EU planned 25% payback tariff to hurt US products, including agricultural produce
Temitayo AyetotoMarch 6, 2018
About $950 million worth of US agricultural products, including orange juice, bourbon whiskey and corn, could suffer from a 25 percent
Nigerian farmers’ nightmare refuses to go away
Temitayo AyetotoMarch 6, 2018
For two weeks, Chitola Roberts- Agbaje watched the abundant harvest of her plantain farm rot away in acute dejection. She had
Technology, adequate finance, key to Nigeria’s agro-revolution
Goddey OdinMarch 6, 2018
Ayodeji Balogun, Africa director of Afex Commodities Exchange Limited, asserted that to have revolutionised agriculture sector in
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Nigeria’s largest rice producing state, Kebbi, targets price slash
Businessam StaffMarch 5, 2018
One of the largest rice producing states, Kebbi, is set to achieve less than N10,000 drop in the prices of local rice per bag. Its
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Corn prices make small price gain, rising 0.13% to $385.50
Businessam StaffMarch 5, 2018
By Temitayo Ayetoto Corn prices made a slow start in early trading today rising 0.13% to $385.50. The commodity which has remained
Nigerian govt. orders ministries, department, agencies to fast track fertilizer Initiative
Businessam StaffMarch 2, 2018
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday ordered ministries, departments, and agencies to work for the success of his administration’s
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Dangote inaugurates multi-billion naira rice processing plant in Jigawa
Businessam StaffMarch 1, 2018
The Dangote Rice Out-grower Scheme in Jigawa State reached a turning point Thursday when Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Group,
Cocoa exporters in Ivory Coast demand refund on deficit supply
Businessam StaffMarch 1, 2018
Temitayo Ayetoto, with agency… Exporters of cocoa commodity in Ivory Coast are demanding that the industry regulator returns the
Agriculture, SMEs need enabling policies to thrive, says former president of Nigerian economists
Businessam StaffMarch 1, 2018
By Temitayo Ayetoto Agriculture and small-scale enterprises in Nigeria need enabling policies for them to thrive and help the
Knowledge gap preventing youths from embracing agriculture
Businessam StaffFebruary 28, 2018
By Temitayo Ayetoto As tech-savvy youths gather at the Social Media Week session on fusing agricultural practices with opportunities