Posts By The Guardian
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65Sugar News in EnglishDangote commits $700 million to end Nigeria’s sugar importation
Dangote Sugar Refinery has invested over $700 million in land, machinery, infrastructure, manpower, and CSR to end Nigeria’s raw sugar imports. At...
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61Sugar News in EnglishNigeria : NSDC launches sugarcane outgrower programme to boost local production
Nigeria’s NSDC has launched the Sugarcane Outgrower Development Programme to boost local sugarcane production and reduce sugar imports. The initiative supports commercial...
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80Sugar News in EnglishNiger to upscale sugar production with 20,000 hectares
Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago said 20,000 hectares have been allocated to expand sugar production. He met with Flour Mills of...
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201Rice News in EnglishNigeria 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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121Sugar 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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350Sugar 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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277Edible Oil News in EnglishFG 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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451Rice News in EnglishNigeria 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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229Sugar News in EnglishJamaica’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...
