The Guardian, Author at AgriInsite

Nigeria spends $10b importing rice, sugar, fish, others, earns $400m from agro-exports — Minister

Nigeria spends over \$10 billion yearly importing wheat, rice, sugar, fish, and tomato paste but earns under \$400 million from agro-exports, Agriculture...

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Sugar News in English

Nigeria : NSDC, four new operators partner to produce 400,000MT of sugar yearly

Nigeria’s NSDC signed agreements with four firms to build sugar projects adding 400,000 tonnes annually, aiming to cut costly imports and boost...

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Sugar News in English

‘Nigeria’s sugar ‘crisis’ a myth, economy may pay the price’

Nigeria’s proposed sugar-sweetened beverage tax is based on flawed assumptions. Data shows per capita sugar consumption is within WHO’s safe limits. Raising...

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Edible Oil News in English

FG to phase out unbranded, unfortified bulk edible oils

Nigeria launches campaign to phase out unfortified edible oils under the Third-Party Advocacy Campaign (TPAC) to combat malnutrition. Backed by GAIN, the...

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Rice News in English

Nigeria receives 32,000 tonnes of rice from Thailand

Nigeria has received its first major shipment of 32,000 tonnes of brown rice from Thailand in a decade. This import is part...

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Sugar News in English

Jamaica’s Agriculture Minister urges farmers to get back into sugar

Jamaica’s Agriculture Minister Floyd Green urged farmers to revive sugarcane cultivation amid high sugar prices. Pan Caribbean Sugar Company invested US$1 million...

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Sugar News in English

Nigeria : FG to provide water for sugarcane farmers

Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation and the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) have partnered to improve sugar production by...