Month: February 2023

Opportunity: Nigeria is the fifth largest producer in the billion dollars cashew nuts industry, however, only 10% of his products are processed locally.

Africans have been urged to eat what they produce as well as export the surplus, embrace innovative policies while African leaders should demonstrate the political will and re-commit themselves to the transformation of agriculture on the continent.

There are lots of challenges facing farmers, there are lots of risks in agribusiness, reducing interest rates on loan to farmers at a maximum of five per cent interest rate as recommended by the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) will beneficial not only to the industry but federal and state governments.

Amidst drylands, droughts and shortage of water on farmlands, All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN and Federation of Agricultural Commodity Association of Nigeria, FACAN have recommended the need for irrigation facilities to enable them produce all-year-round.

First rain in 2023, is it for good or for bad, read here…

Nigeria can produce up to 500,000 metric tonnes of Cocoa by 2024. Here’s how…

Diageo, First City Monument Bank, Access Bank, Sterling Bank, Bühler Group, Psaltry International, Simply Green, JR Africa, Niji Group, Conversations Africa, Farm Republic will be in Nigeria for Agrofood and Agroprintpack

$538.05m was given to the Federal Government of Nigeria by the African Development Bank, the Islamic Development Bank, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development for Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones for Nigeria programme.

Nigeria was also part of the countries that signed the Maputo agreement but it seems there’s a derivation from the document, an expert had caution. Find out about details of the Mozambique event here

From Cocoa to chocolate making, the Nigerian Cocoa industry should be leading Ghana and Ivory coast. Find out how and why…