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No fewer than 400 Village Credit and Savings groups, in the three participating local government areas, had been linked to financial service providers through Rural Finance Institution Building Programme (RUFIN). This was disclosed by the Deputy National Coordinator,...
The National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) has organized a Farmers Field Day in Abuja to create awareness on the benefits of improved seeds to increase the nation’s food production. Mr. Olusegun Ojo, the NASC’s Director-General said that the council is organizing...
The Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode has said that the Lagos State Government recognises the agricultural sector because of its ability to foster wealth and job creation in Nigeria. He made this statement yesterday, November 5th, at the 4th EU-Nigeria...
Vegetable farmers in Anioma Greenland, Abakpa Nike, Enugu, have requested for government’s assistance with the acquisition of fertilizers, agrochemicals like insecticides, pesticides and mini water pumping machines at subsidized rates. The farmers when interviewed in...
Nutritionists have called for optimal nutrition in the first 1,000 days of life if the nation must curb the incidence of malnutrition among the children. Speaking at the 39th Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and...
The rice processing waste produced at Abakaliki which is one of the largest Food waste dumping site in Nigeria has formed a small range of “mountains” which is taller than a building of 5 floors high. UNIDO has estimated that rice husks produced at Ebonyi state is...