Premium Times Nigeria » Agriculture http://premiumtimesng.com Breaking news and deep investigative stories from Nigeria Thu, 23 May 2013 08:06:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Customs seize 35,194 bags of rice valued at N213m http://premiumtimesng.com/business/132564-customs-seize-35194-bags-of-rice-valued-at-n213m.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=customs-seize-35194-bags-of-rice-valued-at-n213m http://premiumtimesng.com/business/132564-customs-seize-35194-bags-of-rice-valued-at-n213m.html#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 18:45:01 +0000 Premium Times http://premiumtimesng.com/?p=132564

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The highest seizure of 8000 bags of rice was recorded in Lagos.

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, said on Friday that it intercepted 35,194 bags of smuggled rice in the last two months with Duty Paid Value of …

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]]> http://premiumtimesng.com/business/132564-customs-seize-35194-bags-of-rice-valued-at-n213m.html/feed 0 U.S. foreign investment in Nigeria increases from $5.2bn to $8bn – Adefuye http://premiumtimesng.com/business/132317-u-s-foreign-investment-in-nigeria-increases-from-5-2bn-to-8bn-adefuye.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=u-s-foreign-investment-in-nigeria-increases-from-5-2bn-to-8bn-adefuye http://premiumtimesng.com/business/132317-u-s-foreign-investment-in-nigeria-increases-from-5-2bn-to-8bn-adefuye.html#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 12:36:05 +0000 Premium Times http://premiumtimesng.com/?p=132317

Nigeria is the world’s largest importer of U.S. wheat.

The U.S. Foreign Direct Investment flow into Nigeria has increased from $5.2 billion in 2000 to $8 billion in 2012.

The Nigeria Ambassador to the U.S., Ade Adefuye made this known …

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]]> http://premiumtimesng.com/business/132317-u-s-foreign-investment-in-nigeria-increases-from-5-2bn-to-8bn-adefuye.html/feed 0 Agriculture Ministry to register 80,000 Nigerian farmers under GES http://premiumtimesng.com/business/127890-agriculture-ministry-to-register-80000-nigerian-farmers-under-ges.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=agriculture-ministry-to-register-80000-nigerian-farmers-under-ges http://premiumtimesng.com/business/127890-agriculture-ministry-to-register-80000-nigerian-farmers-under-ges.html#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:31:13 +0000 Premium Times http://premiumtimesng.com/?p=127890

The GES scheme will see subsidised agriculture inputs such as fertilisers and seeds made available to farmers.

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said it will register 80,000 farmers under the 2013 Growth Enhancement Support GES) Scheme.…

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]]> http://premiumtimesng.com/business/127890-agriculture-ministry-to-register-80000-nigerian-farmers-under-ges.html/feed 0 Food security, an emerging challenge for import driven countries- Report http://premiumtimesng.com/business/127267-food-security-an-emerging-challenge-for-import-driven-countries-report.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=food-security-an-emerging-challenge-for-import-driven-countries-report http://premiumtimesng.com/business/127267-food-security-an-emerging-challenge-for-import-driven-countries-report.html#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:04:46 +0000 Oluwaseyi Bangudu http://premiumtimesng.com/?p=127267

“In a large proportion of cities in Africa and Asia, destructive floods have become an annual event.”

Food security, an emerging challenge, after the major spikes in food prices in 2007 and 2008, is now of primary concern especially for …

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]]> http://premiumtimesng.com/business/127267-food-security-an-emerging-challenge-for-import-driven-countries-report.html/feed 0 Flood threatens Nigeria’s hope of rice self-sufficiency http://premiumtimesng.com/business/103631-flood-threatens-nigerias-hope-on-rice-self-sufficiency.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flood-threatens-nigerias-hope-on-rice-self-sufficiency http://premiumtimesng.com/business/103631-flood-threatens-nigerias-hope-on-rice-self-sufficiency.html#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 05:29:44 +0000 Premium Times http://premiumtimesng.com/?p=103631

Nigeria faces food insecurity as a result of the massive flood ravaging the country

As floods continue to wreck havoc in several States of Nigeria, destroying farmlands growing rice, maize and other crops, reports of damages pouring from all parts …

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]]> http://premiumtimesng.com/business/103631-flood-threatens-nigerias-hope-on-rice-self-sufficiency.html/feed 0 Arik Air to resume flight http://premiumtimesng.com/business/101056-arik-air-to-resume-flight.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=arik-air-to-resume-flight http://premiumtimesng.com/business/101056-arik-air-to-resume-flight.html#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2012 19:56:21 +0000 Premium Times http://premiumtimesng.com/?p=101056

Aviation officials and Arik Air apologise to passengers as airline agrees to resume operations.

