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Cassava

October 9, 2024

Foundation trains 1,000 cassava farmers, processors in agronomic practices

Mr Olojede said the training covered good agronomic practices, value addition and financial management.

cassava
August 11, 2024

Enough rain, FG’s fertiliser largesse will ensure bumper harvest in Cross River this season: Official

Mr Ewa said, “We are particularly appreciative of the fact that Federal Government remembered us by providing fertilisers to farmers.’’

Fertilizers and Rain
May 13, 2024

FG targets rice, maize, others for year-round cropping to boost food production

The minister reiterated the commitment of the government to further expand the investment space in the Nigerian economy.

Abubakar Kyari
April 25, 2024

Gov. Makinde inaugurates cassava mechanisation production, processing plant in Oyo

He called on all stakeholders to support the project, saying its success depends on the collaboration.

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde (Photo Credit: Twitter)
April 18, 2024

U.S. food firm leads coalition to partner FG on cassava export

“We cannot create the export market or feed our people unless we transform the cassava into higher value products.’’

cassava
July 20, 2023

Corn rises to N800 per mudu as subsidy removal pummels Nigerian economy

A market survey by Peoples Gazette on Thursday showed that in three weeks, Nigerians now purchase a mudu of corn at N800

Mudu of corn
May 18, 2023

A bountiful Agbado season is upon us

We must talk about feeding the nation. We must talk Agbado.

Bola Tinubu and Maize
May 11, 2023

Contraband worth N628 million seized in two months in Kaduna: Customs

The controller disclosed that officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kaduna state command had tested the seized substances.

Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)
September 2, 2022

Embracing ‘Agbado’ as a political identity

Agbadi represents food on the table of the masses and an escape from the quotidian realm of hunger.

Bola Tinubu
August 19, 2022

South-East farmers resort to dungs as fertiliser prices soar

Some farmers in the South-East have decried the high cost of fertilisers, noting that they have resorted to other sources of manure for their crops.

Farmers used to illustrate story