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WorldStage Newsonline– Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc, a Nigeria-based company engaged in cultivation of oil palm, processing of fresh fruit bunches into crude palm oil for resale, rubber plantation and processing of rubber lumps to rubber cake for export has reported share purchase by Socfina S.A, a substantial foreign shareholder involving 443,654 units which amounted to N35,358,844.
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The African Risk Capacity Limited (ARC Ltd), the commercial subsidiary of African Risk Capacity Group (ARC Group), has announced a partnership agreement with Pula to deliver best-in-class agriculture index insurance products to protect African farmers from climatic risks.
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WorldStage Newsonline– Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc, Nigeria’s leading integrated food business and agro-allied group, owners of Golden penny on Friday confirmed that the massive floods triggered by sever downpours at the Sokoto Rima basin, the Kainji and Jeba dams had caused a breach to its extensive and properly designed dyke systems at Sunto Golden Super Estates (SGSE).
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WorldStage Newsonline– The stock market on Friday finally warmed up to the previous day’s notification by Julius Berger Nigeria Plc that its board had approved a diversification opportunity for the company in agro-processing sector.
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Premier Agribusiness Academy (PAA), a renowned agribusiness training institute in Nigeria has reiterated its commitment towards the development of soybean production through its strategic partnership with USSOY, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Federal Ministry of Health, Nutrition Society of Nigeria (NSN), Nigerian Soybean Association (NSA), Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS), International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and other critical stakeholders across the soybean value chain.
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WorldStage Newsonline– Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, a leading Nigerian company offering holistic services covering the planning, design, engineering, construction, operation and maintenance of buildings, infrastructure and industry projects in the country said its board had approved a diversification opportunity for the company in agro-processing.
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WorldStage Newsonline– Nigeria’s , Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu has said that the Federal government was working on plans to mechanise agriculture in order to make it more attractive to Nigerian youths.
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WorldStage Newsonline– The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Tuesday, urged agriculture stakeholders to make adequate plans for the dry season farming to boost food security and avoid shortage.
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WorldStage Newsonline– Alhaji Muhammad Nanono, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has called on fertilizer dealers to do their business in line with the provisions of the National Fertilizer Quality Control (NFQC) Act and the Fertilizer Regulations, saying productivity for national food security “could only be achieved through the provision of quality fertilizer and other key farm inputs.
Read More WorldStage Newsonline– The Federal Government on Saturday urged stakeholders in the Agricultural Sector to collaborate with governments at all levels to minimise the incidence of post-harvest losses of farm produce being recorded in the country.
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