At UN General Assembly, Dangote says Africa’ll become world’s food basket
*Nigeria to create 45m jobs needed in Africa
Business mogul, Aliko Dangote told investors “Agriculture, agriculture, agriculture. Africa will become the food basket of the...
Aliko Dangote at UN General Assembly in New York: “Africa will become the food...
Nigerian business leader Aliko Dangote told investors "Agriculture, agriculture, agriculture. Africa will become the food basket of the world."In a packed room at the...
Prof Oniang’o emerges 2017 Africa food prize winner
The Chairperson, Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) and Sasakawa Fund for Extension Education (SAFE), Prof. Ruth Oniang’o, has won the 2017 Africa Food Prize.Mr Adams...
Traditional ruler urges Nigerians to return to Agriculture
The traditional ruler of Umuleri in Anambra East Local Government of the State Igwe Beneth Izuchukwu Emeka, has advised Nigerians to return back to...
Olam to boost Nigeria’s food business with $150mn investment
Global food trader, Olam International Ltd. invested $150 million in animal-feed mills and poultry farms in Nigeria as it seeks to boost its agribusiness...
Africa’s biggest hatchery, feed mill opens in Kaduna
Africa’s biggest hatchery and feed mill constructed by Olam Grains Nigeria was inaugurated Tuesday in Kaduna.The company, constructed at$ 150 million, consists of feed...
Buhari commissions biggest feed factory in Sub-Saharan Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned an integrated poultry farm and animal feed mill in Chikun local government area of Kaduna state.According to Kaduna State...
FADAMA III, research institutes to collaborate for high yield seed varieties
Permanent Secretary, Oyo State Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development, on Monday, Mr Victor Atilola, has said that FADAMA III Additional Financing...
AGCO leads project to determine business models for smallholder farms
“The transformation of on-farm mechanisation can make a major contribution to improving rural livelihoods by boosting productivity and growth in rural incomes and making...
Brazil advises Nigerians to face agriculture
The Consul-General of Brazil in Lagos, Amb. Maria Figueiredo, on Tuesday urged Nigeria to emulate Brazil in the
development of her agriculture, to help it...
