Exhibition an Extension of Kebbi Agric Policy — Agric Commissioner

Kebbi State Commissioner for Agriculture, Alhaji Muhammed Dandiga, has said the Daily Trust/Kebbi State Farmers’ Interactive Forum and Exhib...

Agric Minister Urges States to Emulate Kebbi’s Agric Initiatives

The Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has enjoined states in the country to emulate Kebbi State’s agricultural initiatives, partic...

FG to Train 100 Rice Farmers in Kebbi – Ogbeh

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, says the Federal Government will train 100 rice farmers in Kebbi, as p...

BoA Disburses N9.3bn Micro Loans, Expresses Concern over Repayments

Dr Kabiru Muhammad Adamu, Managing Director, Bank of Agriculture, BoA on Monday said the bank had as at December 2017 disbursed N9.3 billio...

Emefiele, Akeredolu Launch N42bn Greenfield Egg Powderisation plant

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has once again pledged his support for investors interested in tapp...

EFCC recovers N102m for Bank of Agriculture

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC ), Kaduna zonal office, has recovered N102 million diverted from the Bank of Agricultur...

Council of State Tells Buhari to Pump $1bn in Agriculture

The Council of State presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari thursday rose from its over five hours’ meeting in the State House with a ...

Why Nigeria Must Develop Castor Value Chain

One of the agricultural commodities in which Nigeria has strategic comparative advantage in producing and processing in large quantity is c...

Global Exhibition and Business Service Limited, 2018 Agricultural & Solid Mineral Expo

Global Exhibition and Business Service Limited, 2018 Agricultural & Solid Mineral Expo Theme: Revamping the Agriculture and Solid Mine...

Water Scarcity hits Kaduna Dry Season Farming

Wheat and tomato farmers in Rigachikun, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State have cried out that inadequate water is threatening the...

Emefiele, Akeredolu to Inaugurate Egg Powder Plant

The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, and the Ondo State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, will jointly inaugurat...

CBN Revises Guidelines for Agric Scheme to Accommodate Non- Interest Institutions

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has revised the guidelines for Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS), to include Non-Intere...

CBN’s Tech Strategy for ‘Anchor Borrowers’, Cleaner Notes

As part of efforts to improve the operational efficiency of the Anchor Borrower’s Programme (ABP), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has in...

NEPC Trains 750 Cocoa Exporters in Cross River

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council, in collaboration with the Cocoa Association of Nigeria, has developed the Zero-Oil Plan Initiative, w...

NIOMR to Empower 50 Graduates in Fish Production

Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research has announced plans to train and empower 50 unemployed graduates in fish production. ...

FRIN Reiterates Commitment to Train Forestry Students

The Executive Director, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan, Dr Sola Adepoju, on Monday said the institute would continue to off...

Lagos Boost Coconut Processing with Equipment

The Lagos State Government says it has distributed coconut processing equipment to coconut processors in 12 local government and local coun...

Fadama builds N42m centres to prevent loss

The Niger State Fadama Project Coordinator, Aliyu UsmanKutigi, an engineer, said the state coordination office has constructed six aggregat...

Yam exporters to ship another consignment to UK, U.S

Chairman, Technical Committee on Yam Exportation, Prof Simon Irtwang, has said exporters are finalising the exporting another consignment o...

‘Agric Policies must be Monitored to be Impactful’

The National Association of Nigerian Traders on Thursday said the lack of effective monitoring of the agricultural policies of government w...

How to Start an Organic Farm

Organic farming is the concept of growing crops without using artificial fertilisers, synthetic pesticides, and other synthetic treatments ...

No Need for Maize Import, Investigation Reveals

…farmers yet to sell last year’s harvest Many farmers are forecasting a fall in the quantum of maize production this year for one reason:...

Daily Trust News in Collaboration with Kebbu State Ministry of Agriculture Presents Farmers' Interactive Forum And Exhibition

Daily Trust News in Collaboration with Kebbu State Ministry of Agriculture Presents Farmers' Interactive Forum And Exhibition Theme: ...

Delta Govt Signs Joint Venture Agreement to Establish Agro Industrial Park

The Delta Government on Wednesday signed a joint venture agreement with two companies for the establishment of a multi-billion naira agricu...

Anchor Borrowers’ Scheme: CBN Disburses N55bn to Farmers

In the last two years of the implementation of the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme, a total of N55bn has been disbursed by the Central Bank of ...

NIRSAL Partners German Company to Address N2trn Annual Post ―Harvest Losses

Stakeholders decry double digit interest rate on NIRSAL loans for farmersNigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lendi...

Farmers to Access FG’s Loans, Herdsmen Insurance Cover

The National Insurance Commission has commenced the pilot implementation of Index-based Agricultural Insurance products in 10 northern stat...

Women Farmers Decry Exclusion in Agriculture Interventions

The women wing of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) Kano chapter has said, women are being excluded in various agricultural interve...