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17 Mar
Nigeria is capable of achieving the vision of doubling its premium cocoa beans and overtakes Ivory Coast and Ghana before 2026 if the smallholder farmers can be supported by cocoa producing state governments to irrigate farms all-year-round across the country.
17 Mar
AGRA has officially launched the call for applications for the 2024 Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA).
15 Mar
To commemorate the International Women’s Day (IWD), stakeholders – governments, development partners, agricultural organisations, and individual farmers have been urged to create a space where women ....
12 Mar
With climate change disrupting weather patterns and jeopardising food security, scientists are equipping themselves with the knowledge and skills to leverage advanced crop models and climate data.
12 Mar
Based on its determination to strengthen the horticultural value chain in Nigeria, HortiNigeria has empowered no fewer than 36 agro-dealers with advance knowledge on best agribusiness management in Kaduna State. 
12 Mar
The United Kingdom Partnership for Accelerated Climate Transition (UK-PACT) and the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) have commenced a project to protect the mangrove ecosystem in Cross River State
12 Mar
The Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, has appealed to the Federal Government to grant autonomy to the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM), to boost food security and job creation in the country.
10 Mar
To tackle the rising food inflation in the country, stakeholders in the agricultural sector have called for the adoption of agro ecology to mitigate the impact of the use of chemicals on food production in the country.
10 Mar
In the face of increasing cost of beef, goat meat and chicken, the demand for pork meat has increased tremendously in the last few months, as more Nigerians shift focus to this meat as alternative to beef.
10 Mar
Experts in the agricultural sector have called for urgent adoption of organic farming practice by Nigerians, to avoid the negative effects of consuming Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) foods.
4 Mar
As the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) came to a close in Nairobi, Kenya at the weekend, the world’s policymakers have set the global environmental agenda to address climate change crisis.
4 Mar
Amid the food crisis facing Nigeria, the Federal Government has been urged to create a presidential task force, comprising governors and security agencies to implement zero taxation on all food supplies across the country.

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The suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, on Friday wished President Bola Tinubu a happy 72nd birthday amid allegations of financial misconduct and abuse of office. Edu extended her birthday wishes to Tinubu on X, praising the president's visionary leadership and its positive impact on the nation. https://x.com/edu_betta/status/1773622842233340082?s=31 This gesture comes…
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