Nigeria is now the largest producer of cassava in the world. Mrs Karima Babangida, the Director, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Abuja, made the announcement at a workshop on cassava production ...
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Voedsel is targeting to rake in US$75m from tobacco sales. The projections have been informed by the good rains received in various parts of the country. These have since brightened prospects of ...
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CALLISTO® entered the herbicide market in 2001 as the industry’s first solo mesotrione product. Today, nearly 20 years later, it is still among the top-ranking choices of growers worldwide for weed ...
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The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA, National Agricultural Seed Council, NASC, and National Root Crops Research Institute, NRCRI, Thursday, disclosed efforts made to meet ...
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The government of The Gambia through the Ministry of Agriculture on Wednesday launched an ambitious regional rice value-chain development project worth about 30 million dollars at a local hotel. ...
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed an agreement with South Sudan to give Juba a US $14m grant to boost agriculture. The Agricultural Markets, Value Addition and Trade Development ...
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icipe releases wasp to control devastating tomato leafminer In a landmark move for tomato production in Africa, the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) has released a ...
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Scientific experts are urging Kenyan smallholder farmers to embrace nature-based food production systems that guarantee food security and climate resilience amid shocks linked to the COVID-19 ...
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The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) again left the repo rate unchanged at a record low of 3.5% in its November 2020 meeting. The SARB’s inflation forecast indicates that it will be below the ...
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The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) , a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has approved a Grant Agreement for the Senegalese Groundnut Oil Processing ...
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