Category Archives: Agric News

Zambia: Syngenta and USAID/ Feed the Future Invest $1.8 million to help Smallholder Farmers

Posted on April 29, 2017 by

PRESS RELEASE/ REPUBLISHED In 20 districts across Zambia, Syngenta will establish 20 seedling production sites, each owned and operated by an Entrepreneurial Young Plant Raiser (YPR) LUSAKA, Zambia, April 28, 2017/ Syngenta in Zambia, through its subsidiary MRI Seed, has partnered … Continue reading →

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Nigeria: Learn how Doeland Farms is developing the Rabbit Industry in Nigeria!

Posted on January 6, 2017 by

Do you love rabbits? Do you know rabbit meat tastes so good and are very healthy too? Do you know you can make good money in 2017, raising rabbits? To find answers to this questions we visited Doeland Farms and … Continue reading →

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6 Steps to succeed in Agribusiness as a #Youth…my experience! #IYD2016

Posted on August 12, 2016 by

Well its 12th August, 2016 and today been the International youth day, i decided to reflect on the Nigerian Youth and their get rich quick farming mentality. Everyone wants to become a cucumber farmer, now everyone wants to go into … Continue reading →

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My Cucumber Farming Journey Part2

Posted on August 5, 2016 by

Hello Fans, In any case you missed the first part of my cucumber farming journey, you can read it here. Well, after the loss of funds I had to actually get to the bottom of the matter and see why … Continue reading →

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Nigeria: Order High Quality Pineapples from Pizzi Double Farms

Posted on February 21, 2016 by

                                       Mr. Patrick Konkon, CEO Pizzi Double Limited Pineapple is popularly used to produce fruit juice and serves as desserts, salads, and in fruit cocktail. The popularity of the pineapple is due to its sweet-sour taste containing 15% sugar, malic … Continue reading →

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Nigeria: Disease Ravages Tomato Farms, Causes Scarcity Nationwide

Posted on June 22, 2015 by

Abuja, Kano, Funtua, Lagos and Port Harcourt — Tomato production in the country has been severely hit by the outbreak of disease, leaving many farms devastated across the major producing states. Tomato farms at the Kadawa Irrigation valley, which is … Continue reading →

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Apply to be part of the Social Reporting Team for the Pacific Community AgriTourism Week in Fiji!

Posted on June 9, 2015 by

The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), in collaboration with the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), the South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), the Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation (PIPSO) and the University of the South Pacific (USP) … Continue reading →

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Ghana: Apply for the Agribusiness Management Programme stream 3 (AgMP III)

Posted on June 9, 2015 by

The third stream of the Agribusiness management programme (AgMP 3) would begin in Ghana on 24th August, 2015, this is an opportunity for you to get high quality Agribusiness education. Are you in Ghana or do you know any one … Continue reading →

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Agriculture Must Be Treated As A Business – Buhari

Posted on June 5, 2015 by

In order to accelerate the development of Nigeria’s agricultural sector and ensure food security, President Muhammadu Buhari has said that agriculture must be treated as a business. The president stated this in Calabar yesterday while declaring open the 55th annual … Continue reading →

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Meet Young Cucumber Farmer Who Makes N2m In Three Months

Posted on May 11, 2015 by

• Govt Needs To Revisit Policies On Importation of Seeds — Ezirim IN Nigeria, it is unusual to use farming in the same sentence with youths. The grueling crudeness of farm work, man-hour and patience required to harvest the fruits … Continue reading →

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