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Agriculture11 years ago

‘Buy Off Excess Produce As Incentive To Farmers’

A farmer and philanthropist in Katsina State, Alhaji Umar Tata, has called on the Federal Government to buy off harvested farm produce as an incentive to...
Agriculture11 years ago

Ministry Initiates New Policy To Curb Forest Mismanagement

The Community-Based Forest Management policy of the Federal Ministry of Environment will address the mismanagement of forest resources in the country, an official has said. Mr...
Agriculture11 years ago

Don Cautions Governments On Flooding

With another flooding of hanging in the air, a universal lecturer, has called on governments and relevant agencies to take pro-active measures to reduce the effects...
Agriculture11 years ago

Benne Seeds Can Prevent Cancer- Nutritionist

A Nutritionist with Wuse General Hospital Abuja, Hajiya Jummai Abdul, has said that consumption of benne seeds would aid?reduction of high blood pressure, prevent cancer and...
Agriculture11 years ago

TechnoServe, Olam, Train Cashew Farmers

TechnoServe, a Washington-based organisation and Olam Nigeria, have jointly launched a training programme to empower cashew farmers in the country. This was contained in a statement...
Agriculture11 years ago

C’River Oil Palm Plantation To Produce 1,000tons Daily

The Plantation Head of Wilmer/PZ Cussons oil palm plantations in Cross River State, Mr Ho Dye Joan, says daily production of highly refined quality palm oil...
Agriculture11 years ago

E-Wallet Scheme Has Reduced Agric Inputs Diversion By 95%’

The introduction of e- wallet scheme in the distribution of agricultural inputs had eliminated diversion by 95 per cent in the states covered, the Minister of...
Agriculture11 years ago

E-x Adviser Urges Farmers To Relocate

With the timely warn ings from meteorological and other such bodies of the inevitability of flooding in 2013, a former Economic Adviser to the Rivers State...
Agriculture11 years ago

FG Committed To Tackling Unemployment Through MSMEs Development -Aganga

The Federal Government has expressed its determination to address the challenges of unemployment through development of a sustainable Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The Minister of...
Agriculture11 years ago

FG Committed To Tackling Unemployment Through MSMEs Development -Aganga The Federal Government has expressed its determination to address the challenges of unemployment through development of a sustainable Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Olusegun Aganga, stated this in Abeokuta during a validation workshop on the Revised Policy on MSMEs in Ogun State. A statement issued on Friday in Abuja by Assistant Chief Information Officer, quoted Ibrahim Mohammed, Aganga as saying that the government created 32 million indirect jobs through the 17.2 million MSMEs in 2012 alone. The minister said the government had concluded plans to create five million jobs by 2015 through the expansion of the MSMEs. He promised to forward a proposal to the Federal Executive Council on the need to ensure production of school uniforms from made-in-Nigeria fabrics to encourage enterprises development. “There is no reason why school uniforms cannot be made even from “adire textiles,’’ he said. Gov. Ibikunle Amosun acknowledged the support and cooperation the administration had received from SMEDAN. He said that the government would continue to assist genuine entrepreneurs in the “areas of provision of infrastructural facilities and financial assistance. The Director-General of SMEDAN, Alhaji Bature Masari, earlier, expressed satisfaction at the SMEs development and the inauguration of National Enterprises Development Programme (NEDEP) in the state. He said that the National Policy on MSMEs outlined the general directions for MSMEs programmes, interventions and initiatives. According to him, the policy which will be implemented, monitored and evaluated would to serve Nigeria from 2013-2015 and be reviewed every four years. Masari said the policy’s success was hinged on critical prerequisites which include the need for streamlined and decentralised MDAs at the federal, state and local government levels for MSME’s development. He explained that some of the special target enterprises under the policy included cottage agro and agro-allied enterprises, cottage arts and crafts as well as textiles and clothing. Others are wood processing and furniture, leather and leather products, basic metal, metal fabrication and engineering enterprises, solid mineral enterprises. Also included are electronic and information technology enterprises, building and construction enterprises amongst others are some of the special target enterprises under the policy.

The Federal Government has expressed its determination to address the challenges of unemployment through development of a sustainable Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The Minister of...

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‘Buy Off Excess Produce As Incentive To Farmers’

Ministry Initiates New Policy To Curb Forest Mismanagement

Don Cautions Governments On Flooding

Benne Seeds Can Prevent Cancer- Nutritionist

TechnoServe, Olam, Train Cashew Farmers

C’River Oil Palm Plantation To Produce 1,000tons Daily

E-Wallet Scheme Has Reduced Agric Inputs Diversion By 95%’

E-x Adviser Urges Farmers To Relocate

FG Committed To Tackling Unemployment Through MSMEs Development -Aganga

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