Posts Tagged: #AgriculturalValueChain
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- Agribusiness Africa
- October 13, 2025
C’River offers subsidised tractors to boost mechanised farming
As part of its People-First Agricultural Transformation Agenda, the Cross River State Government has launched the distribution of subsidised mini tractors to farmers’ cooperatives across the state, in a major push to advance mechanised agriculture
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- Agribusiness Africa
- May 2, 2025
Afe Babalola: Agriculture remains way to go
Renowned legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, has once again drawn attention to the foundational role of agriculture in national development, describing the abandonment of the sector since
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- Agribusiness Africa
- March 13, 2025
12 countries eye Nigeria’s N33trn dairy, meat value chain
Nigeria’s livestock industry, estimated to be worth ₦33 trillion, has significant economic potential, yet it contributes less than 3% to the nation’s GDP, according to the Presidential Committee on Livestock Reform. The country boasts a
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- Agribusiness Africa
- March 13, 2025
1,895m smallholder women farmers get climate-resilient agric support in Kano
No fewer than 1,895 smallholder women farmers in Nigeria are set to benefit from an income-boosting initiative under the Propcom Plus project, a Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) program designed to promote climate-resilient and
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- Agribusiness Africa
- February 15, 2025
Tomato Glut Crashes Prices
The current tomato glut in Plateau State, particularly in Jos, has resulted in an oversupply of tomatoes, leading to a drastic price crash. Farmers who invested heavily in production costs are now struggling to break
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- Agribusiness Africa
- December 18, 2024
Agric start-ups share N23m in FCMB’s Hackathon
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has taken a pivotal step in addressing critical challenges within Nigeria’s agribusiness sector by rewarding winners of its 2024 Agritech Hackathon and venture-building programme with a combined N23 million. This
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- Agribusiness Africa
- July 30, 2024
Anambra govt trains farmers on agric produce storage, preservation
The Anambra State Government trained 150 farmers and stakeholders on safe methods for preserving agricultural produce, aiming to enhance food security. The two-day training, titled “Proper Handling, Storage, Preservation, and Grading of Agricultural Produce,” included










