New study identifies Nigeria as leading seed hub in West, Central Africa
Nigeria-based Value Seeds topped the rankings in a new research on seed companies operating in Western and Central Africa. However, the overall picture is...
FG to create agro-processing zones in seven states
The federal government has announced plans to launch a special agro-industrial processing zones (SAPZ) programme.
Laolu Akande, spokesman of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, made this known...
FishNet Alliance expresses concerns on Ocean, Extractivism and Renewable Energy
Artisanal fishermen under the auspices of FishNet Alliance have expressed concerns over the adverse impact of extractive industry on their traditional vocation.
FishNet Alliance, a...
Cassava Network, PAU collaborate on blockchain education, research initiative
Cassava Network and Pan-Atlantic University (PAU) have partnered to offer students a Web3 training programme that will include joint research, community initiatives and an...
Bayelsa multi-billion cassava factory to train, employ PAP delegates
The Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd) has said that the 60-metric ton daily Cassava Processing Factory in Bayelsa will train...
Faze, Stereo-man joins Gov. Dickson In Farming at his Sugarcane Farm In Bayelsa [PHOTOS]
Prominent Nigerian Entertainers; Original stereoman aka 'Ekwe', Faze, MC Okpeke (SA to the Bayelsa State Governor on Entertainment), MC AJ, (SA to Bayelsa state...
Minister Announce Issuance Of Birth Certificates To Cows
Uganda’s Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Mr Vincent Ssempijja, has announced the decision of the government on issuance of birth certificates to...
Agric Minister decries poor budgetary funding
Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Abubakar, on Thursday, called for increased budgetary provisions to executive critical projects and programs that will...
Tinubu Declares National Emergency To Tackle Food Crisis
President Bola Tinubu has declared a national emergency on food security, calling for rapid expansion of irrigation infrastructure and better water resource management across...
UNEMPLOYMENT: EBONYI STATESMAN TO EQUIP 10,000 YOUTHS ON AGRICULTURE
Over the past 25 years the number of workers living in extreme poverty has declined dramatically, despite the lasting impact of the 2008 economic...