A most fundamental reform in the nation’s agricultural sector is currently underway, courtesy of the Agriculture Transformation Action Plan (ATAP), unfolded recently in Abuja by the federal government. Precisely on September 5, Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who also doubles as the...
FG To Establish Cass...
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The Federal Government is to start a Cassava Marketing and Trading Corporation (CMTC) aimed at boosting cassava production. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, disclosed this in Abuja at a meeting with chief executives of flour milling companies in...
Changing macro-econo...
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The practice of changing macro-economic policies with successive Federal Governments is inimical to long term investments in agriculture. The Director-General and Chief Executive of Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), Professor Peter Azikiwe Onwuala, made this known while...
Investing in African...
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Africa’s food problems largely hinge on low agricultural productivity. Recently, Nigeria’s Minister for Agriculture and Natural Resources Akin Adesina chose a St. Louis-based scientist to lead the Cassava Green Revolution for Nigeria. Dr. Martin Fregene, director of BioCassava (BC) Plus at...
Awesome Agric Networ...
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Hurry! Only Ten seats left! The first Ten People to RETWEET 3 of their favorite Farmland posts will receive a free ticket to this Awesome Agricultural Networking event on the 11th of October in Lagos! The US public affairs section is organizing a round table on Food Security on October...
