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Nigeria, being among the world biggest producers of agro crops, has not exploited much of their export potential. Several recommendations were, however, made for improving the sector at the maiden Nigeria Agricultural Exporter Group Summit (NAEG) in Lagos. DANIEL ESSIET reports.
For Nigeria to export more farm and food products, it must invest heavily in high-value crops.
This was stakeholders’ position at the maiden Nigeria Agricultural Exporter Group Summit (NAEG) in Lagos.
Among the recommendations were that the government should improve the ports to support agro export.
Others were that the government should learn from institutional coordination models of other countries, whose agro export sub-sector is performing at its best, and reorientate farmers to be better agri-preneurs.
One of the stakeholders was NAEG founder Captain John Okakpu, who said agro exports play a significant role in driving the economy and providing employment, as well as developing agriculture-based industries. These, he said, make access to international markets crucial to sustaining economic growth.
Okakpu has worked extensively on raising awareness on food safety and sustainability since his company, ABX World Nigeria Limited, earned Global Good Agricultural Practice (Global GAP) Farm Assurers Certification.
He said Global GAP has licensed his organisation to offer training and certification to farmers. He has helped Anambra State achieve GLOBALGAP Certification, to enable it export agro produce.
He lamented that Nigeria has the potential for a strong agro export industry, but has not been giving the sector adequate attention, which is surprising, given growing world market demands.
He urged producers to access premium high value markets, such as Europe and the United States. “Yet to do so, they must fulfill high standards on food safety and sustainability, worker health and safety,” he said.
To reposition the exports sector, he stressed the imperative of addressing sanitary and phyto-sanitary (SPS) priorities, including improving laboratory infrastructure, establishing food safety standards, harmonising risk assessment tools, improving traceability of products and increasing co-ordination with international standard setting bodies.
In addition to raising awareness for international standards, food safety, product quality and consumer demands, he said his company promotes GAP among producers.
National Expert on Value Chain at United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), Dr. John Isemede, who delivered the keynote paper, urged Nigeria to pursue trade and investment integration at multiple levels, including the Continental Free Trade Area. He stressed that concerted action was needed to restore export revenues and the sector’s reputation.

He spoke against the backdrop of many agencies/units which have no business with inspections carrying out same on agro produce inspection.
He observed that some exporters have lost money on produce said to have been tested.
Isemede, a former director-general, Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), said export is of tremendous importance to agricultural sector.
Chief Executive, Multimix Academy, Mr. Obiora Madu, said for Nigeria to regain export market share, stakeholders must have a clear, shared vision on how to do it.
He urged the government to work with businesses to translate the country’s soaring production wealth into comparable exports.
https://www.agricinfo.com/2018/11/nigeria-agricultural-export-has-reduced.html

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), under its Value Chain Development Programme (IFAD-VCDP) has invested $68.9 million into Nigeria’s Agricultural sector.

IFAD Programme Officer, Ms. Mariatu Kamara, made this known during the 2018 National Commodity Alliance Forum (NCAF), Abuja.

Kamara said that the IFAD-VCDP through the CAF initiative had generated about 68.9 million dollars as revenue through the annual production of 140,000 tonnes of rice and 30,000 tonnes of cassava.

Kamara who noted that CAF had been a success story called on the government to replicate the programme in other parts of the country, noting that IFAD would continue to support the government to enhance rural development.

In his remarks, Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, who was represented by his Special Technical Adviser Agric-Business, Mrs Eniye Ambakederemo, described the programme as a boost to the Federal Government’s Agricultural Promotion Policy that has enhanced rice revolution scheme in the country

“The VCDP partnership with OLAM under the CAF initiative has attracted global attention.

“I urge other states to understand CAF and liaise with VCDP to replicate the successful model in their states.’’ He said.

On his part, National Programme Coordinator of IFAD-VCDP, Dr Ahmed Onoja, revealed that IFAD-VCDP had been invited by the United Nations Economic and Social Council to participate in the 2018 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Investment Fair in New York so as to share its experience regarding the Public-Private Producer Partnership (4Ps model) with Olam.

