Agriculture

PAM raises N120m to transform Ijesa land as food basket of Africa By Trek Africa Newspaper   To transform Africa into food basket of the world, an international Non-Governmental Initiative,… Continue reading PAM raises N120m to transform Ijesa land as food basket of Africa

World Food Day Celebration: Bayelsa Government Commence AADS Programme By Amgbare Ekaunkumo, Yenagoa, Trek Africa Newspaper Gov. Douye Diri     The Bayelsa State government has commenced Accelerated Agricultural Development… Continue reading World Food Day Celebration: Bayelsa Government Commence AADS Programme

Food Safety Standard: Crown Flour Mill gets top certification By Trek Africa Newspaper L-R: Rhoda Abah, System Auditor, Bureau Veritas; Ashish Pande, Managing Director, Crown Flour Mill; Moshood Quadri, Head, Human… Continue reading Food Safety Standard: Crown Flour Mill gets top certification

CFM receives commendation from Kano govt for environmental sustainability initiatives By Trek Africa Newspaper L-R: Professor Mahmoud Umar Sani, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Management Services), Bayero University Kano; Alhaji Datti Danjuma, Head,… Continue reading CFM receives commendation from Kano govt for environmental sustainability initiatives

PRESIDENT BUHARI APPROVES REVIEW OF GRAZING RESERVES IN 25 STATES By Trek Africa Newspaper   President Muhammadu Buhari has approved recommendations of a committee to review “with dispatch,” 368 grazing… Continue reading PRESIDENT BUHARI APPROVES REVIEW OF GRAZING RESERVES IN 25 STATES

CFM deepens women farmers’ productivity with irrigation support By Trek Africa Newspaper Rauda Musa Umar, CFM Wheat Development Programme Officer with some of the women farmers during one of the… Continue reading CFM deepens women farmers’ productivity with irrigation support

Sanwo-Olu urges citizens to take charge of food safety By Oluwatope Lawanson L-R: Dr Lola Akande, Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Moyosore Onigbanjo, Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice… Continue reading Sanwo-Olu urges citizens to take charge of food safety

Lagos to enforce stricter measures on food safety By Oluwatope Lawanson L-R: Mr Afolabi Solebo, General Manager (LASCOPA); Moyosore Onigbanjo, Attorney General, Commissioner for Justice and Dr Lola Akande, Commissioner… Continue reading Lagos to enforce stricter measures on food safety

3,000 WOMEN, YOUTHS BENEFIT IN SANWO-OLU’S AGRIC INVESTMENT TO BOOST FOOD SECURITY • Governor Rolls Out Empowerment Scheme for Lagos Farmers, Assists 300 Trainees with N245 Million Machinery Support By Trek… Continue reading 3,000 WOMEN, YOUTHS BENEFIT IN SANWO-OLU’S AGRIC INVESTMENT TO BOOST FOOD SECURITY • Governor Rolls Out Empowerment Scheme for Lagos Farmers, Assists 300 Trainees with N245 Million Machinery Support

Crown Flour Mill flour fortification compliance efforts get global commendation By Trek Africa Newspaper   In recognition of its efforts and investments in food fortification and infrastructure, culminating in Nigeria’s… Continue reading Crown Flour Mill flour fortification compliance efforts get global commendation

Olam BIP record reveals reverberating impact across the Agric value chain By Trek Africa Newspaper   Olam Nigeria, a leading agribusiness conglomerate with footprints across the wheat milling, rice production,… Continue reading Olam BIP record reveals reverberating impact across the Agric value chain

Agriculture: Osun To Begin Allocation Of Land To Farmers …Over 200 Farmers To Get Land In First Phase By Trek Africa Newspaper Gov. Oyetola As part of efforts to revamp… Continue reading Agriculture: Osun To Begin Allocation Of Land To Farmers …Over 200 Farmers To Get Land In First Phase

WE ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING ONDO AMONG FOOD BASKETS OF THE NATION – GOV AKEREDOLU •Commissions 18 Units Of SEM-919 Motor Grader By Trek Africa Newspaper Gov. AKEREDOLU   Ondo… Continue reading WE ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING ONDO AMONG FOOD BASKETS OF THE NATION – GOV AKEREDOLU •Commissions 18 Units Of SEM-919 Motor Grader

Agriculture, key to Africa’s quest for continued growth and sustainability By Trek Africa Newspaper Olam   Africa cannot achieve self-sufficiency in agriculture without engaging and building the capacity of its… Continue reading Agriculture, key to Africa’s quest for continued growth and sustainability

World Baking Day 2021: CFM celebrates bakers, to raise more baking entrepreneurs By Trek Africa Newspaper Crown Flour Mill Limited (CFM), makers of the popular Mama Gold Flour brands, has… Continue reading World Baking Day 2021: CFM celebrates bakers, to raise more baking entrepreneurs

GREENS OFF THE GROUND: SAMSON OGBOLE’S PATH TO REVOLUTIONISING AGRICULTURE IN NIGERIA By Trek Africa Newspaper   Inventive Farmer Ogbole says ‘food production should not be seasonal because hunger is… Continue reading GREENS OFF THE GROUND: SAMSON OGBOLE’S PATH TO REVOLUTIONISING AGRICULTURE IN NIGERIA

SANWO-OLU TO LAUNCH LAGOS AGRICULTURAL, FOOD SYSTEMS ROADMAP By Trek Africa Newspaper   Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu will, on Thursday, launch the State’s five-year Agricultural and Food Systems… Continue reading SANWO-OLU TO LAUNCH LAGOS AGRICULTURAL, FOOD SYSTEMS ROADMAP

VP Osinbajo lauds Value4Dairy Consortium set to accelerate Nigeria’s dairy sector By Trek Africa Newspaper Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has welcomed the strategic partnership of FrieslandCampina WAMCO, URUS, Barenbrug and… Continue reading VP Osinbajo lauds Value4Dairy Consortium set to accelerate Nigeria’s dairy sector

Experts Urge Nigerians to Produce Soybeans to Curb Malnutrition By Trek Africa Newspaper   In furtherance of efforts to curb the rate of malnutrition in the country, nutrition and agricultural… Continue reading Experts Urge Nigerians to Produce Soybeans to Curb Malnutrition

LAGOS TO RAISE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY, AS IMOTA RICE MILL NEARS COMPLETION By Trek Africa Newspaper Gov. Sanwo-Olu   … Hosts Ogun, Ondo to UN Food Systems Summit     In… Continue reading LAGOS TO RAISE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY, AS IMOTA RICE MILL NEARS COMPLETION

Olam convenes agro experts, stakeholders to tackle widening local wheat supply gap By Trek Africa Newspaper L-R: Mr. Stephen Ambore, Wheat Champion, Central Bank of Nigeria; and Rauda Musa Umar,… Continue reading Olam convenes agro experts, stakeholders to tackle widening local wheat supply gap

RIFAN Commends Unity Bank for Supporting Smallholder Farmers   By Trek Africa Newspaper Managing Director, Unity Bank, Mrs. Tomi Somefun   Rice Farmers under the aegis of Rice Farmers Association of… Continue reading RIFAN Commends Unity Bank for Supporting Smallholder Farmers