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Africa:
Africa Needs More Investment in Agriculture - Marc Wegerif
Vanguard, 28 February 2014
Marc Wegerif coordinates Oxfam's Economic Justice campaign in East Africa, working with partners to bring about fair policies for small farmers, pastoralists and communities… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boosting Food Production Via Dry Season Farming
Daily Trust, 16 February 2014
The Federal Government recently approved the release of N14 billion for dry season farming. Read more »
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Nigeria:
FG to Spend N14 Billion On Dry Season Rice Farming
Daily Trust, 1 February 2014
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has approved N14 billion toe support of 2013/2014 dry season rice farming programme. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jonathan Approves N14 Billion for Dry Season Farming
Daily Trust, 21 January 2014
The federal government has approved N14 billion to support the 2014 dry season farming in the country. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Obasanjo's Farm to Generate 30,000 Jobs for Liberians - Minister
Leadership, 28 July 2013
Liberia's Minister of Agriculture, Dr Florence Chenoweth, on Sunday said that Obasanjo Farms in Liberia would create about 30,000 job opportunities for the citizens. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Leadership Announces 2013 Award Winners
Leadership, 9 December 2013
The Board of Editors of LEADERSHIP Newspapers Group has announced the recipients of the newspaper's 2013 awards, the highpoint of which is the selection of former head of state… Read more »
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Nigeria:
How Sebore Farm Cross Breeds to Produce Exotic Cows
Daily Trust, 17 October 2012
The cross breeding of cows, the Nigerian local breed and imported exotic stock, does not only produce fat cows that produce extra beef, but the capacity of cross bred cows to… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Food Security - 'FG Should Copy Obasanjo, Sebore Farms'
Daily Trust, 11 January 2011
Dr. Modu Bukar is a researcher at University of Putra Malaysia. In this interview, he discusses how Malaysia surmounted its problems to achieve food security and how Nigeria can do… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Animal Farming Easiest Way of Gaining Employment, Income - Expert
Vanguard, 8 June 2012
Food and farming are foundational to a healthyNation,Nigeria has a good climate condition for farming and large areas of farmland, yet it has a problem with employment generation… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Man Makes Living From Grasscutter Farming
Vanguard, 23 July 2011
For the few Nigerians who have realised that self-employment is the quick solution to the problem of unemployment in Nigeria, they have started creating jobs for themselves through… Read more »