Onoja explained that the adoption of 4Ps model had doubled farmers’ income while creating a firm structure for a sustainable supply of raw materials to processors.
https://www.agricinfo.com/2018/10/ifad-invests-689m-in-nigerias-agric.html

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By Clara Nwachukwu

The Federal Government yesterday said that it would boost the operations of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), with N250 billion to enable it to grant credit access to farmers.

Disclosing this in Lagos, yesterday, at a Stakeholders Media Interactive Forum, organised by the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), its Director-General, Dr. Alex Okoh, said the recapitalisation of BOA became imperative, as current capitalisation is negative.

Okoh explained that equity holding in the recapitalised bank will be in the ratio of 40 per cent to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI); 20 per cent to the private sector, and the remaining 40 per cent to active farmers.

He added that the recapitalisation, which is in line with current restructuring/commercialisation efforts, will also "lead to the emergence of an Agriculture Micro Finance Bank that will provide capital for small scale farmers thereby boosting productivity in the sector," just as "the process of appointing a Transaction Adviser to superintend the process is nearing completion."

This comes as the Bureau admitted that it would not be able to meet its share of about N300billion contribution to the N8.612 trillion 2018 National Budget before year end as expected.

The sum was expected to have been generated from the sale of some power plants in Nigeria, including Afam, Geregu, Calabar, and Omotosho, which process should have been completed this year.

Okoh revealed that the Yola plant, which was returned back to the government in 2015 by its previous core investor, Integrated Energy and distribution Management Services, was expected to have reached financial close by November, but for the delay in the appointment of transaction advisers for the process.

However, the sale of the asset and others billed for such purpose have now been moved to January 2019.

Regarding the success and perceived failure of the privatisation of the power sector, the Minister of Information, also Chairman, Stakeholders' Engagement Committee, National Council on Privation (NCP), Lai Mohammed, insisted that the process was a success given the milestones so far achieved by this administration.

Mohammed, during a Q&A, defended that the reason the Federal Government has not revoked some of the sales as being clamoured is because of its respect for the sanctity of contracts, contrary to accusations.

He said: "We (Government) did not want to send the wrong signals, so we didn't want to revoke any agreement entered into in the power sector," even as he agreed that the generation and distribution companies have not performed optimally.

As far as the Minister is concerned, significant milestones had been recorded in the sector since 2015, including plans to pump into the national grid, additional 2,000 megawatts (MW) by December, to bring

capacity to about 9,000MW from less than 3,000MW upon takeover. This is in addition to expanding the transmission capacity to 5,000MW.

Aside from the provision of a N701-billion Power Assurance Guarantee, to assure gas suppliers and GenCos that government will pay for whatever power supplied to the DisCos, Mohammed reassured that once ongoing reforms gain higher ground, more impact would be felt.

He pleaded with all stakeholders, including the media to pass on the true information regarding the privatisation exercise to stem the push-backs and criticisms the process had generated.

He reiterated that the parts of the objectives of the commercialisation and privatisation exercise include abrogating public sector monopoly to give room for private sector participating in key sectors of the economy as well as creating policies to encourage and guide such participation and a host of others.
https://www.agricinfo.com/2018/10/bank-of-agriculture-to-get-n250-billion.html

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Agriculture is a goldmine and economist has declared it as a panacea to the crashing Nigerian economy.
As a result of the revolution in Agriculture and especially the desire for people to tap into its goldmine, many people have and are investing in farming. Agribusiness which is a word coined for commercial farming has been booming. Many has also seen the importance of farming as a serious business and many are venturing into it.

There is no doubt that agriculture is vital for the sustainability of most countries as it supports the basic need to get back to the farm and feed ourselves, communities and even the world. Despite that, we seem to be making some fundamental mistakes when venturing into agribusiness in Nigeria.
Do you want to avoid making these mistakes? If you are you’ve come to the right place!
In this post We will be discussing 5 mistakes to avoid when going in to agribusiness in Nigeria, either crop farming or animal husbandry.
Let’s get started and discuss some of the problems of agribusiness in Nigeria...
Mistake 1. producing without having buyers

Most people start up an agribusiness venture without having buyers. They just hear about a farming venture and delve into it without even having an idea of how or where they will sell their farm produce. I can't just be telling you this if I haven't made the mistake. I made the mistake when I started my first poultry farm did it again when I started my catfish farm. For my catfish, I ended up selling them off at a cheap price. But now I know better.
Most times you end up selling your produce at a ridiculous price and end up incurring a loss. The situation I found myself then is still been experienced by many farmers who start without having buyers or a marketing strategy.
As a business person (not a mere farmer), you have to know who and where your farm produce will be sold, even before you get started in whatever agricultural venture you choose. I am not saying that you should just have the idea of where to sell your farm produce. I mean, reach out to your target market, speak with potential customers, discuss with them and make sure there are people (buyers) who will be willing to buy your farm produce, even before you get started. That's called having a marketing strategy.

