Agro Business

The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved registration and release of a new Pod Borer Resistant (PBR) Cowpea variety for

The land border closure with neighbouring countries has saved the poultry industry in Nigeria about N50 billion since its commencement

Wema Bank has committed N2 billion to fund agriculture, support farmers and agric-value chain. The investment reaffirms the bank’s commitment

The Global Organic Fertilizers Market is expected to grow with a significant rate during the forecast period 2018-2025, owing to

Microsoft, through its 4Afrika Initiative, has pledged support to the One Million Farmers Platform, a World Bank initiative aiming to improve

An alliance of West African nations seeking to help small farmers cope with climate change are helping them adopt agricultural

Application Deadline:18th December 2019 AgriLab is focused on enabling AgriTech Entrepreneurs to succeed. AgriLab aims to enable young Nigerians to

The African Plant Breeders Association (APBA) (https://africaplantbreeders.com) was launched recently to bring together plant breeders from several African nations to

Farmshine, a Nairobi based agritech start-up has raised funding of USD 250,000 from US-based impact investor Gray Matters Capital’s gender lens

In a first-of-its-kind enterprise in Nigeria, a large-scale flour mill has come up with processed sorghum flour with a shelf

An IITA-led partnership has honed aflatoxin biocontrol for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for over 15 years. Recently, the team published a

Without changing the approach towards the efforts to end hunger, Africa risks remaining as the only continent struggling with hunger

With decades of research contributing to the improvement of plant health globally and across Africa in particular, the International Institute

An innovative insurance package for small-holder farmers has been unveiled by Fertilizer Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) in

Workers in the cocoa industry’s global supply chains experience forced labour and widespread exploitation, according to new research. Experts at

The National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) has presented to stakeholders a five-year strategic plan document that it intends to use

In Nigeria, being a farmer has often been synonymous with poverty for quite a while now. This is due to

The World Food Prize Foundation and the newly launched World Hunger Fighters Foundation are partnering to provide year-long fellowships for

A farmer’s fortunes bloom and wither with the seasons. It can be precarious work, and a bad year can leave

Key stakeholders in West Africa’s fertilizer sector are calling for more action to support the industry, which is central to

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced that it has fitted six elephants with GPS/satellite collars over the past two months

The African Development Bank (AfDB.org) and the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) have signed two grant agreements to implement trade

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the African

To talk about the importance of agriculture is not overemphasizing, especially with a population of over 200 million Nigerians to

ABUJA – The African Union, Economic, Social, and Cultural Council (AU ESOCC), Nigerian chapter has urged the Federal Government to