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The release of two new nutritionally high sorghum varieties, one with three times higher iron content, will be a boost for farmers as well as the malnourished populations, especially children in Nigeria,Daily Trust Reports. A statement from the International Crops...
The cashew industry requires N100 billion to fund production and boost foreign earnings, the National President, National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN), Pastor Babatola Faseru, has said. He spoke at the just concluded National Cashew Festival Awards in Ilorin,...
Cassava Growers in Cross River State are in talks with relevant stakeholders to find ways of using ethanol extracted from cassava as an alternative to petrol. The Cross Rivers State Chairman,Nigerian Cassava Growers Association (NCGA), Mr. Augustine Oqua, said this in...
Multi-Net Group, Nigeria has hinted its plan to build in Nigeria a ‘world-class’ poultry farm at a cost of N7bn. This was made known to pressmen in Abuja by the Chairman of the company, Dr. Uzoma Obiyo. He said the company is also taking the full value chain of animal...
The newly-established Dangote Tomato Processing Factory in Kadawa, Kano State has begun a test run of its facility.According to reports,the factory has the capacity to process 120 tonnes of fresh tomatoes per day at full capacity, an official has said. The Managing...
The Katsina State branch of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Katsina State has joined millions of Nigerians in their quest for increased patronage of locally made goods, insisting that the move will go a long way in boosting the fortunes of the nation’s...