Mechanisation
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Kwara Extends FADAMA CARES to 49,337 Farmers
Kwara State has begun handing farm inputs, processing equipment and boats to 49,337 more farmers and vulnerable households under a World Bank-backed programme, taking total …
ACCI Targets $500 Million for Farm Mechanisation
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry is seeking up to $500 million in initial capital commitments for Nigerian agriculture at its first AGROMEQA Expo …
250,000 Tractors Planned for Nigerian Farms
Nigeria has seven tractors for every 100 square kilometres of farmland, against a global benchmark of 195, and about 90% of its farming is still …
₦80m Tractors Push Farmers Toward Clusters
A modern tractor now costs about ₦80 million, far beyond any individual Nigerian farmer, stakeholders told a Lagos Chamber of Commerce symposium. Their answer is …
Nigeria Lands Its First Cassava Machine Line
Nigeria has received its first complete set of full-cycle cassava mechanisation equipment, delivered from China to a root-crops research institute in Abia State. Officials say …
The South East Bets on 15 Farm-Machine Projects
A federal regional commission plans 15 agro-mechanisation projects across the five South East states, three in each senatorial zone. The scheme aims to lift productivity, …
A Poultry Giant Now Makes the Machines
Amo Group, one of Nigeria's biggest poultry and feed companies, has opened a new subsidiary in Ibadan to build the equipment farms rely on. Amo …
Lease-to-Own Reaches Four Farm States
Smallholder farmers in Benue, Nasarawa, Ogun and Edo will soon be able to lease tractors, irrigation kits and processing gear without buying them outright, under …
Nigeria Backs Three Million Women Farmers
Nigeria's women's affairs ministry and the Bank of Agriculture have signed a deal to give three million women farmers affordable credit, tractors and market access …
Nigeria Plans to Build Its Own Tractors
Nigeria has unveiled a national mechanisation policy and investment strategy, with plans for a mega tractor assembly plant that could build up to 4,000 tractors …
Farmers Lease the Tools They Can't Buy
Most Nigerian smallholders cannot afford a tractor, so a new deal lets them rent one instead. The Equipment Leasing Registration Authority and Heifer Nigeria have …