By Ifeizu Joe The Anambra State Government has revealed plans to industrialise agriculture in the state and enable farmers to earn foreign exchange through the export of their produce. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Hon. Ben Odoemena, disclosed this on Wednesday during the inauguration of Ideal Agro Allied Produce Limited, a tuber crop processing company…
By Kenechukwu Ofomah Awka A franchise contract that will see an Anambra-based table fish production group, Elite Cooperative Society Limited, adopt the TAENPROWIZ Fish Production Business System and Technology to commercialize its operations was on Tuesday signed in Awka, the Anambra State capital. The contract was brokered by the Fisheries and Aquaculture Business Development Agency…
Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, has disclosed that the state government is ready to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Presco PLC to invest in palm oil production and processing in the state. Presco PLC is a market leader in oil palm cultivation, production,…
The University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (UAES), Umuagwo, Imo State, has unveiled European Union (EU)-funded climate-smart tools valued at millions of naira, aimed at strengthening agricultural research and enhancing food security in Nigeria.The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Christopher Eze, unveiled the equipment during a one-day Agro-ecology Info Day workshop held on Friday at…
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security on Thursday commenced the distribution of agricultural inputs to smallholder farmers in Abia State. The items, which include power tillers, herbicides, liquid fertilisers, knapsack sprayers and water pumps, among others were distributed during a rollout exercise held at the National Soil Laboratory, Umudike.The inputs were distributed through…
