 - declared the International Year of Pulses by the 69th UN General Assembly. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will facilitate its implementation in collaboration with diverse stakeholders to heighten public awareness of...

NRI awarded Queen’s Anniversary Prize for ground-breaking work on cassava

World-leading research and development on cassava by the Natural Resources Institute of the University of Greenwich has been honoured with a prestigious Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education. The award was announced tonight, 19th November, at a...

NGO TO EMPOWER 2,000 WIDOWS THROUGH AGRICULTURE

In a bid to reduce the suffering of widows, a non-governmental organisation, the Rock of Ages Empowerment Foundation, is set to empower 2,000 widows through agricultural programmes, and has called on the Federal Government to support the gesture by providing land to...

CUSTOMS INTERCEPTS 1,300 CARTONS OF POULTRY PRODUCTS

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) of the Nigeria Customs Service, Zone ‘C’, Owerri has intercepted a Mercedes truck loaded with 1,300 cartons of imported frozen poultry products, valued at N12.4million. According to the unit, the products confiscated along Benin-Ore...

VACANCY

Vacancies exist for the following positions in a multinational Agricultural Organization 1) Deputy Project Director (Agribusiness; to be based in Nigeria) 2) Deputy Project Director (Strategy; to be based in Kenya) Please visit tns.org for the job details and...

NIGERIA’S CASHEW EXPORTS WORTH N49.7B

Nigeria’scashew exports are worth $250 million (about N49.7 billion) yearly, according to the National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN). Speaking at a logistics meeting in Lagos yesterday, its President, Pastor Tola Faseru said the average export price goes up...

AFAN TO FG: PROTECT LOCAL FARMERS

The Katsina State Chairman of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Umar Gwajo-Gwajo, has urged the Federal Government to protect local farmers, insisting that it was necessary for boosting the economy. Speaking yesterday during the inauguration of officials of...

GOVT RAISES CAPITAL EXPENDITURE FOR AGRICULTURE BY 434%

The allocation for capital expenditure in the budget estimates of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture as contained in the 2016 Appropriation Bill is 434.7 per cent higher than what was approved for the ministry in 2015. An analysis of the ministry’s budget estimate...

From the desk of National President: Focus on Simple Machines for Mechanization of Small Scale Food Processing

The low international prices for petroleum products have continued to impact a depressive effect on the Nigeria economy. More than ever before, the need to for the diversification of the economy is being advocated.  There is an apparent cash squeeze and cut in...
WONDERFUL HEALTH BENEFITS OF SOY MILK

WONDERFUL HEALTH BENEFITS OF SOY MILK

Soy milk, which is made from soaking, grinding and boiling soy beans with water, is a very nutritious drink. Soy is naturally high in essential fatty acids, proteins, fiber, vitamins and minerals. These nutrients provide energy and keep your body functioning at its...

“AGAIN, TUTA ABSOLUTA ATTACKS NIGERIAN TOMATO

“AGAIN, TUTA ABSOLUTA ATTACKS NIGERIAN TOMATO

Any cursory follower of contemporary activities within the Nigerian agricultural space will notice the ’emergency level’ scarcity of tomato across the country. It will be recalled that about this time last year, AgroNigeria had embarked on an expensive national...

EXPORT RUBBER, COCOA, PALM OIL TO US, EU URGES NIGERIA

EXPORT RUBBER, COCOA, PALM OIL TO US, EU URGES NIGERIA

Government to increase export of agricultural produces like rubber, cocoa and palm oil to the EU countries. The Head of EU Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr Michel Arrion, stated this at a press conference on commemorate the 40 years of EU-Nigeria partnership on...