Mistake 2. Thinking agribusiness is a get rich quick scheme

A get rich quick mentality is not new; it’s only a surprise that no matter what most people try to lay their hands on, they want success, immediately!
It's not always like that. Many things in life don't work that way unless you win the lottery. Agribusiness in Nigeria and everywhere is not like a lottery because its success is not down to luck, but hard work, patience and planning.
Your agricultural business venture could be successful, you could make millions through it, but it won’t happen overnight, it might not even happen next month or next year.

Be patient, persistent and pursue your goal until you achieve it. Don't get discouraged easily if you want to make it in Agribusiness. Don’t be deceived by whatever you might have heard or read because you won’t become rich overnight.
I lost a lot of birds in my first poultry farming experience before I gained more experience and became successful. Now I do consulting for people going into poultry farming business.
Remember my contribution when you finally succeed in Agribusiness

Mistake 3. Not doing enough market research or avoiding it entirely

To most people new farmers, starting an farming business is as simple as acquiring a land and start farming.

As I said earlier, farming is a business and has to be taken very seriously.
If you’re going into agribusiness, the very first thing to do is to take time to conduct market research so that you can determine the internal and external factors both negative and positive that can potentially impact your business.
Market research will include seeking for possible buyers and where to find them, identifying competitors and ways to package or present your own business as to outshine them.
Market research helps you discover the best strategies to adopt in selling your farm produce.
Mistake 4. Seeing yourselves as “mere farmers” and not having a business mindset:

This mentality is dangerous because the world has moved away from this mentality.

Modern farmers no longer see themselves as “just farmers”. 21st-century farmers are businessmen who are in the business of producing food.
Take for instance if you think yourself as just a "mere farmer", you won’t see your agricultural produce as something that you have to brand, package or vigorously market with a clearly defined marketing strategies.
If we're into catfish farming we should be thinking of processing, and packaging our catfish. It makes us stand out. Same thing goes to every other agribusiness out there.
It's not enough to encourage people to go into farming without equipping them with right business skills knowledge, tactics, and strategies that will help them to compete favourably in the market.
You as an individual potential farmer or practicing farmer have to understand this.
In any business, any Jack can produce anything, but it takes a smart man to sell, I mean to sell at a good price and make a profit. Without profit there is no business.
Knowing how to grow certain crops or how to raise certain animals is one; selling those products at a good profit is another thing altogether.

Mistake 5. Not doing large scale and Mechanized farming


Our fore fathers were known to use hoes, sticks and cutlasses to farm. A technique which ended up cultivating only a small piece of land. This was small scale or subsistence farming carried out by our ancestors. It's shameful to still see farmers involve in smallscale farming without mechanization.
Till this very day, when you look around in Nigeria, you’ll observe that more than 90% of farming is still small scale farming.

For us to move forward from here to where we dream of, we must make agribusiness work for Nigerian farmers. We must adopt mechanized and progressive farming techniques. We must start viewing farming as a lucrative business.
Without this change, the popular noise about our intending economy diversification will end up being just noise with no action, because currently, Nigeria has 5 million farmers but cannot feed a nation of 180 million, not to talk about exporting our Agric product?
We have to adopt massive mechanized and commercialized farming in Nigeria.
https://www.agricinfo.com/2018/10/5-mistakes-to-avoid-when-going-into.html

