Many African guests at the forum had expressed hope to strengthen cooperation with China in hybrid rice breeding, cultivation and processing.
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Swiss-based foundation, global alliance for improved nutrition (GAIN) on Thursday awarded N4 million equity-free micro grants to two nutritious food vendors in Kaduna.
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engineer Joseph Utsev has called on state governments to invest more on irrigation farming in order to boost food security.
The scarcity of sorghum in major grain markets in Kano has been attributed to insecurity in most sorghum-producing states and poor access to improved seed varieties.
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Special adviser to the Ogun State governor on media and strategy, Kayode Akinmade has said the desperate desire to absorb investment spill over from Lagos state necessitated his principal’s huge investment in the upgrade of infrastructure in the state.
African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank), Prof. Benedict Oramah has reminded Africans on the need to see their foods as source of…
The federal ministry of agriculture and food security has inaugurated a 52-unit housing estate phase one for its staff in Abuja.
The Country Director, Agricultural and Construction Equipment Division, Tata Africa Services Nigeria , Engr. Chijioke Okoli, says the failure of successive administrations to priorities mechanization is a key reason the country’s agriculture is underperforming despite the much talked about potentials of the sector.
A fish farmer, Chief Tayo Akingbolagun, says only intentional policy and collaboration between federal and state government and farmers will bridge fish deficit gap in the country.
The Director-General, National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC),Dr. Emem Omokaro has expressed Federal Government’s determination to continue strengthening the capacity of aged women by boosting their entrepreneurial skills in agriculture.