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YOUNG FARMERS GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE THE FUTURE

Young Farmers given opportunity to secure the future To catch them young, the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) has launched the Farmers for the Future (F4F) grant aimed to give young people the opportunity to access funds for viable agricultural enterprises. Announcing the initiat...
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Combating post-harvest losses

A third of the global food wastage happens during post-harvest according to international reports. According to figures by the Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), Nigeria loses about $9 billion yearly due to poor post-harvest management. More than 30 perce...
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60,000 farmers to benefit from $200m APPEALS project fund

Sixty thousand farmers, drawn from six states will benefit from the $200m World Bank assisted project, under the Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support Project (APPEALS). This was disclosed at the Project Facilitation Training for facilitators, which ended yeste...
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FARMING, NOT JUST A CHOICE

Farming, not just a choice but a must Once in your life you’ll need a lawyer At some point you’ll need a Teacher As you start earning, you’ll need a banker Religion demands that you need a preacher But at least thrice a day, you’ll need a farmer Starting with your morning rou...
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MAKE TODAY COUNT

Every day comes with its opportunity and incentive, every second, minute and hour in it has the potential of transforming our today and securing tomorrow. It’s a blank cheque and we determine what we fill, we are all products of our choices, so if a man expects something different from his makeup ...
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FAMILY IS EVERYTHING

Based on research, two-parent families are fast becoming less common, marriage rates are falling and a majority of children under 17 still live at home. There has also been a dramatic increase in cohabitation, divorce, and non-marital childbearing in Africa, North America and Europe over the last fo...
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The Effect of Democracy on Agriculture

History made us understand the two main political systems that have effect on the macroeconomic and socioeconomic variables of a country. These two systems are; democracy and dictatorship. It has been identified that democracy was adopted by countries reported to have a higher level of economic deve...
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Seyi Makinde Pledges To Prioritise Agriculture Development In Oyo

OYO State Governor, Oluseyi Makinde has pledged to give agricultural development priority attention during his tenure as the Governor of the state. He gave this assurance during the opening ceremony of a two-day workshop on human resource development of rural farmers through innovative information t...
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SUNTWIST INVESTMENT CATEGORIES

What better way is there to serve our customers than to provide discounts and benefits on every investment plan category. Our investment plans are divided into different categories to suit the various needs or requirements of our clients. These categories are; Bronze – Silver – Gold -Diamond &#8...
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JOIN THE ‘INVEST & SPEND’ CULTURE.

The much anticipated and celebrated new year is here, gone is the euphoria of the holiday season and everything is real again. ‘The Hustle Continues’ – (THC), a lot of people have splurged their hard-saved cash on the festive ‘jolly-fication’ and now they have to start ...
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