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Governor Rolls Out Empowerment Scheme for Lagos Farmers, Assists 300 Trainees with N245 Million Machinery SupportThe food sufficiency programme of Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been taken a notch higher.

President Muhammadu Buhari sends Eid greetings on the occasion of Eid El-Adha that is being celebrated across the world. In his message marking the auspicious Muslim occasion, the President restates the determination of his administration to create a just, harmonious and prosperous country in which the safety of life and property is assured

As the world continues to grapple with the impacts of the global Coronavirus pandemic, Olam, a leading food and agribusiness, is deploying its expansive global capability to strengthen the resilience of smallholder farmers in AfricaOlam’s support for farmers in Africa

The Lagos State Government has said that no fewer than 300 Youth Agripreneurs from participants of its Lagos Agripreneurship Programme (LAP) and the Agricultural Youth Empowerment Scheme (Agric-YES) would be empowered at its Y2021 Agricultural Value Chains Empowerment Programme coming up on Thursday, 29th July

President Muhammadu Buhari may have abandoned his desperation to continue with open grazing following his approval of the sum of N6.25 billion for ranching in his home state of Katsina. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media, Mallam Shehu Garba made the revelation in a statement on Friday

The productivity level of the active segment of a population is critical to raising the gross domestic rating of any nation. But productivity is a function of a wider skill development effort and the optimal utilization of available human and mineral resources.

Stakeholders in the Coconut value chain in Lagos State have called on the Nigeria Institute for Oil-Palm Research (NIFOR) and other research institutes to conduct continuous research and development on improved varieties of coconut with lesser gestation period.

Olam Nigeria, a leading agribusiness conglomerate with footprints across the wheat milling, rice production, dairy, tomato, poultry and animal feed segments, among others, has restated its commitment to the Federal Government’s efforts to revitalize the local agricvalue chain

Nigeria’s aspiration for wheat production self-sufficiency is being pursued on diverse fronts by stakeholders in the value chain including government, policy makers, farmers, researchers, scientists, institutions, millers, etc. under different aegis and initiatives

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri has said that there are no grazing routes in Bayelsa contrary to statement credited to President Muhammadu Buhari of reviving grazing routes in Nigeria.