DP World acquires fleet of tractors - NaijaAgroNet: ... Linking agrobiz, sustainable environs, people & technology

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DP World Luanda, has acquired a fleet of 30 new high-performance tractors, as part of its investment to modernize the Multipurpose Terminal (MPT) at the Port of Luanda, and further improve operational efficiencies.

The arrival of the tractors follows the start of operations by DP World Luanda, on 1 March 2021, after it was awarded a 20-year concession to manage and operate the MPT.

AgriHack 2021 opens calls - NaijaAgroNet: ... Linking agrobiz, sustainable environs, people & technology

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The AGRF and Heifer International have launched the Pitch AgriHack 2021, a competition focused on accelerating entrepreneurial growth and job creation in the agriculture sector by leveraging advanced technologies and youth participation in Africa’s food security agenda. 

This seventh edition of Pitch AgriHack is a pitching contest aimed exclusively at African businesses bringing technological innovation to the agriculture sector. Generation Africa (www.GenAfrica.org), a thematic platform of the AGRF will host the competition.

African Union agency's pandemic resilience accelerator steering committee - NaijaAgroNet: ... Linking agrobiz, sustainable environs, people & technology

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The Steering Committee of the African Union Development Agency's Pandemic Resilience Accelerator has set been inaugurated, reports NaijaAgroNet.

The Pandemic Resilience Accelerator provides a tailored acceleration support to growth and mature stage African health-related businesses that are improving healthcare capacity and reducing reliance on external medical supply chains. 

Gov. Fayemi takes delivery of tractors, farm tools - NaijaAgroNet: ... Linking agrobiz, sustainable environs, people & technology

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Pix2: L-R: Technical Assistant on Agriculture Engr Egunjobi; Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Prince Olabode Adetoye and Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi; during the delivery of the newly acquired tractors and other agricultural tools in Ado-Ekiti.

Pix2: L-R: Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi; Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Prince Olabode Adetoye and State Coordinator, National Agriculture Land Development Authority (NALDA), Adekunle Adeniyi; during the delivery of  newly acquired tractors and other agricultural tools in Ado-Ekiti.

Extractive sector: Centre LSD mainstreams gender @Ekiti - NaijaAgroNet: ... Linking agrobiz, sustainable environs, people & technology

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The African Centre for Leadership, Strategy & Development shall on Wednesday July 14th, 2021, host Ekiti citizens to a 2-day stakeholders’ session on gender mainstreaming in Ado-Ekiti, the State capital, reports NaijaAgroNet.

A press statement by Ms. Victoria Ose Ikearu-Udoh, Programme Coordinator, Centre LSD made available to NaijaAgroNet, said the meeting is one of the initial activities under its BUILD grant which has become crucial to identify critical stakeholders for engagement as the roles stakeholders play in determining the success or failure of any project intervention cannot be overemphasized. 

Healthcare: Konga signs MoU with ANPMP - NaijaAgroNet: ... Linking agrobiz, sustainable environs, people & technology

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Konga Health, an ambitious, technology-driven healthcare solutions company, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners (ANPMP) to boost access to quality healthcare services in Nigeria, including the delivery of genuine drugs and medical supplies.

The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) took place on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at the company’s corporate headquarters at Yudala Heights on Idowu Martins, Victoria Island, Lagos.

149m malnourished children: UNITLIFE makes a debut - NaijaAgroNet: ... Linking agrobiz, sustainable environs, people & technology

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Global Program Created by UN Women, UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), Government of France, and the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court under the aegies of UNITLIFE is leveraging innovative finance and partnerships to protect the next generation from chronic malnutrition, reports NaijaAgroNet.

The condition currently effects 149 Million children worldwide, limiting future growth and potential; The COVID-19 Pandemic predicted to cause widespread increases in malnutrition due to disruptions in food, health and social protection systems.

Police summons Otesile family, Lavika Farms - NaijaAgroNet: ... Linking agrobiz, sustainable environs, people & technology

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The Commissioner of Police Ogun State Command, CP Abdulmajid Ali, has demanded the presence of the Otesile family over their illegal take over of a 16 acre parcel of farmland in Majo village in the Obefemi Owode Local Government area of the state, reports NaijaAgroNet.

This was subsequent to a petition written to the Police Commissioner after agents and thugs operating under the name of Lavika Farms invaded and destroyed portions of the farmland owned and managed legitimately by one Mr Tesleem Adewuyi and Mr Femi Alabi.

Mr Adewuyi and Mr Alabi had legally purchased (with documentations) 16 acres of land from the Deyoruwa Family of Owode Egba, which shares a boundary with the Otesile Family land, and had been using their land for farming until December 2019 when the Otesile Family and their agents forcefully invaded and destroyed the farmland.

Fayemi commissions ABUAD's 2.5 MW IPP - NaijaAgroNet ... Linking agrobiz, sustainable environs, people & technology

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The Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi on Tuesday commissioned an Independent Power Plant project at the Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), with an assurance that the State Government would continue to support the institution's initiative to achieve its visions of becoming a globally renowned institution.

Dr. Fayemi who alongside the Osemowe of Ondo Kingdom, Oba Victor Kiladejo, former Governor of Ekiti State, Engr Segun Oni, Chairman Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, Prof Abba Waziri, and other reputable individuals performed the foundation laying of nibe other projects at the ABUAD industrial Park, described the Founder of the institution as a man of endless possibilities.

Nigeria revolutionising agriculture, says Minister - NaijaAgroNet ... Linking agrobiz, sustainable environs, people & technology

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Federal Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Anchor Borrowers Programme and the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative are revolutionizing agriculture in Nigeria, reports NaijaAgroNet.

The Minister made the remarks in Birnin Kudu, Jigawa State, when he led a Federal Government delegation on an inspection of Malam Alu Agro Allied Company Limited, which also hosts the tallest national flag pole in Nigeria and the second in Africa at 50 metres high.