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I love planting tomatoes

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We think many farmers have faced many problems growing there tomatoes that's why we write this important facts for you to know about tomatoes.
1. Tomato is a popular vegetable and with the help of irrigation technology, this important crop can grow all year round.
2. Top tomato producing countries of the world are China 33.8; USA 12.5; Turkey 11.0; India 10.3; Italy 6.0.
3. Tomato is temperature sensitive and grow best in warm temperatures with a lot of light. Low levels of light usually reduced fruit yield.
4 Tomato can be classified as either determinate or indeterminate: Tomato crops that will ripe and harvest at one time are known as determinate whereas indeterminate crops will grow and produce fruit throughout the season.
5 Tomato grows very well on most soils as long as there is a good drainage. optimal soil PH is 6-7.5.
6 The tomato crop can develop a deep and well spread root system. It is important to fill up the soil
profile up to 1.2m in heavy soil and 60cm in light sandy soil before planting.
7 The tomato plant is very tolerant to soil salinity. However, salinity above 3.0 milmoho/cm usually cause reduction in crop yield.
Disinfecting treatment should be applied every year to eliminate soil diseases.
Kindly share after reading.
https://www.agricinfo.com/2018/10/7-things-to-know-before-growing-tomatoes.html

Hopebringer:
APC and lies

Where are the 10,000 rice farmers Where is the rice they grow

Anytime there is a natural disaster these people join the cue and hope for free government money

Sad indeed

The real number of rice farmers in that state won't be more than 50

hmm.

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Alhaji Adamu Maigoro, Chairman, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Jigawa Chapter, on Friday said the recent flooding in the state destroyed over 100,000 hectares of rice farms.

Maigoro told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Hadejia that over 10,000 registered members of the association were affected by the flood.

“The 10,000 figures captured only the dry season rice farmers, who were supported with farm inputs earlier in the year.

“ If you are asking about the entire rice farmers affected, the figures will definitely rise up to over 50,000 farmers,” he said.

The chairman listed areas hit by the flood to include; Ringim, Taura, Miga, Jahun, Auyo, Kaugama, Mallam-madori, Hadejia, Guri, Kirikasamma, Gwaram, Buji, Birnin kudu and Kazaure.

Maigoro appealed to government at all levels to support the affected farmers who were still struggling to cope with the heavy loss caused by the flood.


“Though, government had assisted our members, we are still appealing to them to do more because rice farmers are still battling with the shock of the worst flooding in recent times,” he said.

The chairman expressed concern over delay in the completion of Hadejia Valley Irrigation Scheme by the Federal Government.

“The first phase of the project, which starts from Auyo and ends at Hadejia, began 30 years ago but as I speak with you, it has not been completed.

“Phase two of the project is supposed to continue from Hadejia to Yobe.

“Though, this administration has shown interest in completing the project and even expanded it, there is an urgent need to complete it, if we truly government wants to end rice importation.

“We are very passionate about this because Jigawa has the potential to meet the entire nation’s rice demand,” Maigoro said.

No fewer than 21 persons died in the September flooding, which affected thousands of farmers and washed away over 100,000 hectares of farmlands.
https://www.agricinfo.com/2018/10/10000-rice-farmers-affected-by-recent.html

candygirl4real:
Na wa oh!! No hope for us in south-south?

We are Nigerians ma

Application for Admission to a One year Agricultural Training Programme for 2018/2019 Session



FREE OF ALL COSTS



Application deadline: 30th November, 2018

Screening/Examination: Saturday 1st December, 2018



The Leventis Foundation (Nigeria) is a charitable company dedicated to the training of farmers in modern and sustainable agricultural practices and rational use of natural resources.



The Foundation has been running agricultural training for youths and farmers since 1987 and currently has six schools in the different agro-ecological zones in Nigeria. The schools are located in the FCT, Osun, Kaduna, Kano and Gombe States are co-financed by Leventis Foundation and the respective State Governments. All the schools offer training to young people (male and female) desirous of making a good career in farming. The comprehensive one-year training exposes the participants to several areas of agriculture and other farm businesses.



The objective of the training, which is FREE OF ALL COSTS, is to create in Nigeria, generations of committed young practical farmers who will act as catalysts for agricultural revolution in their communities.



Admission is open to both male and female candidates. Tuition and boarding (including feeding) is provided free of charge for successful candidates throughout the duration of the course.



ADMISSION REQUIREMENT



Applicants should fulfill the following conditions among others;

(a) Be physically fit

(b) Ability to read and write in English (evidence of minimum of junior secondary school may be required)

(c) Age between 18 and 40 years.

