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Shea Nut Ban Threatens Livelihoods, Investor Confidence – CPPE Warns

The Centre for the Promotion of Non-public Enterprise (CPPE) has warned that the six-month ban on raw shea nut exports by the Nigerian government poses a significant threat to the livelihoods of rural dwellers, the country’s non-oil export, and investor confidence. The

September 15, 2025

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Food Insecurity: Nigeria among 45 countries in need of assistance – FAO

Nigeria is among 45 countries in need of external assistance for food, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has said. In its latest Crop Prospects and Food Situation Report, FAO said the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily

July 8, 2021

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Global food prices fall for the first time in 12 months – FAO

Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations said global food commodity prices fell in June for the first time in 12 months, according to a benchmark United Nations report released today. In a release on Thursday, FAO said its Food

July 8, 2021

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AfDB bolsters women-empowered businesses with $50m loan to FCMB

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced the approval of a $50 million loan to Nigeria’s First City Monument Bank (FCMB) by its Board of Directors for local enterprises and women-empowered businesses in the agribusiness, manufacturing, healthcare and renewable energy sectors. AfDB

July 8, 2021

Southern Governors meeting in Lagos State

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Activists back new deadline for anti-open grazing law in Southern Nigeria

Human rights activists have asked governors of the 17 states in Southern Nigeria to “stand their ground and resist any attempt no matter how brazen by President Muhammadu Buhari to illegally annex the ancestral lands of their states and their native peoples.”

July 5, 2021

Agro-Economy·News

NDLEA arrests suspected cannabis farmers in Edo State

by Blessing Okesola • Rejects proposal to legalise marijuana in Nigeria Cannabis farmers were arrested on their farms by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) during an operation in Ughieudu Uhumwonde Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo state. The

July 4, 2021

Nigerian Govt Must Prioritise Investment In Agriculture To Boost Economy – Experts

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Africa’s Agribusinesses Face $100bn Annual Financing Gap

Agriculture is considered one of the critical sectors in a country’s economy. According to a 2020 World Bank report, the sector in 2018 accounted for 4 per cent of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and can also account for more than 25%

July 4, 2021

Enugu State Governor Dr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi

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Enugu Govt. distributes over 80,000 oil palm seedlings to farmers

Joining the rest of the world in the quest to revitalise the agricultural sector in the area of palm oil production, the Enugu State Government through the state Ministry of Agriculture and Mineral Resources has set aside over 80,000 oil palm seedlings

July 2, 2021

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Africa’s agribusiness to be worth $1trillion by 2025 – AfDB

Given Africa’s growing population (estimated to double in 30 years time), demanding that more healthy foods be produced to meet the consumption needs of the people, experts are increasingly emphasizing the need to scale up agricultural production, as there are seemingly massive

June 30, 2021

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Video: Cannabis Market’s Worth $90bn In 4 Years; What Does Nigeria Think?

In November 2020, Mexican lawmakers passed a bill to legalise the recreational use of cannabis. The move is poised to set the country to become the world’s largest marijuana market, a position it might have loathed about three decades ago. And since

June 29, 2021

Agro-Economy·News

Nigeria becomes Number Three in Urea Capacity Addition

With the coming on stream of Dangote Fertiliser Limited, global urea capacity is poised to see considerable growth over the upcoming years, potentially increasing from 222.96 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) in 2020 to 305.92 mtpa in 2030, registering a total growth

June 27, 2021

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Agro-Economy - Page 16

Shea Nut Ban Threatens Livelihoods, Investor Confidence – CPPE Warns

Food Insecurity: Nigeria among 45 countries in need of assistance – FAO

Global food prices fall for the first time in 12 months – FAO

AfDB bolsters women-empowered businesses with $50m loan to FCMB

Activists back new deadline for anti-open grazing law in Southern Nigeria

NDLEA arrests suspected cannabis farmers in Edo State

Africa’s Agribusinesses Face $100bn Annual Financing Gap

Enugu Govt. distributes over 80,000 oil palm seedlings to farmers

Africa’s agribusiness to be worth $1trillion by 2025 – AfDB

Video: Cannabis Market’s Worth $90bn In 4 Years; What Does Nigeria Think?

Nigeria becomes Number Three in Urea Capacity Addition

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