The Nigerian Export-Import Bank has unveiled an online portal tagged ‘cocoaconnectafrica.com,’ to create market linkage among farmers, aggregators, and buyers in the cocoa value chain in Africa.
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In its efforts at achieving food sufficiency in Nigeria, the Federal Government has released 23 high-yield crop varieties to farmers.
The Federal Government says it is targeting an estimated 472,000 metric tonnes of wheat product at the end of the implementation period of the wheat production programme.
An agric expert in Cross River, Mr Simon Ogbaji says the Obudu Cattle Ranch has the capacity to sustain production of beef and diary products in Cross River if revived.
Akwa Ibom state governor, Umo Eno says the Federal Government has pledged to support its Ibom deep seaport and the palm oil projects.
The Kano State Agro-pastoral Development Project (KSADP), says it will spend about N3.9 billion on the construction of 60 Milk Collection Centres across the state.
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to ensure food security in the country.
The Afero/Itoikin Epe Commercial Farmers Cooperative has urged the Lagos State Government to intervene in an alleged land invasion by security operatives and its attendant harassments.
The Chairman, Ikorodu Local Government, Lagos State, Mr Wasiu Adesina on Tuesday promised to sponsor no fewer than 50 youths on agricultural training in different countries.
The distribution of rice and grains by elected representatives in Nigeria has become a topic of concern and controversy in recent times. Allegations of corruption and mismanagement of public funds have plagued the political atmosphere, with one Honorable Member confessing that the Presidential Budget and Advisory Team directed the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to distribute large sums of money worth rice and grains to each House of Representatives member and Senator for distribution in their constituencies.