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Wheat Production: Stakeholders urge Farmers to use quality Seeds


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Stakeholders in Nigeria’s agricultural sector have said only quality seeds should be used for farming to achieve food security, especially in wheat production. Both local and international agriculture experts stated this during a webinar…

FAO: Global Wheat Prices rise for fourth consecutive month


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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) says global wheat prices rose for a fourth consecutive month in May, up by 5.6 percent to average 56.2 percent above the value in 2021. According to the FAO Food Price…

Nigerians to spend more as wheat prices soar


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In coming months Nigerians could pay more for bread and other wheat flour-related confectioneries as wheat prices hit fresh highs. This is coming on the back of intensifying fears over a supply shortage, as the conflict in Ukraine halted…

Nigeria’s N898bn wheat imports at risk as Russia-Ukraine conflict escalates


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Russia’s status as the largest exporter of wheat in the world is causing disquiet in many countries following its military incursion into Ukraine earlier today. Currently, wheat is one of the most consumed grains in the world for the…

Wheat: Prices soar as top exporter goes to war


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The prices of wheat climbed to a nine-year high as investors worry about a potential supply disruption, being that Russia, the top wheat exporter in the world, might be going to war. This further increases the costs of food staples around…

FMAN – Nigeria Losing N2trn Annually Through Importation Of Wheat


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Nigeria as a country is losing a whopping sum of N2 trillion yearly through the importation of wheat from Canada, Mexico, USA and other countries across the world, a development that is having a negative impact on its economic growth The…

NALDA Kick starts Dry Season Wheat Farm In Gombe State


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NALDA Kick starts Dry Season Wheat Farm In Gombe State Ene Okwanihe, Abuja In line with ongoing efforts to continuously reduce the rate of youth unemployment in Nigeria through modern agriculture and agribusiness, the National…

Olam Launches N300m 10-year Seed Project


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Nigeria, leading agribusiness conglomerate and parent company of Crown Flour Mill Limited (CFM), Olam, has launched a N300 million ($750,000) 10-year community-based seed enterprises project, to boost Nigeria’s wheat production…

Food Security: NALDA Flags off dry season wheat farming


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Ene Okwanihe, Jigawa In line with ongoing efforts to bridge the national deficit in wheat production in the country and reduce importation, the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has commenced dry season wheat…

Embrace Wheat Farming To End Importation – President Buhari


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President Mohammadu Buhari has tasked Nigerian farmers to embrace wheat farming to stop the importation of wheat which gulp over 2 billion dollars annually. The President gave this advice at the flag-off of the 2021/2022 dry season wheat…