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Chevron invests N4.3bn to boost agriculture in 2019 – Report

Chevron Nigeria Limited invested N4.3 billion through its Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) to boost agriculture in the oil rich region in...

Imperatives of deploying new technologies to boost food production

The World Economic Forum, in an article published on March 3, 2018, listed threats to global food production as poor harvests, droughts, floods among others....

Firm rolls out grains farming project, signs agreement for outgrower scheme

An industrial agric company, Spring Plantation and Processing Company (SPPC), has unveiled its industrial agric initiative that will make possible people-participation and creation of...

Biodiversity Convention told to focus on agricultural landscapes to aid recovery from COVID-19

Researchers are urging the delegates of the 196 parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to ensure that the post-2020 global biodiversity framework...

Farmers, scientists advocate use of biotechnology to boost food production

Following the impact of COVID-19 and banditry activities in the country, agriculturalists and scientists have advocated the use of biotechnology to be deployed...

Nigeria: Agriculture and nation building

For a country to be ideally independent, it must be self-sufficient. When a country has difficulty in producing what it consumes, then there is...

Study knocks AGRA, alleges its promises are untrue

A study that assessed activities of the Alliance for a Green Revolution (AGRA) has issued the agricultural organisation a negative report card. Released on Monday,...

Innovation key to unlocking Africa’s agriculture potential

Agriculture is the fulcrum of Africa’s economy, with growth-enabling roles that cut across all crucial sectors despite its seemingly dwindling share of the continent’s...

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To feed Nigeria, we must speak the language of the rural farmers who grow our food

In 2024, floods in Nigeria devastated entire farmlands, wiping out crops, displacing up to 200,000 people, and disrupting food...
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Stakeholders explore Nigeria’s Just Transition guideline for sustainable economy

The National Council on Climate Change Secretariat (NCCCS) on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, held a stakeholders’ engagement workshop on...

Dangote Refinery slashes petrol price to N835 per litre

The Dangote Refinery has announced another reduction in the gantry price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as...

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To feed Nigeria, we must speak the language of the rural farmers who grow our food

In 2024, floods in Nigeria devastated entire farmlands, wiping...

Stakeholders explore Nigeria’s Just Transition guideline for sustainable economy

The National Council on Climate Change Secretariat (NCCCS) on...