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Nigeria : Our farmers lost over N100m to maize farm attack –Rep

Hon. Bashir Zubairu Birnin Gwari reported that farmers in his constituency lost over N100 million due to a bandit attack on maize...

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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...

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Maize News in English

Nigeria : Bandits set farms on fire, destroy harvested maize in Kaduna

Bandits set fire to harvested maize on six farms in the Kwaga and Unguwar Zako communities of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area,...

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Maize News in English

Nigeria : Unilorin releases drought-resistant maize variety

The University of Ilorin has introduced its first drought-tolerant and striga-resistant maize hybrid, ILOMAZ 3, developed by Dr. Folusho Bankole and colleagues...

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Rice News in English

Nigeria Fed Govt, Ogun lift 100 rice farmers with input for dry season farming..

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Ogun State, under the Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), distributed agricultural inputs to 100...

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Maize News in English

Nigeria’s Paddy rice, maize, soybean production to decline 13% in 2024

The AFEX 2024 Wet Season report projects a 13% combined decline in Nigeria’s staple crop production, with maize down by 5.6%, paddy...

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Sugar News in English

Nigeria : Sugar Council urges investors on Africa’s $7b export market

Kamar Bakrin, Executive Secretary of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), emphasized the potential for local and foreign investment in Nigeria’s sugar...

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Sugar News in English

Nigeria needs $5b investment to attain sugar sufficiency

Nigeria’s sugar industry needs $5 billion to reach self-sufficiency within eight years, focusing on R&D, land development, and skill-building, according to National...