Agriculture

Agriculture

'We have de-risked the business side that made tomato processors fail in Nigeria'

Caleb Ojewale Feb 20, 2020

In her last semester at Harvard Business School, MIRA MEHTA, CEO, Tomato Jos Incorporated, which owns Tomato Jos Farming and Processing Limited, took...

Agriculture

Innovation seen boosting farm output, opening investment opportunity

Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi Feb 19, 2020

For investors to easily harness opportunities in the agricultural sector and agribusinesses boost their productivity there must be technological adoption...

Agriculture

Conservationists call for strict law enforcement, awareness to tackle Nigeria’s pangolin trafficking 

Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi Feb 19, 2020

Conservationists in the country have called on the Federal Government to strictly enforce laws prohibiting the trade, and trafficking of...

Agriculture

Maize production receives boost as H.O Corn opens investment window

Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi Feb 19, 2020

Nigeria’s maize production has received a boost as H.O Corn has opened an investment window for the cultivation of the...

Agriculture

Olam, MIT collaborate to address food systems problems

Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi Feb 19, 2020

Olam International, a leading global agri-business, has collaborated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Solve (MIT Solve) to design a...

Agriculture

How border closure triggers increase demand for palm oil

Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi Feb 19, 2020

The ongoing border closure by the Federal Government has trigged a higher demand for palm oil in the country, farmers...

Agriculture

Soaring food inflation, a wakeup call for Agric Sector, experts say

Cynthia Egboboh Feb 18, 2020

The continued rise in the Nigeria food inflation is more than ever indicating how the agriculture ministry is failing and...

Agriculture

Minister decries poor penetration of Agric mechanisation in the sector

Cynthia Egboboh Feb 17, 2020

The minister of agriculture and rural development, Muhammed Sabo Nanono on Monday decried the poor penetration of Agriculture mechanisation in...

Agriculture

USAID to tackle factors mitigating against agribusiness in Southeast

Nkechinyere Oginiyi Feb 15, 2020

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Feed the Future Nigeria Agribusiness Investment Activity, chief of party and managing director,...

Agriculture

USAID to tackle factors mitigating against Agribusiness in South East

Nkechinyere Oginiyi Feb 13, 2020

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Feed the Future Nigeria Agribusiness Investment Activity, Chief of Party and Managing Director,...

Agriculture

15 countries to converge in Lagos for West Africa Agribusiness Show

Caleb Ojewale Feb 13, 2020

The maiden edition of the West Africa Agribusiness Show (WAAS) will commence in Lagos on Tuesday, February 18, as stakeholders...

Agriculture

NAPRI, Earthwheel partner to breed 2m donkeys, generate $2bn for Nigeria

Innocent Odoh Feb 13, 2020

The National Animal Production and Research Institute (NAPRI) and Earthwheel Logistics Limited have signed a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...

Agriculture

Farmers lose 40% yield to poor storage

Ignatius Chukwu Feb 13, 2020

Agricultural supervisor, Port Harcourt Chambers of Commerce, Mines and Agriculture (PHACCIMA), Mike Elechi, has attributed the low enthusiasm in the...

Agriculture

A ‘former giant’ at the mercy of smugglers, weak policy, finance framework

Caleb Ojewale Feb 13, 2020

The legend – real or fictional – that Malaysia took palm seedlings from Nigeria before it became a force to...

Agriculture

'Nigerians need Indian, Chinese mindset to harness opportunities in agriculture'

Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi Feb 11, 2020

AfricanFarmer Mogaji is the chief executive officer of FarmCredit.Ng. In this interview with Josephine Okojie, he spoke about how FarmCredit...