CBN releases N610.4bn loans to CACS farmers
The Central Bank of Nigeria has released a total of N610.4bn to the banks for farmers under the Commercial Agricultural Credit Scheme.
Greenwell, a fertilizer blending plant, sees upswing in product sales but energy costs weigh
Ben Eguzozie, in Port Harcourt Greenwell Technologies, a fertilizer blending plant located at Abak, the outskirts of Uyo, the Akwa
Digital technology set to revolutionise agriculture in Africa, says Nigeria’s vice president Osinbajo
Kenneth Afor with agency report The adoption of digital technology will see Africa witness a revolution in the agricultural sector,
AfDB investing $25bn in Agriculture, Agribusiness — Akinwumi Adesina
The African Development Bank (AfDB), says it is currently investing 25 billion dollars to help make agriculture and agribusiness
Africa’s agric market size to reach $1trn by 2030, says report
By Samson Echenim A new report on the state of agriculture in Africa is projecting a market size of $1 trillion for the continent by
Agricultural entrepreneurs are using technology to leverage packaging of local items for international shelves
As marketing of agricultural produce rapidly shifts from the traditional open market to structured retail markets, the need for the
FAO urges Nigeria to improve value addition in agriculture
As the World Food Day approaches, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has urged the federal government to upscale and
Ivory Coast explores auctioning in cocoa price control effort
Ivory Coast’s Cocoa Coffee Council (CCC) has decided to auction all of its cocoa production to exporters in advance in order to set a
Stakeholder advocates reintroduction of commodity marketing boards
Tunji Owoeye, managing director, Elephant Group Plc. has urged the federal and state governments to reintroduce commodity marketing
BATNF: Planting humanitarian seeds for growth of agriculture
Interventions for the development of agriculture in Nigeria have begun to take a different shape with corporate business entities