Posts By The Guardian
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153Sugar 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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132Edible 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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268Rice 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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152Sugar 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...
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227Sugar News in EnglishNigeria : 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...
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214Rice News in EnglishIndian operators want to set up rice mill in T&T… Government accepts donation of supplies
The Trinidadian Government has accepted a donation of 25 metric tonnes of premium basmati rice and edible oils from India. This follows...
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253Maize News in EnglishAfDB supports Nigeria with$134m to cultivate rice, maize,cassava, soyabeans
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is providing $134 million to Nigeria to boost food production by cultivating 300,000 hectares each of rice...
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344Maize News in EnglishFG distributes 42,000MT of food to vulnerable Nigerians
The Federal Government has commenced the distribution of 42,000 metric tonnes of food items to ease economic hardships, starting in Borno State....
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331Ethanol & Bioenergy News in EnglishEthanol as biofuel to spureconomic devt in Nigeria’
Agwu Ojowu, Senior Consultant at Africa Practice, stated that adopting ethanol as biofuel will spur Nigeria's economic development by diversifying energy sources...
