FG APPROVES FIVE HIGH QUALITY CASSAVA PROCESSING PLANT
As part of efforts to achieve food security in the country, the Federal Government has approved five large high quality cassava processing plant to produce high quality cassava flour for cassava bread. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural...
FG TO REVIEW CURRENT IMPORT POLICY ON STAPLE FOOD ITEMS
The Federal Government has disclosed plans to review the current import policy on staple food items such as rice, wheat and fish, within the next three years. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Arc. Sonny Echono, made...
HARMFUL EXPORTS: EU BANS NIGERIA FROM EXPORTING BEANS, MELON, OTHERS
Senator Joshua Lidani representing Gombe South has raised alarm over the health implication of the consumption of foods containing a high concentration of pesticide among Nigerians. Lidani raised the alarm in an interview with newsmen recently in Abuja, in the wake of...
ADESINA TAKES THE AFDB BARTON
Nigeria’s Former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has been sworn in as the 8th President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) today. An advocate for the unlocking of Africa’s wealth to enrich her people, Dr. Adesina, assumes office...
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