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FUTA to sustain cultivation of ‘five times bigger variety of tomatoes’ – Dean

The Teaching and Research Farm of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) has embarked on massive cultivation of the Eva F1 Tomato, a variety five times bigger in size than the commonly available one in the Nigerian market. It is also capable of producing paste more than four times the latter. The Eva F1 tomato has the unique quality of remaining fresh over a period of two weeks from date of harvest.
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LASG Trains, Empowers Youths On Apiculture

To ensure the productive engagement of the youths and broaden their knowledge about alternative sources of income and wealth creation without resorting to criminality, the Lagos State Government, through the Centre for Rural Development (CERUD), has trained and empowered 50 youths from Epe rural division of the state on Honeybee production and management (Apiculture).