Sunday 18 October 2015

COCOA VALUE CHAINS DRIVE TO BUILD COCOA PRODUCTION



INTRODUCTION:
The Cocoa Value Chain is charged by the Government to grow Nigeria’s share of the global cocoa market by doubling cocoa production to 500,000 MT by 2015, improve production efficiency and income of farmers through capacity building in good agricultural practices and business skills,

Tuesday 13 October 2015

ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE COTTON VALUE CHAIN



INTRODUCTION: Cotton crop is the most miraculous natural fibre under the sun and is referred to as “white gold”. Cotton history dates back to 8,000 years of existence. Cotton has multifarious uses given its comfort. It also provides thousands of useful products and supports millions of jobs

Friday 9 October 2015

Thursday 8 October 2015

GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS RECORDED IN MAIZE VALUE CHAIN



1.0      GOAL:  The overall goal of the Value Chain is to increase maize production from the 8.0 million mt (in 2011) to 15 million mt in 2015 and ultimately to 20 million mt by 2020.

ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE RICE VALUE CHAIN



Rice Value Chain (RVC) is a key Commodity Value Chain established by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMA&RD) and implemented by the department to drive the broad objective of food security of