Tag: Wheat
NAFDAC confiscates 80 bags of unhealthy wheat in Gombe
Anchor Borrowers Programme of the CBN was boldly written on the bags of wheat being sold to the public at…
Wheat value chain important to Nigeria’s job creation, food security
The wheat value chain continues to play key roles in providing employments for the active segment of the population while…
Wheat importation gulps $6.1bn yearly in Nigeria
The Wheat Farmers Association of Nigeria (WFAN) said about $6.1 billion is spent yearly to import wheat into Nigeria.
Olam convenes agro experts to tackle local wheat supply gap
Olam recently convened agropreneurs, experts and stakeholders to discuss ways to tackle the widening local wheat supply gap.
Presidential Taskforce On Rice, Wheat Seeks More Investment
The Presidential Task Force on Rice and Wheat has called on the Federal Government to increase its investment in agriculture…
Farmers harvest 9,000 tons of wheat
The Chairman, Wheat Farmers Association in Gombe State, Mr Batari Dauda, said 9,000 tons of wheat were harvested in 2016/2017…
Jigawa adopts measures to boost rice, wheat production
The Jigawa Government has adopted proactive farmer support programmes to boost the production of paddy rice and wheat in the…
Nigeria to harvest more wheat in Feb. 2017
Flour Mills of Nigeria is working with Nigerian farmers on the local cultivation of wheat in the country, its Group…
13 ships arrive Lagos with petroleum products
Thirteen ships laden with petrol, diesel, bulk gas and aviation fuel have arrived the Lagos ports, waiting to berth, the…
Wheat production to reach 1.5m tonnes by 2017
The Federal Government, through the Wheat Value Chain (WVC), is to increase national wheat production from the current 100,000 tonnes…