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Employment opportunities

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Employment opportunities in the commercial agricultural sector in Nigeria were limited to unskilled labour where the income were very low. Downstream (input suppliers) and upstream (processors of food and fiber) we're in the hands of a few commercial producers, depriving rural people of economic opportunities Strengthening competitiveness and promotion of small and medium-sized enterprises and cooperatives remain cornerstones for the growth of the economy and the creation of decent work opportunity

Agro-ICT for Rural Development

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KINDAgroventures Present Agro-seminar 2017: AGRO-ICT FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT Time:8am Date:11 Nov 2017 Venue: Oboyo Ikot Ita Town Hall, Nsit Ibom Uyo, Akwa Ibom state We cordially invite Uyo Farmers, Agriculturists, Agribusiness Agents and Agro Allies.  We are extension advisors In partnership  with Federal government empowerment  initiative 

C. E. O KINDAGROVENTURES SAID ON FOOD CONSUMPTION INCREASE IN WEST AFRICA

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Mr Kingsley Ekwuruke (ASM) , C.E.O KINDAgroventures has estimated that food consumption in West Africa will be 95% greater than food production; " in 2020, food consumption will be 95% greater then food production in West Africa. There will be Hunger because of increase in population , West Africa don't have Agribusiness ideas and manpower to feed the growing population. West must industrialize it Agribusiness sector and adopt new technology in farming, food processing and packaging and Agribusiness logistic/ market." He said  food consumption increase is as a result of growing in population and pointed out that West Africa can't control it population to food production but more investment in Agribusiness sector will solve the problem   By uchechukwu

HOW TO RAISE GOATS FOR PROFIT AND AVOID THE PITFALLS

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BUSINESS FINANCING JOBS FOOD PROCESSING NULL BUSINESS FINANCING JOBS FOOD PROCESSING TOGGLE NAVIGATIONMENU Animal Husbandry ,  Goat Rearing How To Raise Goats for Profit and Avoid the Pitfalls HOW TO RAISE GOATS FOR PROFIT AND AVOID THE PITFALLS October 08, 2017 0 Comments  155 Goat farming can be a very profitable business when handled properly. Worldwide, farmers are adding goats to the list of animals they take care of because goats are easy to tend, quick to reproduce, and stock flow is fast. But there are pitfalls that can lead to the bankruptcy of a goat farm. Here’s how to raise goats for profit and how to avoid these pitfalls. How to raise goats for profit is easy. First, you must keep your goats healthy and strong. Build a big barn because these animals live in groups. They must also be allowed to roam, run around and have fun. If the goats are bred well, they become rarely sick and they usually produce better milk and meat. Keeping them healthy by ...

10,000 CONTRACTORS BIDDING FOR JOBS IN AGRIC MINISTRY — OGBEH

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BUSINESS FINANCING JOBS FOOD PROCESSING NULL BUSINESS FINANCING JOBS FOOD PROCESSING TOGGLE NAVIGATIONMENU Agric Financing 10,000 contractors bidding for jobs in agric ministry — Ogbeh 10,000 CONTRACTORS BIDDING FOR JOBS IN AGRIC MINISTRY — OGBEH October 05, 2017 0 Comments  35 At least 10,000 contractors are bidding for different contracts in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development this year, the minister, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has said. Ogbeh made this known in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Monday. The minister frowned at the increasing number of contract bids, saying it was responsible for the slow pace of work in the ministry. He noted that the documents presented by the contractors were still being processed to determine their competence for the jobs. According to him, the ministry was given N30 billion from the 2017 budget. The minister called for a single digit interest rate to encourage the youth particularly, and the public and priv...

NIGERIA LOSSES N28.4BN WORTH OF TOMATOES ANNUALLY

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BUSINESS FINANCING JOBS FOOD PROCESSING NULL BUSINESS FINANCING JOBS FOOD PROCESSING TOGGLE NAVIGATIONMENU Agric Financing ,  Tomatoes Nigeria losses N28.4bn worth of tomatoes annually NIGERIA LOSSES N28.4BN WORTH OF TOMATOES ANNUALLY October 09, 2017  0  125 Nigeria is losing N28.4bn worth of tomatoes being produced in the country annually, the Project Director of YieldWise Nigeria, Lekan Tobe has said. Speaking at a stakeholders convening in Kano on Thursday, Tobe said Nigeria is the 14th largest producer of tomatoes in the world and second in Africa producing 1.8 million metric tons of the crop annually and valued at N63bn. Tobe said according to Central Bank of Nigeria’s records, the demand of the crop was 2.3 million metric tons, valued at N80.5bn. However, he explained that “Despite the high demand of the crop, more than 45 per cent of the tomatoes produced in the country annually, valued at N28.4bn is lo...

AGRICULTURE TOPS Q2 2017 SECTOR GROWTH CHART, AS NIGERIA EXIT RECESSION

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BUSINESS FINANCING JOBS FOOD PROCESSING NULL BUSINESS FINANCING JOBS FOOD PROCESSING TOGGLE NAVIGATIONMENU Business ,  LATEST NEWS Agriculture Tops Q2 2017 Sector Growth Chart, As Nigeria Exit Recession AGRICULTURE TOPS Q2 2017 SECTOR GROWTH CHART, AS NIGERIA EXIT RECESSION September 05, 2017 0 Comments  711 Nigeria is officially out of recession! The National Bureau of Statistics today published the 2nd Quarter of 2017 GDP showing Nigeria is out of recession! In the second quarter of 2017, the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 0.55% (year-on-year) in real terms, indicating the emergence of the economy from recession after five consecutive quarters of contraction since Q1 2016. This growth is 2.04% higher than the rate recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2016 ( –1.49%) and higher by 1.46% points from rate recorded in the preceding quarter, (revised to –0.91% from –0.52%). Quarter on quarter, real GDP growth was 3.23%. During t...