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An official of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Mr Macpherson Fred-Ileogben, has said value addition and organic farming are possible strategies that can boost the export of non-oil products.The Nation Reports. Fred-Ileogben, who is NEPC’s Trade Promotion...
Dear NIFSTers, On behalf of the President and Governing Council, we are pleased to invite you to the 40th NIFST Conference/AGM which will take place from 24th to 26th October, 2016 at the Coronation Hall, Government House Kano State, Nigeria. The Conference has...
Professor Mohammed Kabiru Yakubu is the Director of research coordination and the acting D.G. of National Research Institute for Chemical Technology (NARICT) Zaria. In this exclusive chat with AgroNigeria in Zaria, he speaks on Tuta Absoluta pesticide development. Sir...
At a time when tomato scarcity has continued to rage due to a pest called Tuta absoluta, a new disease has been uncovered in the South-west geopolitical zone of the country. ThisDay Reports. This time, it is a maize disease, according to the Institute of Agricultural...
Towards ensuring a sustainable agricultural revolution as a panacea to current economic hardship occasioned by the sharp drop in crude oil price, Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has flagged off the 2016 Cashew planting season.The Sun Reports. The governor...
Local manufacturers of tomato paste and purée, yesterday told the House of Representatives Committees on Healthcare Services and Drugs and Narcotics,that about 91 percent of tomato paste imported into the country are sub-standard.Sun Reports. Speaking at the one-day...