(d) Pass both written and oral test prior to final selection

(e) Should demonstrate perceivable interest in agriculture

(f) Proof of farming background is an advantage.



METHOD OF APPLICATION

Application in applicant’s own hand writing including concrete information in respect of each of the above requirements together with a letter signed by the Chairman or Secretary of the candidate’s Local Government of Origin, or an attestation letter from a Justice of Peace (JP), two (2) recent passport size photographs, three (3) references and photocopies of academic qualification(s) or relevant documents should be forwarded to any of the addresses below, preferably, to the school of choice.

(1) Leventis Foundation/ Osun State

Agricultural Training School

Imo, P.M.B. 5074 Ilesa

Osun State



(2) Leventis Foundation/ Kaduna State

Agricultural Training School

Dogon Dawa, Birini Gwari LG,

P.M.B 1047, Zaria Kaduna State.



(3) Leventis Foundation/ Kano State

Agricultural Training School

Panda, Albasu Local Government

P.M.B. 3555, Kano State



(4) Leventis Foundation/Gombe State

Agricultural Training School

Tumu, Akko Local Government

Gombe State.



(5) Leventis Foundation /FCT

Agricultural Training School

Yaba, Abaji Area Council

P.M.B. 001, Abaji,

Abuja.



(6) The General Manager (Technical and Training)

Leventis Foundation (Nigeria) Ltd/Gte

2, Leventis Close, Central Business District

P.O.Box 20351, Garki Abuja, FCT.

www.leventisfoundation.org.ng



In addition to the regular one-year training, all Leventis (Nigeria) schools offer a variety of vocational targeted short courses in several aspects of farming e.g. poultry production, vegetable production, bee-keeping, honey production, fish farming, mushroom production e.t.c.

Application deadline: 30th November, 2018

Screening/Examination: Saturday 1st December, 2018

For further enquiries, please contact:

Mrs Janet Egbe-Owoicho, Leventis Foundation (Nigeria) Ltd/Gte

Email: leventisfoundation@gmail.com, Tel: 0708 552 4233

For more info, visit: www.leventisfoundation.org.ng

https://www.agricinfo.com/2018/10/application-for-free-agricultural.html

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Indomie is a brand of Instant noodle produced by an Indonesian company; Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk, better known as Indofood . [1] It is distributed in Australia , Asia , Africa , New Zealand , United States , Canada , Europe , and Middle Eastern countries . Outside its main manufacturing plants in Indonesia , Indomie is also produced in Nigeria since 1995 where it is a popular brand and has the largest instant noodle manufacturing plant in Africa.
The name “Indo” stands for “Indonesia” and “mie” stands for “noodles” in the
Indonesian language , therefore “Indomie” stands for “noodles from Indonesia or Indonesian noodle”. Both Indomie and IndoMie can be used to describe the brand.
We have received series of question on the health implication and benefits of consuming Indomie.
TOP REASONS YOU SHOULDNT EAT INDOMIE
So we want to address the health benefit.
Health Benefits Of Instant Noodles (Indomie)
1. Lessen cholesterol
Most noodles comprise of about 200 calories in each serving. Rice noodles are believed to contain somewhat lesser calories than the noodles produced from wheat. Through only consuming noodles that are cholesterol free, you can easily reduce your intake of cholesterol. Usually, egg
noodles possess the most cholesterol, but when egg yolks are removed during preparation, cholesterol is eliminated with it.
2. Weight loss
Shirataki noodles are produced from yams and they have no carbohydrates
and also no calories. In addition, they come already pre-cooked so that you only heat them and then you can eat them. People in weight
loss programs are recommended to consume shirataki noodles since it enhances weight loss efforts.
3. Highly nutritious
Noodles enriched with egg whites or eggs provide substantial amounts of riboflavin, niacin, folic acid, iron and thiamin. Boring pastas are therefore not the only option if you are looking to get healthy quickly. In addition, noodles contain adequate fiber and protein content needed by the body. Consuming noodles regularly provides the body sufficient nutrient supply, for optimal functioning.
4. Cures constipation
Some types of noodles might be of great assistance to people with constipation problems. Eating soba noodles and shirataki noodles, which are examples of noodles with high fiber content helps to ease bowel movements. Eat these noodles together with prune
juice or prune sauce helps to enhance the constipation relieving effect.
Certain types of noodles like ramen noodles contain notoriously high sodium amounts that may cause harm to the body.
5. Some instant noodles provide essential nutrients.
There are some health benefits of instant noodles, which is due to the essential nutrients it provides to the body. Different brands of instant noodles contain different nutrients. Some brands fortify they instant noodles with manganese and Vitamin B complex vitamins, like riboflavin and thiamine. In fact, a 2011 study of more than 6000 instant noodle consumers showed that they had a had a 31% greater intake of thiamine and a 16% higher intake of riboflavin than those who did not consume instant noodles.

