Food Prices to Drop as Lagos Govt Distributes Farm Inputs to 10,000 Farmers
The Lagos State Government has expressed optimism about reduction in the prices of food items and other agricultural consumables in ...
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FG to Increase Cocoa Production to 500,000 Metric Tonnes by 2025
The Federal Government announced on Tuesday its plans to increase cocoa production to 500,000 metric tonnes by 2025, up from ...
FEC Approves 2,000 Tractors, Other Equipment to Enhance Food Security
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has announced the approval of 2,000 tractors, 4,000 disc ploughs, and 1,200 tractor trailers among ...
Saudi Arabia to Establish Farm Equipment Factories in Nigeria, Boost Agricultural Production
The Minister of Agriculture, Senator Abubakar Kyari, said the government of Saudi Arabia has expressed interest in setting up manufacturing ...
FG Seeks $500m World Bank Loan for Rural Roads, Agric Marketing
The Federal Government is seeking a $500m loan from the World Bank to enhance rural road infrastructure and agricultural marketing ...
Agriculture Contributes N7trn to Lagos Economy – Olusanya
Abisola Olusanya, Lagos State commissioner for agriculture, has put the contribution of the sector to the economy of the state ...
Lagos Govt Requires N50bn to Meet Rice Demand
The Lagos State Government has said that the sum of N50 billion is required to meet the rice production for ...
Lagos Rice Farmers Unable to Meet Growing Demand- Traders
Some rice traders in Lagos have lamented the inability of local rice farmers to meet the growing demand for the ...
UK’s BII invests $15 Million in Valency International for Agricultural Expansion in Nigeria
British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution (DFI) has signed legally binding documents to invest $15 million in ...
AfDB set to Loan Nigeria $134m to Expand the Capacity of Staple Food Farmers
...over 42,000 farmers targeted African Development Bank (AfDB) has signified its intention to loan Nigeria $134 million as an integral ...
