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A foremost indigenous rice producer, Chief Akai Egwuonwu, has attributed the high cost of rice to the paucity of paddies in the country. He however said the cost might decrease by the next harvesting season, with effect from November 2016 to next year.Daily Trust...
A new study by the University of Liverpool’s Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease has identified food stuffs that can help prevent chronic inflammation that contributes to many leading causes of death. Inflammation occurs naturally in the body but when it...
The Federal Government on Thursday said it was putting necessary mechanism in place to reposition the cowpea (beans) sub-sector for better performance at both local and international markets. According to News Agency of Nigeria,The Minister of State for Industry,...
Sesame seed, sesamum indicum is a flowering plant. This is seed has a wide variety of relative spread in Africa. Widely naturalized in tropical regions around the world and dating as old as man’s existence, it is the oldest known oil seed to man. Sesame seed was...
Another pest attack has been observed, this time on a different crop and at a different location. AgroNigeria drew the attention of the Akwa Ibom State government to a recent outbreak of pest attack on maize plants in the state. The discovery of the infestation was...
designed to enhance trade relations in agricultural production between it and Nigeria. This is contained in a statement by the President of ACCI, Mr Tony Ejikonye, issued in Abuja on Sunday . The statement said the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belarus, Mr...