http://www.agricinfo.com/2018/10/5-health-benefits-of-indomie-instant.html?m=0

United States Africa Development Foundation has invested over N8.64 billion ($24 million) to boost capacity of farmers across the country.



Speaking at an Agriculture mini-fair, organised by the foundation in collaboration with Diamond Development Initiative, stakeholders in the sector, including the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Syminton, Executive Director, Diamond Development Initiative, Adamu Garba, President, United States Africa Development Foundation, C. D. Glin, Chairman of the Foundation, Jack Leslie, said Nigeria must improve agricultural sector to meet food security in the face of growing population.

Syminton noted that the country must take advantage of youths and women population to grow the agricultural sector.He stressed the need for the sector to not only export raw materials but ensure that the products are processed; adding that by so doing the sector would transform more lives.

Leslie pledged that the foundation would continue to drive the development of the sector in Africa, particularly in Nigeria, through partnership, participation and promotion of private sector led initiative.He said: “I know we are seen as helping you to do the things that you do in the communities but your success is our success; your success is very important to the U.S.”

Glin said the foundation is committed to the development of the sector in Africa, adding that agriculture is key to economic development of the continent.

“Everything we do here is led by Nigerians. We have commitment to Agriculture. We strongly believe that one of the key drivers of Africa’s success and Nigeria’s success will be in the agricultural sector.”He also noted that the efforts to diversify the nation’s economy would remain elusive if the agriculture sector is not prioritised.

Garba said: “USAID has invested over $24 million so far in the project.”Garba said continuous efforts toward improving agriculture as well as necessary actions and policies would increase productivity and boost food security.

According to him, the purpose of the exhibition was to showcase agricultural across Nigeria, which were funded by the U.S. foundation through the local partner, which provides mentorship, management as well as monitoring of the project.

“Most of these people are engaged in production but the assistance we provide does not stop at production alone. We take it a step further, we provide them with machines that they can use to do some processing and as value to the products and get more income,” Garba said.

He said the farmer, who are divided into cooperative societies would be able to access more opportunities, particularly more markets for their products through the exhibition.The fair showcased leather works from Zaria, Garri from Ikara in Kaduna state; improved local rice from Kebbi State; refined palm oil and fish feeds among others.

https://www.agricinfo.com/2018/10/us-invests-n86-billion-to-boost-small.html

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Agricultural Officer at Rubber Nigeria Limited (RENL) - Ondo, Delta, Edo & Ogun
Rubber Estates Nigeria Limited (RENL) - We are an Agro-Allied Company operating in Nigeria. As a result of expansion, we urgently require suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:
Job Title: Agricultural Officer
Locations: Ondo, Delta, Edo & Ogun
Responsibilities
To supervise agricultural activities in the field and deliver production target.
Qualifications
B.Sc/HND in Soil Science, Crop Science or Agric Economics & Extension with a minimum of Second Class, Lower Division or Lower Credit, 2 years post NYSC experience will be an added advantage.
Person Attributes:
The successful candidates must be computer literate and have the urge to meet set target with good communication skill.
He/she must have the ability to manage people and time.
Ability to inspire others with willingness to learn. Must be Intelligent, smart, diligent and hardworking.
Application Closing Date
2nd November, 2018.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to: applications@rubberestates.com using the position applied for as the subject.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be invited.

https://www.agricinfo.com/2018/10/agricultural-officer-needed-at-rubber.html

ictjobber:
Thunder will kiss whoever said this.. Which kind bogus talk be this... Does the person know what 90% is..

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Fake news alert... World bank made no such statement..

It was authored by The Guardian Newspaper sir.

hmm.