Could cassava be Africa’s key to food security and economic take-off? (2)
Africa earns the reputation of producing more cassava than any other crop. FAO figures, in 2011, revealed that the continent produced
‘We will target agriculture, health, education, transport, renewable energy to grow our risk assets’
Abubakar Suleiman, the newly appointed CEO for Sterling Bank visited the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) last week to present the bank’s
Surmounting hurdles in Africa’s cotton, textile industry
Africa is a continent with many challenges and many opportunities. There is, however, a bright silver lining around the clouds in
Agriculture, Africa’s link to global value chain
The world will be better off when Africa takes its true place in the global economy. In that bid, Africa must unlock the hidden
Yam price rises to N230 as tomato drops by 1.8% per kg
The average price of a kilogram of yam tuber moved up 1.92 percent to N230 last month from N226.51 in January as tomato dropped from
Agriculture, SMEs need enabling policies to thrive, says former president of Nigerian economists
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
By Temitayo Ayetoto As tech-savvy youths gather at the Social Media Week session on fusing agricultural practices with opportunities
Robust farming output in 2017 opens Nigeria’s Lagos state to agric investment opportunities
By Temitayo Ayetoto A robust 2017 farming output, including positive outcomes from some unexpected farm produce, may have just opened
Agriculture business can transform rural economies-AfDB president
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Agriculture seen number 1 sector for investment consideration in Nigeria
The agricultural sector has been recommended as the best sector for investment consideration in the Nigerian economy. FBNQuestResearch