The impasse involving Arik Air, a private airline, and Nigerian aviation officials has been resolved.

The airline, which suspended its domestic operations on Thursday, is to …

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]]> http://premiumtimesng.com/business/101056-arik-air-to-resume-flight.html/feed 0 Cassava bread policy hostile to our business, says Flour Mills boss http://premiumtimesng.com/business/100127-cassava-bread-policy-is-hostile-to-our-business-flour-mills-boss.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cassava-bread-policy-is-hostile-to-our-business-flour-mills-boss http://premiumtimesng.com/business/100127-cassava-bread-policy-is-hostile-to-our-business-flour-mills-boss.html#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:48:53 +0000 Premium Times http://premiumtimesng.com/?p=100127

Only about five per cent of cassava can be used for baking.
The ‘Cassava bread policy’ is drowning other businesses and negatively impacting the agricultural business environment in Nigeria, the Chairman of Flour Mills Nigeria, George Coumantaros, said on Thursday.…

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]]> http://premiumtimesng.com/business/100127-cassava-bread-policy-is-hostile-to-our-business-flour-mills-boss.html/feed 2 Abuja farmers demand more time to pay loan http://premiumtimesng.com/business/99098-abuja-farmers-demand-more-time-to-pay-loan.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=abuja-farmers-demand-more-time-to-pay-loan http://premiumtimesng.com/business/99098-abuja-farmers-demand-more-time-to-pay-loan.html#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 18:34:20 +0000 Ata Udo http://premiumtimesng.com/?p=99098

The income level of the farmers has increased from N10, 000 to N100, 000.

Farmers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have asked for more time to repay the loans given to them by the Abuja administraton.

The Farmers, who …

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]]> http://premiumtimesng.com/business/99098-abuja-farmers-demand-more-time-to-pay-loan.html/feed 0 FG approves construction of silos for farmers in Abia http://premiumtimesng.com/business/agriculture/5202-fg-approves-construction-of-silos-for-farmers-in-abia.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fg-approves-construction-of-silos-for-farmers-in-abia http://premiumtimesng.com/business/agriculture/5202-fg-approves-construction-of-silos-for-farmers-in-abia.html#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 18:13:00 +0000 Premium Times http://premiumtimesng.com/dev/business/5202-fg-approves-construction-of-silos-for-farmers-in-abia.html The Federal Government has approved the construction of silos in Abia for the preservation of farm produce in the state, the Commissioner for Agriculture, Ike Onyenweaku, has said.

Mr. Onyenweaku said this on Monday in an interview in Umuahia. 

He also said …

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]]> http://premiumtimesng.com/business/agriculture/5202-fg-approves-construction-of-silos-for-farmers-in-abia.html/feed 0 Nigeria, five others ratify D-8 preferential trade agreement http://premiumtimesng.com/business/4197-nigeria-five-others-ratify-d-8-preferential-trade-agreement.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nigeria-five-others-ratify-d-8-preferential-trade-agreement http://premiumtimesng.com/business/4197-nigeria-five-others-ratify-d-8-preferential-trade-agreement.html#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:31:00 +0000 Premium Times http://premiumtimesng.com/dev/business/nigeria-five-others-ratify-d-8-preferential-trade-agreement/

Nigeria and five other member-nations of the D-8 Commission have ratified the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) aimed at boosting trade by reducing duties, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

Nigeria’s Commissioner to the bloc, Martin Uhomoibhi, who disclosed this …

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]]> http://premiumtimesng.com/business/4197-nigeria-five-others-ratify-d-8-preferential-trade-agreement.html/feed 0 Central Bank disbursed N10.19billion loans to farmers in 2011 http://premiumtimesng.com/business/4159-central_bank_disbursed_n10_19billion_loans_to_farmers_in_2011.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=central_bank_disbursed_n10_19billion_loans_to_farmers_in_2011 http://premiumtimesng.com/business/4159-central_bank_disbursed_n10_19billion_loans_to_farmers_in_2011.html#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:48:00 +0000 Premium Times http://premiumtimesng.com/dev/business/central_bank_disbursed_n10_19billion_loans_to_farmers_in_2011/

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it disbursed about N10.190 billion loans for 56,328 applicants in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory under its Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme (ACGS) last year.

Statistics just released by the apex …

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