Ministry Secures N30bn Funding To Support Seeds, Fertiliser Companies
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development has secured N30 billion funding to support seed and fertiliser companies, according to the Minister, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina. Adesina disclosed this in Abuja at…
IFAD Approves $80m Project For Nigeria
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has approved a project worth 80-million-dollars for Nigeria, says Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development. Adesina disclosed this on Thursday…
Cattle Foot And Mouth Disease Resurfaces In Adamawa
The re-occurring cases of foot and mouth diseases in cattle is affecting cattle grazers in Fufore Local Government Area of Adamawa, an official said. Mr John Na’imu, a Director of Agriculture…
‘675,000 Jobs Lost In Cotton Industry’
No fewer than 675,000 persons have lost their jobs due to the decline in cotton production and neglect of the textile sector, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural…
Suswam Promises To Focus On Agriculture
Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State has promised that his administration would pay more attention to the agriculture sector. In a telephone interview with LEADERSHIP WEEKEND shortly after an award in…
FG Trains Farmers On Wealth Creation Through Cassava Farming, Processing
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, in conjunction with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has evolved modalities to give loans to cassava farmers in the country through…
Banks Get N27.50bn For Fertiliser Distribution
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, said yesterday that a whopping N27.50 billion has been syndicated to banks for the supply of fertiliser for 2012 farming…
FEC Approves N27b For Fertiliser Subsidy
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved N27 billion as 50 per cent subsidy for the supply of fertiliser to rural farmers in 2012. The Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adeshina,…
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