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Nigeria: Agriculture is 'Game Changer' for Growth and Curbing Conflict - Minister
allAfrica, 3 May 2014
Dr. Akin Adesina, Minister of Agriculture for the Republic of Nigeria, is an agricultural economist with decades of experience working to make agriculture productive and… Read more »
Agriculture - Nigeria's 'New Oil' - Game Changer & Tool for Peace
Dr. Akin Adesina, Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture, hails agri-business that also benefits small farmers as Nigeria's path to prosperity - in contrast to oil, which left most Nigerians in wretched poverty while social services crumbled and hunger mounted. And at a time when the country's domestic peace seems increasingly fragile, he describes in an AllAfrica interview how agriculture can help curb conflict in the troubled north of the country.Photo Essay
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'Touch and Pay' with Tablets for Nigeria's Farmers
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The International Fertilizer Development Center is testing a Growth Enhancement Support Touch and Pay (GES-TAP) project in two Nigerian states - Sokoto and the Federal Capital Territory, ... see more »
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1 April 2014
Seeds of Growth
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- IFDC
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An overview of the video, "Seeds of Growth: The Policy Change That Transformed Agricultural Inputs Supply in Nigeria," that tells the story of the ... see more »
InFocus
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Plans are in place to increase rice production by 2018 - In line with the demand placed by the growing population on a daily basis. Read more »
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Top African artists from across the continent have come together to help rebrand agriculture. Read more »
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Financing Agricultural Development in Nigeria, October 2013
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For smallholder farmers, collateral and credit is key. Photo: (far left) Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, and colleagues, holding a prize cassava. Ekiti ... see more »
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3 April 2014
Cocoa na Chocolate (Official Music Video)
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- ONE
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19 recording artists. 11 countries. 10 languages. ONE message to African Leaders: Do Agric, It Pays! see more »
Nigerian Minister of Agriculture Akin Adesina with a bag of locally produced rice.
InFocus
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Many Nigerian shoppers find little to differentiate 'cassava bread' from the ordinary variety, except value for money. Banking on that consumer response is a high-stakes bet that ... Read more »
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The government has moved forward with a controversial program to distribute cell phones to poor farmers in a bid to cut corruption and deliver services in the agricultural sector. Read more »
